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Dense Computing = Less Security

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2008-02-12 03:56:57 by John Peterson in Security In The Virtual World
In case you all haven't noticed, there is a trend taking place that is all about building "GREEN" and "VIRTUAL" data centers which take advantage of dense computing architectures This trend is taking off for a number of reasons Multi-Core processing = More processing power for more applications on a single server Blade Server = More servers with...
 
Tags: blade server, blade server environments, single blade server, blade, blade server environment, environment, blade server switch, physical servers, servers
 
 
 
 
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Dense Computing = Less Security

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2008-02-12 03:56:57 by John Peterson in Security In The Virtual World
In case you all haven't noticed, there is a trend taking place that is all about building "GREEN" and "VIRTUAL" data centers which take advantage of dense computing architectures This trend is taking off for a number of reasons Multi-Core processing = More processing power for more applications on a single server Blade Server = More servers with...
 
Tags: blade server, blade server environments, single blade server, blade, blade server environment, environment, blade server switch, physical servers, servers
 
 
 
 
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Smaller footprint, less risk

2007-08-13 22:01:00 by Bryan in practical risk management
 
There are generally two ways to mitigate risk associated with a specific event Reduce exposure to make it less likely the event will happen Take steps to reduce the impact you'll sustain if it does happen Risk purists will argue that you can also transfer the risk, but I'd argue that's really just an extension of #2... In the transferred risk...
 
Tags: sensitive information, information, reduce exposure, reduce, controls, classic preventative controls, risk, design controls, exposure
 
 
 
 
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SOX compliance costs small companies $78K, less than expected

2008-01-10 00:00:00 by Jon Brodkin in Network World on Security
 
Complying with Sarbanes-Oxley costs an average of $78,474 for smaller public companies, less than government projections and less than 1% of the companies average revenue
 
Tags: average, companies average revenue, sarbanes-oxley costs, government projections, public companies
 
 
 
 
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Fly through airport security with Clear, but you don't have less security?

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2008-06-04 12:26:56 by HASH0x8b3dfdc in StillSecure, After All These Years
A couple of weeks ago I was offered a free year membership in the Clear airport security program for registered travelers. Though my home airports of Ft Lauderdale and West Palm Beach don't yet offer Clear access, I fly enough in airports that do like Denver and Regan that I thought for free, what do I have to lose. I filled out the forms on...
 
Tags: security, security line, airport security program, line, security procedures, background check, check, security obligations, background
 
 
 
 
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Fly through airport security with Clear, but you don't have less security

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2008-06-04 13:26:24 by ashimmy in StillSecure, After All These Years
A couple of weeks ago I was offered a free year membership in the Clear airport security program for registered travelers. Though my home airports of Ft Lauderdale and West Palm Beach don't yet offer Clear access, I fly enough in airports that do like Denver and Regan that I thought for free, what do I have to lose. I filled out the forms on...
 
Tags: security, security line, airport security program, line, security procedures, background check, check, security obligations, background
 
 
 
 
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Using EV Certificates OverStock.com Sees Less Shopping Cart Abandonment

2008-02-14 14:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Source: Verisign) Overstock.com deployed the VeriSign Secured Seal and VeriSign Extended Validation SSL Certificates to further enhance customers' confidence when transacting on its Web site. As a result of the enhancement, site visitors with browsers that support the new certificate now abandon their shopping cart 8.6% less than other site...
 
Tags: site visitors, verisign, overstock, web site, enhance customers, validation ssl, cart, support, seal
 
 
 
 
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End user security psychology, part I: Are small mobile computers less secure than larger mobile computers?

2008-03-27 11:30:35 by Bill Nagel in Security & Risk Management
 
In the course of researching mobile authentication and mobile signatures -- using a cell phone as the alternative to a token for identity, authentication, and signing purposes -- this post from Finextras Chris Skinner on why mobile banking and payments don't work (yet) caught my eye. Hint: People don't want them. But why Given that my colleagues...
 
Tags: mobile, mobile signatures, mobile channel, authentication, mobile authentication, mobile phone apps, mobile device, online, online channel
 
 
 
 
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Comcast cap may mean less snooping on your browsing

2008-09-30 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b3edf8 in Network World on Security
 
Comcast's move to limit its broadband customers' throughput to 250GB per month starting in October might anger those who want unlimited access, but it's actually good for privacy. Because the cap applies to all traffic equally, it doesn't require that Comcast snoop for particular types of application data. Contrast that with its previous (and...
 
Tags: broadband customers, comcast, customers, limit customers, limit, comcast snoop, peer-to-peer traffic, traffic, cap applies