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Five-Year-Old Boy Detained by the TSA

2008-01-10 10:53:20 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...mother went to pick him up and hug him and comfort him during the proceedings, she was told not to touch him because he was a national security risk. They also had to frisk her again to make sure the little Dillinger hadn't passed anything dangerous weapons or materials to his mother when she hugged him The explanation is simple: to the TSA,...
 
Tags: common sense, five-year-old boy, proper procedure, interview kip hawley, terrorist, procedure, national security risk, terrorist alias, tsa
 
 
 
 
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Awareness in Installing Some Types of Software

2007-08-01 19:14:00 by jack in adware and spyware
 
...mother source, it'd be too late to reconstruct to normal settings. It is expensive to replenish and change to untarnished software. At times immune anti-virus is also out there, but anywhere it goes about entails some extra expense on part of the developer Spyware is software that support adware usage by PC espionage on different activities...
 
Tags: software, spyware software, computer owners, support adware usage, original computer owners, usage, adware, spyware, adware companies
 
 
 
 
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Now this is security awareness!

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2008-02-15 09:14:00 by Mike Rothman in Security Mike's Blog
...mother in law. And I get along with my mother in law. Shimel's son is right, he shouldn't tell his Dad the password. Trust has nothing to do with it That being said, you always want to have fail safes. So make sure your passwords are stored somewhere, so if something does happen to you - someone else can pick up the pieces. Maybe keep it in...
 
Tags: passwords, strong passwords, safe internet practices, safety deposit box, law, son, fail safes, photo credit, mother
 
 
 
 
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Microsoft Senior PC - not just for the elderly

2008-05-06 19:00:00 by Stuart King in Stuart King's Security and Risk Management Blog
 
...mother-in-law is, to give her some credit, an intelligent lady. However, faced with an upgrade from Windows XP to Vista and IE7 from IE6 and you have a situation akin to explaining quadratic equations to a two year old. Both circumstances will result in heavy objects being thrown around in frustration. So, the idea of Microsoft to provide a...
 
Tags: built-in prescription software, computer weekly mock, heavy objects, intelligent lady, mother-in-law, situation akin, quadratic equations, idea, editorial team
 
 
 
 
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Show 012 - An Interview with Becky Bace

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2007-03-13 21:13:02 by rmacmich in The Silver Bullet Security Podcast
...Mother - a 2002 interview Los Alamos National Labs Intrusion Detection A Guide to Forensic Testimony: The Art and Practice of Presenting Testimony As An Expert Technical Witness - Co-authored with Fred Smith Executive Womens Forum Frank Sinatra The Kinsey Sicks
 
Tags: becky, becky bace, becky discuss, intrusion detection, expert technical witness, notorious kevin mitnick, beckys jimmy hoffa, forensic testimony, testimony
 
 
 
 
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The cost of a code signing certificate

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2008-01-17 07:31:00 by Keith Brown in Security Briefs
...mother - what's she going to think when she's asked to approve something that looks like this (the dialog that pops up on Windows XP when you try to install a cert into the trusted root store click image to enlarge If you find that your customers tend to choose the default option here, "NO", your code signing cert won't be trusted, which...
 
Tags: code, cheap, cheap code, cert, root store, root, philosophical question, issue, install
 
 
 
 
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What's the Snag Behind the Spyware

2007-08-01 19:28:00 by jack in adware and spyware
 
...mothership." In the end just as nobody would wish, it will be sending assimilated data that might escape the benefit of payment from the PC database Although spyware and adware could be two in one to front probable interference to the server's privacy, spyware could stage sole manipulation to indulge deeper in affecting the users privacy,...
 
Tags: spyware, software, reputable piece software, anti-spyware program, helpful software agents, information data, information, system, computer system
 
 
 
 
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3Com, Bain, Huawei rises from the dead - Where there is a will, there is a way

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2008-02-29 19:53:35 by HASH0x8ae8b00 in StillSecure, After All These Years
...mother of invention. At this point and at their current stock price, if 3Com can't figure out a way to get this done, they are in a heap of trouble. What options do they have Without bringing politics into the equation, I think a healthy 3Com that can compete with Cisco is important. Taking Tipping Point out of the equation, I don't see what...
 
Tags: 3com, healthy competitive, healthy, healthy 3com, plan, parties time, parties, acceptable plan, current stock price
 
 
 
 
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InfoSecWorld 2008 Impressions

2008-03-11 12:19:00 by Dr Anton Chuvakin in Anton Chuvakin Blog -
 
...mother of all vendor shows (where I will be present as an "all powerful member of the press" :-) - BTW, if you are a security blogger you can try getting a press pass here Many of the "usual suspects" were there; some of the "die-will-you-die- already ... please" vendors made the showing (probably by selling those newly unneeded chairs to...
 
Tags: vendor fight, vendor, fun, vendor expo, fun panels, press pass, log management summit, press, insightful conversation
 
 
 
 
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Sites' personal questions may pose security risk