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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
...lax procedure or this individual is very irresponsible., Liam Fox Evan] My vote is lax procedure and poor practice The stolen laptop contained personal information relating to some 600,000 people who have either expressed an interest in, or have joined, the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and the Royal Air Force The information held is not the...
 
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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In-Flight Wi-Fi on American as Soon as This Week

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2008-06-23 13:26:20 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...LAX, SFO, and MIA flights (that last one is Miami; took me a moment). Virgin is probably still a few months away, although they told Jardin that they're more prepared , but they have more integration to do Jardin notes that Virgin is thinking about what gets cached on planes. I would note that the idea of onboard media and caching servers is...
 
Tags: flight, cross country flight, wi-fi, jardin, lax-jfk costs, xeni jardin, jfk, american airlines launches, aircell
 
 
 
 
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The Need for Adware and Spyware Blocker

2007-08-01 19:11:00 by jack in adware and spyware
 
...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 programs or to...
 
Tags: spyware, spyware blocker, spyware programs, block spyware, adware, computer, computer bug, personal computer, people
 
 
 
 
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More War on the Unexpected

2008-02-28 13:51:29 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
LAX evacuated for two hours because of a " suspicious comment I'm really curious what he said
 
Tags: suspicious comment, curious, hours, lax
 
 
 
 
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The Security Mindset

2008-03-25 05:27:19 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...lax security. You can quibble with the analysis -- I'm curious about the liability that the dealership has, and whether their insurance would cover any losses -- but that's all domain expertise. The important point is to notice, and then question, the security in the first place The lack of a security mindset explains a lot of bad security...
 
Tags: security mindset, mindset, security mindset immediately, security mindset explains, security mindset simply, security, security mindset involves, involves, security requires
 
 
 
 
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The Security Mindset

2008-03-25 05:27:19 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...lax security. You can quibble with the analysis -- I'm curious about the liability that the dealership has, and whether their insurance would cover any losses -- but that's all domain expertise. The important point is to notice, and then question, the security in the first place The lack of a security mindset explains a lot of bad security...
 
Tags: security mindset, mindset, security mindset immediately, security mindset explains, security mindset simply, security, security mindset involves, involves, security requires
 
 
 
 
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People and Security Rules

2008-04-14 06:47:11 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...lax, there will be security problems. If they're too tight, people will get around them and there will be security problems
 
Tags: rules, security rules, security, people, tight rules, tight, security failure, air force personnel, nuclear information project
 
 
 
 
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Show 025 - An Interview with Jon Swartz

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2008-04-18 20:58:21 by rmacmich in The Silver Bullet Security Podcast
...lax about software security, and how, even though its hard to get an accurate count of identity theft instances, they tend to show a sharp upward trend. Jon ends the episode by disclosing his secret dream career Apologies for the below-average sound quality on this episode Zero Day Threat Jons USA Today articles Three recent articles...
 
Tags: jon, jon swartz, day threat, episode, identity theft instances, identity, 25th episode, cybercrime trailer, usa
 
 
 
 
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Hacker posts Chilean government data on 6 million

2008-05-13 10:21:54 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Chile's remarkably lax data and privacy protections are in the spotlight as a hacker -- looking to do exactly that -- posts personal data on around six million Chileans
 
Tags: remarkably lax data, posts personal data, million chileans, hacker, privacy protections, chile, spotlight
 
 
 
 
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Blogtard or Hero ?

2008-05-27 15:30:53 by Myrcurial in Liquidmatrix Security Digest
 
...lax at the TJ Maxx outlet located in Lawrence, Kansas, that employees were able to log onto company servers using blank passwords, the fired employee, Nick Benson, told The Register. This policy was in effect as recently as May 8, more than 18 months after company officials learned a massive network breach had leaked the details of more than...
 
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