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Mashup of the Titans

2008-06-25 17:29:25 by Gunnar Peterson in 1 Raindrop
 
...modern information systems. I will not make an attempt to reconcile theory and practice, but will point out where the two schools of thought agree. In fairness, Saltzer and Schroeder's paper was written 25 years before Gelernter's, however Saltzer and Schroeder's principles dominate the thinking about information security to this day and so...
 
Tags: protection mechanisms, protection mechanisms correctly, information security, information, implements protection mechanisms, information travels, information security people, protection, potential information path
 
 
 
 
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Comparing Cybersecurity to Early 1800s Security on the High Seas

2008-04-16 14:27:30 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...modern cybersecurity to open seas piracy in the early 1800s. After a bit of history, the article talks about current events: In modern times, the nearly ubiquitous availability of powerful computing systems, along with the proliferation of high-speed networks, have converged to create a new version of the high seas--the cyber seas. The...
 
Tags: seas, policy, cybersecurity policy, cyber seas, consistent policy, seas piracy, sporadic policy statements, actions, piracy
 
 
 
 
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Eco-Efficient Datacenters: Wheres the Money?

2008-06-10 15:00:25 by Richard Chart in ScienceLogic
 
...modern data centers becoming more widely known, there are some legislators and Eurocrats sniffing an opportunity to add to the hosters power headaches. Never mind the fact that escalating power hosts are incentive enough for these companies to be as efficient as possible The panel discussion ranged widely between big picture green issues, and...
 
Tags: data centers, data centers hotter, modern data centers, modern, panel, eco-efficient datacenters, efficient, panel discussions, tony day
 
 
 
 
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TrueCrypt's Deniable File System

2008-07-18 06:56:02 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...modern operating systems leak information like mad, making deniability a very difficult requirement to satisfy. ABSTRACT: We examine the security requirements for creating a Deniable File System (DFS), and the efficacy with which the TrueCrypt disk-encryption software meets those requirements. We find that the Windows Vista operating system...
 
Tags: truecrypt, deniable file system, file system, truecrypt version, system, truecrypt dfs, deniable, truecrypt disk-encryption software, systems
 
 
 
 
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Citizens Advice stolen laptop was encrypted

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2007-12-13 13:37:02 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...modern encryption systems.", Alcorn In addition to writing to all those affected and providing appropriate advice, an 0800 helpline has been established to provide immediate advice to any individual. The organisation has also said it will commission an external, high level and independent review of its policies, procedures, and data...
 
Tags: laptop encryption, laptop encryption software, advice, encryption, encryption product, citizens advice, laptop, sought advice, personal data
 
 
 
 
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Vote but Verify

2007-09-07 19:56:11 by Liudvikas Bukys in Liudvikas Bukys
 
...modern networked reliable electronic voting machines. I could not resist posting my disagreement into the comments on his blog, and perhaps I am going to convince him, as he edited out my most provocative snide political shots and left in some of my more reasoned comments As a security person, I must point out that if machines do not produce...
 
Tags: all-electronic systems, systems, all-electronic, paper audit trail, all-electronic paperless approaches, security geek consensus, research topic, consensus, nist
 
 
 
 
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Virus Center: Virus almanac 2007

2007-12-27 19:02:37 by Editor in Help Net Security - News
 
PandaLabs, Panda Securitys anti-malware laboratory, has drawn up this review of some of the more curious examples of malware that appeared in the second half of 2007. - Modern times. The Aifone.A
 
Tags: modern times, curious examples, half, malware, review, aifone, pandalabs
 
 
 
 
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Book Review: The Pragmatic CSO

2008-01-02 15:24:45 by RSnake in ha.ckers.org web application security lab
 
...modern day reality of monetary gain as a key motivator for malicious hacking At first I thought Id like the book, with quotes like, Ive got two dogs at home. I dont need any more friends. Then I thought Id hate the book when the main character, Mike said that his tests came back almost completely clean (because they almost never are, unless...
 
Tags: book, book mike, technical book, security community, security, security business, mike, mike rothman, mike rothmans
 
 
 
 
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Protect your data: everything else is just plumbing

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2007-07-02 20:46:32 by Steve Riley in Steve Riley on Security
...modern age Attackers constantly improve their tactics as their motives become more sinister. By adjusting your tactics as well, you can be certain that youre doing your part to keep your information secure
 
Tags: data security, comrms data security, data, security, confidential information, information, information security, temporary data, data vanishes
 
 
 
 
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Combating Unrestricted Warfare

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2007-12-15 09:08:23 by HASH0x8472308 in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...modern digital threats Technology alone is never going to solve the IA problem. We have no informed national defensive strategy in this area. The situation is starting to change and improve, in large part because visionaries like General Cartwright are in key slots. But we do not have a lot of time. The intelligence community is not...
 
Tags: chinese information warfare, information, information warfare, warfare, cyber warfare unit, cyber warfare, asymmetric warfare, unconventional warfare, warfare employs surprise