Security Excuses
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The First Step on the Road to More Secure Software is admitting you have a Problem
...excuses and dogma
At Microsoft, BillG's memo was a "we need to fix this" memo, and we are now seeing results, but not perfection. There will be no perfection, because no software is 100 percent secure, but progress is being made across all Microsoft products, not just Windows, because of the SDL
Let me close with a story. A few years ago I...
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Techie Travels- What Do YOU Look for in a Hotel Room?
...excuses, excuses ;). Convenience is also a biggie- I had a run in Las Vegas where *every* room I had felt like it was a 10-minute walk just to the elevators. When Im on-site for a customer, I also love the hotels with the do-it-yourself breakfast - I can go when I want and grab something before heading out for the day. I love the little...
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268,000 donors exposed through stolen Memorial Blood Centers laptop
...excuses
Let's say for a second second that this information was protected with encryption. Then state this in the press release
Past Breaches
Unknown
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5 Lessons on Public Disclosure From Elliot Spitzer
...excuses for poor security are not helpful right now and dealing with the task at hand has to take top priority. Also do not try to deflect by making up stories of honeypots, false alarms, or really it is not a problem statements
2. Get out in front
Maybe it is just because I am on the west coast, but it seemed like as soon as I heard the...
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Obstacles For Information Security & Risk Management
...Excuses, such as Our problems are different
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We * have * to get over ourselves. I would offer that we must humbly view ourselves as just are another area of operational risk, without pretense for our perceived intelligence. They say a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. I would offer that just because weve lost...
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1st Source Bank reissues all debit cards in response to breach
...excuses do organizations have for not investing in and properly managing information security programs? I am not saying that 1st Source does not, I am writing in general terms
Bank officials have yet to tally the cost of mailings to customers, creating new debit cards, consultants fees, paying for identity theft protection and employee...
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Security Thoughts from TechEd 2008
...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 apps and how best to use the defenses we offer in Windows Vista and Windows...
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Is an incorrectly implemented security program better than a non-existent one ?
...excuses of
1. This is a pilot
2. We will get to this in the next phase
3. The group has a number of high profile clients who don't want it implemented right now
4. <plug your own excuse here
Well - initially, everyone is completely aware that they have more issues to remediate and and have honest intentions to fix that too, once the pilot...