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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
Technorati Tag: Security Breach Date Reported 1/18/08 Organization The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK Contractor/Consultant/Branch Ministry of Defence (MoD Victims people who have either expressed an interest in, or have joined, the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and the Royal Air Force Number Affected 600,000 Types of...
 
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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The Need for Adware and Spyware Blocker

2007-08-01 19:11:00 by jack in adware and spyware
 
The Need for Adware and Spyware Blocker There is this one law school student whose thesis is about money laundering so oftentimes she would google the term to come up with a ready list of online references. This proved to be useful to her and the entire process of writing her paper. After several months of doing so, she was confronted with...
 
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
 
Uncle Milton Industries has been selling ant farms to children since 1956. Some years ago, I remember opening one up with a friend. There were no actual ants included in the box. Instead, there was a card that you filled in with your address, and the company would mail you some ants. My friend expressed surprise that you could get ants sent to...
 
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
 
Uncle Milton Industries has been selling ant farms to children since 1956. Some years ago, I remember opening one up with a friend. There were no actual ants included in the box. Instead, there was a card that you filled in with your address, and the company would mail you some ants. My friend expressed surprise that you could get ants sent to...
 
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
 
In this article analyzing a security failure resulting in live nuclear warheads being flown over the U.S., there's an interesting commentary on people and security rules: Indeed, the gaff [sic] that allowed six nukes out over three major American cities (Omaha, Neb., Kansas City, Mo., and Little Rock, Ark.) could have been avoided if the Air...
 
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
Jon Swartz, USA Today s award-winning technology reporter and Pulitzer Prize nominee, is Garys guest on the 25th episode of The Silver Bullet Security Podcast . They discuss Jons new book, Zero Day Threat: The Shocking Truth of How Banks and Credit Bureaus Help Cyber Crooks Steal Your Money and Identity and the research that went into writing...
 
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
 
In a recent The Register article , the firing of a TJX employee who blogged about security deficiencies was noted TJX Companies, the mammoth US retailer whose substandard security led to the worlds biggest credit card heist, has fired an employee after he left posts in an online forum that made disturbing claims about security practices at the...
 
Tags: security, security practices, fired employee, employee, substandard security led, store managers, managers, security issues, employee policy
 
 
 
 
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Those wild and crazy guys are back! - SSAATY #54

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2008-05-30 11:04:59 by HASH0x8b3c264 in StillSecure, After All These Years
Mitchell and I are back! It has been a few months, but the stars finally lined up to allow us to record a show. It was great being back behind the microphone again. Mitchell and I discussed a number of topics 1. Recent penetration of the FBI 2. TJX fires an employee for disclosing lax security 3. Barracuda makes an offer for Sourcefire 4....
 
Tags: mitchell, mitchell ashley, jon schmidt, jon, music transitions, tonights music, tjx fires, usual, lax security