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RSA Europe 2007 Trip Summary

2007-10-26 01:06:32 by Erik T. Heidt in Art of Information Security
 
...highlights follow Bruce Schneier Keynote The second day of the conference opened with a Keynote from Bruce Schneier . If you ever have a chance to hear a presentation by Bruce - Do Not Pass It Up ! In addition to being a really good presenter, Bruce invests a lot of time into really thinking about and researching the mechanics of security....
 
Tags: application security pitfalls, application, security, security theater, information security, software security errors, presentation, bruce, bruce schneier keynote
 
 
 
 
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Cisco Acquires Securent - moving policy decisions to the network layer

2007-11-01 09:12:16 by Andras Cser in Security & Risk Management
 
...highlights the following trends: 1) Entitlement Management is needed so much by the market that Cisco even though it has not traditionally been a player in the IAM space enters the market first with an Entitlement Management product. It is surprising, as only CA has an EM product today all other IAM vendors are still trying to build their own...
 
Tags: iam, iam vendors, network, entitlement management product, iam market, product, entitlement management, network operations, operations
 
 
 
 
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People find some reason to believe.

2007-02-08 00:00:00 by Uriel Maimon in Speaking of Security, the RSA Blog and Podcast
 
...highlights 91% of respondents answered that they feel banks should use some kind of stronger authentication than basic and static user names-and-passwords for online banking
 
Tags: rsa consumer, rsa, consumer confidence survey, stronger authentication, static user, basic, shame, online, highlights
 
 
 
 
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Security World: iPhone will be a primary target for cybercriminals in 2008

2007-12-12 14:06:29 by Editor in Help Net Security - News
 
Security predictions released by Arbor Networks reveal that the iPhone will be a major target for cybercriminals in 2008. The forecast also highlights Chinese specific crime as a major issue for the N
 
Tags: arbor networks reveal, major issue, iphone, major target, security predictions, cybercriminals, forecast
 
 
 
 
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Metricon 2.0

2008-01-07 09:15:52 by Editor in IEEE Security and Privacy
 
The authors look at the recent Metricon 2.0 conference and discuss its highlights. In particular, the conference focused on the importance of metrics, especially as they apply to security
 
Tags: recent metricon, conference, discuss, authors, importance, highlights, apply, security, metrics
 
 
 
 
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Stolen UK Ministry of Defence laptop affects up to 600,000

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2008-01-20 14:51:19 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...highlights the need for organisations to think long and hard about the data they allow employees to take off site on laptops and mobile devices, Philip Wicks, Morse security consultancy Evan] Yep. I have a dream that someday organizations will wake up and get it The MOD should definitely have policies and procedures in place that dictates...
 
Tags: confidential personal information, personal information, sensitive personal information, information, extensive personal data, personal data, personal, information held, data protection practices
 
 
 
 
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TJX Lessons

2008-01-22 14:11:00 by Dr Anton Chuvakin in Anton Chuvakin Blog -
 
...Highlights Breach disclosures don't always affect revenue or stock prices ... Despite being the biggest, costliest and perhaps most written-about breach ever, customer and investor confidence in TJX has remained largely unshaken TJX has said that in the 12 months since the breach was disclosed, it has spent or set aside about $250 million...
 
Tags: tjx lessons, tjx, breach, breach disclosures, written-about breach, security controls, affect revenue, set, stock prices
 
 
 
 
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5 things to know about laptop searches at U.S. borders

2008-02-12 00:00:00 by HASH0x8bba260 in Network World on Security
 
A lawsuit filed last week over warrantless searches of laptops and other electronic devices at U.S. borders highlights an issue that all travelers, U.S. citizens and others, need to be aware of when entering the country, according to the executive director of the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE
 
Tags: lawsuit filed, electronic devices, travel executives, borders highlights, executive director, country, acte, laptops, week
 
 
 
 
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Providing executive protection for Lindsay Lohan, Brad Pitt, Mel Gobson and other Hollywood stars

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2007-12-23 18:19:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
...highlights the fact that one of the Israeli bodyguards who "protected" Prime Minister Rabin on the night he was assasinated in 1995, is now the senior Israeli in charge of the security detail that will be protecting President Bush when he travels over there next month Maybe Hollywood needs to think less about muscle and hype and rely on U.S....
 
Tags: hollywood, hollywood stars, hollywood celebrities, stars, hollywood clients beware, personal protection, executive protection, special forces commando, prime minister rabin
 
 
 
 
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Row highlights Internet censorship in Finland

2008-02-19 14:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News