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Hannaford Supermarkets

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2008-03-22 12:27:00 by Random InfoSec Guy in Security Coin
...excuse that the network was not open or public ? And then - they could always use the compensating controls excuse to not encrypt I'm willing to bet there was some form of sniffing involved - and this probably is sniffing of the POS/ATM transaction in the ISO8583 format. (a scenario I was afraid of in this post
 
Tags: card, debit card, pci, track data, pci dss, data, hannaford supermarkets, hannaford, pci compliant
 
 
 
 
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Security Thoughts from TechEd 2008

2008-06-26 15:07:00 by sdl in The Security Development Lifecycle
 
...excuse in the original version of Writing Secure Code (Appendix D, "Lame Excuses We've Heard, #6, We're Secure-we use a Firewall'") way back in 2002 Fast forward to 2008 Things have obviously changed. I don't know if finally the security message is getting through because many people asked me highly specific questions about securing their...
 
Tags: security, numerous developer questions, questions, highly specific questions, requirements, security knowledge, sdl requirements, maturity, security maturity
 
 
 
 
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Iowa DNR loses personal information on 7,000

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2007-12-19 14:22:00 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...excuse the Iowa DNR from treating confidential data in risky manner. This is nothing more than an attempt to minimize the situation and draw attention away from the true problem(s He said the state has not received any reports of fraud or identity theft and doubts that it will The DNR is paying for a year's worth of credit-monitoring...
 
Tags: iowa dnr, iowa, iowa dnr decides, iowa dnr lost, iowa department, dnr, computer flash drive, drive, information
 
 
 
 
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Security Excuses

2007-08-11 20:36:46 by Editor in Cheap Hack
 
Need some new excuses for security problems? Play Security Problem Excuse Bingo
 
Tags: security, play security, excuse bingo, excuses
 
 
 
 
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Stolen Wendy's laptop affects 1,092 employees

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2008-01-03 14:08:27 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...excuse the fact that the information was not well protected. Little (or no) sophistication is required for someone to gain access to the data on the laptop (circumvent the employee log-in) if someone wanted to, and there is little (or no) security in the fact that the information wasn't labeled "identitythiefopenme.xls The information...
 
Tags: sensitive personal information, personal information, information, information security, confidential information, information security policies, wendy, breach description, breach
 
 
 
 
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Fear Is Unhealthy

2008-01-17 07:35:09 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...excuse to take away our liberties and promote security theater that wastes money and doesn't make us any safer
 
Tags: people terrorists kill, terrorists, terrorism, actual terrorism, kill, people, fear, million people, fearful people
 
 
 
 
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J.C. Penney customers affected by lost GE Money backup tape

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2008-01-18 10:24:59 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...excuse GE Money has for not encrypting confidential data at rest. This is a well-known best practice that is preached by most good information security personnel. The fact that the breach notifications sent to customers are not clearly marked as such (according to Elizabeth Rich) only adds insult to injury Contrary to what J.C. Penney may...
 
Tags: penney, penney customers, tape, backup tape, money, sensitive personal information, personal information, penney card immediately, information security practices
 
 
 
 
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The Need for Adware and Spyware Blocker

2007-08-01 19:11:00 by jack in adware and spyware
 
...excuse for the lax of the use of spyware What ordinary people can do to protect themselves is to block spyware and all other software programs similar to it like adware and malware. This can easily be done by availing adware and spyware blocker programs online. The role of these blocking programs include to remove or disable existing spyware...
 
Tags: spyware, spyware blocker, spyware programs, block spyware, adware, computer, computer bug, personal computer, people
 
 
 
 
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Laptop stolen from Cross Country Staffing employee

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2008-02-12 12:27:55 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...excuse for not encrypting laptops that have confidential information on them Our corporate employee immediately reported the incident to the local police We have no evidence that the information stored on the laptop has been accessed or misused Evan] The incident happened on February 1 and the letter to the New Hampshire Attorney General is...
 
Tags: sensitive personal information, personal information, cross country, information, confidential information, employees, cross country employees, laptop, information security breach
 
 
 
 
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Supporting your family, friends, and neighbors

2008-02-13 17:45:40 by Steve Riley in Steve Riley on Security
 
...excuse for running a PC connected to the Internet without a firewall. Computers running anything older than Windows XP SP2 should be upgraded immediatelyand this is again where you can help. Visit your FFN and ensure that everyone has installed the service pack Make a habit of ensuring that the automatic update client is running whenever you...
 
Tags: suspicious e-mail message, mail, home computers defense, home computers, e-mail, home, web mail, windows live mail, site