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Understanding and Selecting a Database Activity Monitoring Solution: Part 4, Alerts, Workflow, and Reporting

2008-02-29 20:06:08 by rmogull in securosis.com
 
...investigative abilities of the dedicated DAM workflow. External alerts play a valuable role in escalating incidents and correlating with external factors, but the primary handling will tend to be managed within the DAM tool itself. Databases are complex beasts, and full understanding of whats going on internally requires a dedicated tool...
 
Tags: database, database activity, activity, tools, dam tools, proactive security tools, security tools, alerts, technical reports
 
 
 
 
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42,000 West Penn Allegheny Health System Patients

2007-12-28 17:06:00 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
 
...Investigative Reporter Response From the online sources cited above The names, social security numbers, phone numbers, addresses and patient care information of 42,000 patients were all on a laptop computer stolen from a nurses home A spokesman for West Penn Allegheny Health System said they are not aware of any inappropriate use of...
 
Tags: sensitive personal information, personal information, information, nurse, home care nurse, patients, home, information warrants, computer
 
 
 
 
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Passport Fraud

2008-01-08 13:59:13 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
Investigative report on passport fraud worldwide. Six years after 9/11, an NBC News undercover investigation has found that the black market in fraudulent passports is thriving. On the streets of South America, NBC documented the sale of stolen and doctored passports, and travel papers prized by terrorists: genuine passports issued under false...
 
Tags: passports, fraudulent passports, genuine passports, venezuelan passports, investigator, corrupt government employees, undercover investigator, passport fraud worldwide, travel widely
 
 
 
 
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Who says Politics doesn't pay and why can't I find clients with pockets this deep?

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2008-01-21 21:10:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
...investigative agencies You can be sure that Mr. Ashccroft is not the only former government offical riding the gravy train. The article states that several other former government officials with ties to the Bush administration have been awarded similar contracts since 2001 Visit Sexton Executive Security at www.sextonsecurity.com
 
Tags: zimmer, zimmer products, zimmer frames, million dollars, firm, firm deliver, zimmer stops, resolve kickback allegations, contracts
 
 
 
 
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Be careful what you ask for.

2007-12-08 21:43:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
 
...investigative need. This goes for individuals and Law Firms alike Visit Sexton Executive Security at www.sextonsecurity.com
 
Tags: professional investigators association, investigators, professional investigators, law, law firms alike, person, ethical, ethical companies, illegal
 
 
 
 
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Nevada Department of Public Safety applicants exposed

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2008-03-07 10:20:48 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...investigative services company. It seems like many of these companies are staffed by ex-law enforcement personnel, and I wonder how many of them have ever received formal information security training Obviously (maybe not so much), using thumb drives for the storage and transportation of confidential personal information is discouraged in...
 
Tags: personal information, lost personal information, sensitive personal information, nevada, confidential personal information, information, nevada payroll information, nevada department, nevada dps
 
 
 
 
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Michigan says MediaSentry (RIAA) lacks necessary PI license

2008-03-13 00:00:10 by Editor in Digg / Security
 
The Michigan state agency charged with licensing private investigators has indicated that the RIAA's investigative firm, MediaSentry, needs a PI license to operate in the state. Operating without such a license can be a felony under Michigan state law
 
Tags: michigan, license, investigative firm, mediasentry, riaa, law, felony, agency, investigators
 
 
 
 
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Student hacks Broward Schools and accesses personal information

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2008-03-24 13:22:48 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...investigative unit Evan] Sheesh, this has to be intimidating to a high schooler It's a serious matter any time the protection of employee records comes into question," Melita said. "This affects a lot of employees, so we want them to feel comfortable that their information is secure Evan] But their information is NOT secure Commentary...
 
Tags: information, personal information, students, information technology team, school students, school, information security, pinnacle gradebook, pinnacle
 
 
 
 
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Personal information stolen from Georgia DHR

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2008-03-27 15:51:45 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Investigative Services The agency has also proactively alerted the three credit bureaus about the situation Evan] Using "proactively" is interesting. This seems more reactive to me DHR has instituted a new directive which requires password protection on jump and flash drives and portable computer media that contains personnel information...
 
Tags: georgia dhr, dhr, georgia, information, agency, agency urges employees, georgia law, georgia department, employees
 
 
 
 
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An Inconvenient Lack Of Truth

2008-04-06 18:19:53 by rmogull in securosis.com
 
...investigative journalists as we do technical professionals. Its a world where the good guys refuse to share either their successes or failures unless compelled by law.