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So, CAN We Have DLP?

2008-06-20 16:59:00 by Dr Anton Chuvakin in Anton Chuvakin Blog -
 
...leaks" (and you also think that deploying IPS will "prevent intrusions"), then we can't. Forget it But blame the idiots who called it "leak prevention " - if you think that "DLP will prevent all leaks" - sorry, but you are one of them! :-) If you treat "L" not as "leak" but as "loss" and hope that "DLP will prevent all data loss, whether...
 
Tags: dlp, cutting-edge dlp technologies, dlp technology, dlp box, leak prevention, leak, non-malicious leaks, leaks, loss
 
 
 
 
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Simple oversight at TNS Infratest exposes participant information

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2008-07-09 23:37:10 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...leaks of data held by public and private sector organisations The need for more strict control of sensitive data collections is evidenced by the recent snooping affairs by German Telecom as well as the data leaks from the "Meldeämtern" (registration of address offices It is obvious here that data security only plays a minor role in...
 
Tags: information, records, master data records, sensitive information, sensitive, information leaks, personal information, data, bank account information
 
 
 
 
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Automating web application security testing

2007-07-16 11:40:00 by Panayiotis Mavrommatis in Google Online Security Blog
 
...leaks, encoding issues and charset bugs. Since the tool is homegrown it is easy to integrate into our automated test environment and to extend based on specific needs. We are constantly in the process of adding new attack vectors to improve the tool against known security problems Update I wanted to respond to a few questions that seem to be...
 
Tags: web application, application, input, input parameters, accepts user input, xss, xss vulnerabilities, security, security team check
 
 
 
 
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Security World: Survey: company data losses and leaks impact consumer confidence and reputation

2007-12-13 18:35:36 by Editor in Help Net Security - News
 
The Check Point & YouGov survey of over 2100 British consumers highlighted how consumers trust of a company and its brand was affected by leakage or theft of personal, confidential data. It also sho
 
Tags: confidential data, consumers trust, british consumers, yougov survey, company, brand, leakage, check, personal
 
 
 
 
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Fun Read: "Busting the 10 Myths About Data Protection"

2008-01-15 22:49:00 by Dr Anton Chuvakin in Anton Chuvakin Blog -
 
...leaks." or About me: http://www.chuvakin.org
 
Tags: data, data protection, data theft, fun, malicious internal leaks, sans lunch, myths, worst practices, orleans
 
 
 
 
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Corporate Spying

2008-01-16 12:21:41 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...leaks to the media, federal law was tightened to prohibit using fraudulent means to obtain telephone records. Financial records were already off-limits. But federal law doesn't forbid assuming a false identity to get other information -- an area that ex-spies exploit Still, a few techniques favored by the spies-for-hire do appear to violate...
 
Tags: agents, intelligence agents, wal-mart, off-duty police officers, officers, wal-mart employee fired, cell-phone calls, phone calls, obtain
 
 
 
 
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MySpace Bug Leaks 'Private' Teen Photos to Voyeurs

2008-01-18 23:50:07 by Editor in Digg / Security
 
A backdoor in MySpace's architecture allows anyone who's interested to see the photographs of some users with private profiles -- including those under 16 -- despite assurances from MySpace that those pictures can only be seen by people on a user's friends list
 
Tags: myspace, friends list, backdoor, photographs, users, assurances, architecture, people, user
 
 
 
 
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The FirePack Web Malware Exploitation Kit

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2008-02-20 08:38:26 by HASH0x8b2b43c in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...leaks out, and turns into a commodity just like MPack and IcePack are nowadays Related posts The WebAttacker in Action Nuclear Malware Kit The Random JS Malware Exploitation Kit Metaphisher Malware Kit Spotted in the Wild The Black Sun Bot The Cyber Bot
 
Tags: nuclear malware kit, malware kit, kit, metaphisher malware kit, malware exploitation kit, malware kits permanently, javascript obfuscation technique, source malware kits, major differentiation factors
 
 
 
 
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Top 10 Security Stories of 2007

2007-12-27 04:53:17 by Bill in Grumpy Security Guy
 
...leaks most credit cards in history - Really could there be any other #1. This article gives a good overview of how bad it really was inside TJMaxx. Sadly TJMaxx still had issues well into the year. They finally paid up to make it all go away Well there is my list of the top security stories of 2007. If you have any to add post them in the...
 
Tags: top, security stories, top security stories, business, russian business network, web application security, bad guys, pci, ibm acquires watchfire