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From the Eye of a Legal Storm, Murdoch's Satellite-TV Hacker Tells All

2008-05-30 15:00:00 by Kim Zetter in Wired Security
 
...lucrative," he said in a telephone interview. "But to suggest that millions were being made in a month is an absolute crock DirecTV's countermeasures were a nagging drag on this lucrative trade. Every time an ECM was deployed, Ereiser and other dealers would be harangued by customers demanding to have the cards fixed and their TV programs...
 
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U.S. Arms Dealer Tests Legal Bounds in Middle East Arms Bazaar

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2008-07-03 22:00:00 by Sharon Weinberger in Wired Security
...lucrative niche in a new international arms bazaar. The firm boasts as its advisors a number of influential Washington insiders, such as retired General Barry McCaffrey, the former White House drug czar Helping the firm make key connections is Curt Weldon, a former Republican congressman from Pennsylvania at the center of an FBI investigation...
 
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Do people still fall for spam?

2006-10-28 19:14:06 by Administrator in Email security & compliance blog
 
...lucrative spam practices are stock spamming. You know those messages that warn you that company Xyz is hot right now and will make you a fortune? It turns out that spammers buy up stock before they send out the messages, then whilst people fall for the scam and buy the stock the spammers sell theirs at a profit. It sounds so simple (not to...
 
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CCNP Courses

2007-10-29 00:13:00 by MCSE Boot Camp Courses Delhi India in MCSE Training Courses, MCSE Certification Courses, MCSE Courses Delhi India
 
...lucrative career for networking aspirants The CCNP certification (Cisco Certified Network Professional) is an advanced course for networking professional. After completing CCNA, the initial or intermediate course in networking one can undergo CCNP to proceed further on the track. With a CCNP a network professional can install, configure, and...
 
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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
...lucrative (more like outrageous) contracts to oversee companies accused of fraud and other wrong doings. One firm in particular, Zimmer (famous for their "Zimmer Frames"), agreed to pay Mr. Ashcroft's firm between $28 and $52 million dollars to resolve kickback allegations Two questions spring to mind; 1) How much was the original "kickback"...
 
Tags: zimmer, zimmer products, zimmer frames, million dollars, firm, firm deliver, zimmer stops, resolve kickback allegations, contracts
 
 
 
 
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Outsourcing Passports

2008-04-02 06:08:16 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...lucrative, allowing the agency to book more than $100 million in recent profits by charging the State Department more money for blank passports than it actually costs to make them, according to interviews with federal officials and documents obtained by The Times Another story
 
Tags: recent profits, rfid passports, security trade-offs, non-security reasons, blank passports, questionable companies, federal officials, illustration, department
 
 
 
 
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Defend against targeted attacks - Part 1

2008-04-09 10:17:09 by Editor in Adventures in Security
 
...lucrative, and more predictable, than throwing malware at the Web to see where it sticks. Instead the attacker collects information about the target and leverages it to break through existing controls. Defense requires security managers to identify and manage potential sources of information, look for weaknesses not identified when designing...
 
Tags: information, attacker collects information, traditional controls, controls, implement additional safeguards, manage potential sources, attacks, threat landscape, predictable
 
 
 
 
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Colombian man sentenced for computer fraud

2008-04-12 00:00:00 by Stephen Lawson in Network World on Security
 
A Colombian man who used keylogging software in a lucrative identity theft scheme has been sentenced to nine years in prison and ordered to pay restitution of US$347,000 Scan your IP for the Latest Vulnerabilities, Free Advertisement Download this valuable tool and Accurately scan your server for thousands of NEW vulnerabilities
 
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The problem with Government contracting

2008-04-21 12:57:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
 
...lucrative but unfairly biased world of government contracting. While we work hard to attract customers and retain clients AFTER we run the gauntlet of bureaucratic requirements: licensing, federal and state compliance, insurance, building permits, etc. - those with a retired general on their payroll can win a $50 million dollar contract when...
 
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