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ID Theft Incidents

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2008-03-29 21:29:00 by Random InfoSec Guy in Security Coin
...incidents per billion in deposits Moral of the story: The highest APR on your deposit may not be the only thing to look for when shopping for a bank
 
 
 
 
 
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Security Incident Strikes and You are on the Hot Seat..

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2007-07-27 07:00:39 by RaviC in Musings on Information Security
...incidents are sometimes a blessing in disguise. It compels you to act. There is a tendency among upper management to blame security team for security incidents. Knee jerk reactions such as CIO firing the CSO or the CSO firing the security team members should be avoided. The facts around the event should be enumerated and the incident should...
 
 
 
 
 
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The Impact of Dans DNS Debacle on Internet Risk

2008-07-30 08:11:30 by Burton Group in Security and Risk Management Strategies Blog
 
...incidents that use this technique when comparing the period prior to disclosure -- or, more properly, before the date of Dans invention of the technique (this also assumes prior art) with the period after invention/disclosure and into the future. If the disclosure reduces the number of those incidents, then risk is reduced; if the disclosure...
 
 
 
 
 
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The Impact of Dan???s DNS Debacle on Internet Risk

2008-07-30 08:11:30 by Burton Group in Security and Risk Management Strategies Blog
 
...incidents that use this technique when comparing the period prior to disclosure -- or, more properly, before the date of Dan???s invention of the technique (this also assumes prior art) ??? with the period after invention/disclosure and into the future. If the disclosure reduces the number of those incidents, then risk is reduced; if the...
 
 
 
 
 
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China's CERT Annual Security Report - 2007

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2008-04-21 02:34:07 by HASH0x8b2001c in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...incidents. Here's an excerpt from the report According CNCERT / CC monitoring found that in 2007 China's mainland are implanted into the host Trojans alarming increase in the number of IP is 22 times last year, the Trojans have become the largest Internet hazards. Underground black mature industrial chain for the production and the large...
 
 
 
 
 
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LPL Financial reports eighteen compromised logons

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2008-05-20 08:56:31 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...incidents in which hackers compromised the logon passwords of fourteen financial advisors and four assistants of LPL Financial ("LPL Evan] How does a "hacker" compromise usernames and passwords of eighteen people working for the same company? Compromised logon server, spear phishing, malware To our knowledge, the hackers used these passwords...
 
 
 
 
 
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Should Employees Carry So Much of the Heavy Burden of Security?

2007-08-15 00:00:00 by Chris Parkerson in Speaking of Security, the RSA Blog and Podcast
 
...incidents due to mistakes by internal employees at many respected companies. These incidents run the gamut from missing or stolen laptops, vanishing BlackBerry's and disappearing USB drives. The typical response from companies that have suffered these sorts of breaches is: "Our policy prohibits employees from putting unencrypted sensitive...
 
 
 
 
 
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How to protect your company and employees from workplace violence

2008-02-25 00:03:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
 
...incidents of workplace violence start as a small confrontation If left unchecked, minor conflicts will likely escalate Conflicts often lead to threats Threats need to be taken very seriously as Violence includes threats When companies declare that they have a zero tolerance policy toward work place violence, they must mean this and not just...
 
 
 
 
 
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Maslow's heirarchy of security posture?

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2007-07-08 17:22:32 by RaviC in Musings on Information Security
...incidents effectively. They have no plans for what if bad stuff happens 4. Managed Security - These have incorporated dedicated staff to manage the lifecycle of security components. They have the well defined procedures to handle security incidents. There is a small budget allocated to the information security team, but management does not...
 
 
 
 
 
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