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Better exception reporting in ASP.NET part 2

2008-08-04 14:11:14 by keith-brown in Security Briefs
 
...override void Initialize( string name, NameValueCollection config) { base .Initialize(name, config); to = GetAndRemoveStringAttribute(config, "to" , true ); from = GetAndRemoveStringAttribute(config, "from" , true ); subjectPrefix = GetAndRemoveStringAttribute(config, "subjectPrefix" , false ); } public override void ProcessEvent(WebBaseEvent...
 
Tags: return, return subjectbuilder, return formatter, exception, formatter, crazy formatter, static void, static void emitprocessinfo, return null
 
 
 
 
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Security Matters: I've Seen the Future, and It Has a Kill Switch

2008-06-26 04:00:00 by Bruce Schneier in Wired Security
 
...override their limitations? In what circumstances, and how? Can they override my override How do we prevent this from being abused? Can a burglar, for example, enforce a "no photography" rule and prevent security cameras from working? Can the police enforce the same rule to avoid another Rodney King incident? Do the police get "superuser"...
 
Tags: security, wireless devices, devices, prevent, prevent security cameras, difficult security, cameras, prevent students, difficult
 
 
 
 
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Kill Switches and Remote Control

2008-07-01 06:48:37 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...override their limitations? In what circumstances, and how? Can they override my override? How do we prevent this from being abused? Can a burglar, for example, enforce a "no photography" rule and prevent security cameras from working? Can the police enforce the same rule to avoid another Rodney King incident? Do the police get "superuser"...
 
Tags: wireless devices, devices, devices inevitably, digital manners policies, prevent, prevent security cameras, difficult security, cameras, prevent students
 
 
 
 
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Risk of Knowing Too Much About Risk

2008-03-06 06:24:50 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...override, or at least prioritize, our dread. That is, our brain plays devil's advocate with its initial intuitive reaction, and tries to say, "I know it seems scary, but eight times as many people die in cars as they do on buses. In fact, only one person dies on a bus for every 500 million miles buses travel. Buses are safer than cars...
 
Tags: intuitive, intuitive risk processors, analytical, analytical rigor, intuitive response, brains process risk, brains react, images, dreadful images
 
 
 
 
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Enabling hierarchical nant builds

2008-03-07 05:49:00 by Keith Brown in Security Briefs
 
...override void ExecuteTask() { string searchDir = this.Project.BaseDirectory; do { if (MarkerFileExistsIn(searchDir)) { this.Project.Properties[PropertyName] = searchDir; return; } searchDir = ParentOf(searchDir); } while (!IsRootDirectory(searchDir)); } private bool IsRootDirectory(string path) { return Path.GetPathRoot(path) ==...
 
Tags: nant, root script defines, script, root, task, simple nant task, root nant project, return path, return
 
 
 
 
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Enabling hierarchical nant builds

2008-03-07 12:49:00 by keith-brown in Security Briefs
 
...override void ExecuteTask() { string searchDir = this.Project.BaseDirectory; do { if (MarkerFileExistsIn(searchDir)) { this.Project.Properties[PropertyName] = searchDir; return; } searchDir = ParentOf(searchDir); } while (!IsRootDirectory(searchDir)); } private bool IsRootDirectory(string path) { return Path.GetPathRoot(path) ==...
 
Tags: nant, root script defines, script, root, task, simple nant task, root nant project, return path, return
 
 
 
 
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Enabling hierarchical nant builds

2008-03-07 12:49:00 by keith-brown in Security Briefs
 
...override void ExecuteTask() { string searchDir = this.Project.BaseDirectory; do { if (MarkerFileExistsIn(searchDir)) { this.Project.Properties[PropertyName] = searchDir; return; } searchDir = ParentOf(searchDir); } while (!IsRootDirectory(searchDir)); } private bool IsRootDirectory(string path) { return Path.GetPathRoot(path) ==...
 
Tags: nant, root script defines, script, root, task, simple nant task, root nant project, return path, return
 
 
 
 
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More on Autorun

2007-10-30 22:12:27 by Steve Riley in Steve Riley on Security
 
...override this setting if you insert a USB drive that your computer has already seen. I received an email from Susan Bradley that links to an article on Nick Brown's blog, " Memory sitck worms ." Nick mentions the MountPoints2 registry key, which keeps track of all USB drives your computer has ever seen. I'll admit, I didn't know this existed!...
 
Tags: autorun, nick, glad nick, mountpoints2 registry key, registry, nick mentions, disable autorun, key, memory sitck worms
 
 
 
 
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Autorun: good for you?

2007-09-23 05:29:48 by Steve Riley in Steve Riley on Security
 
...override the Autorun settings if you insert a drive that your computer has seen before. So in addition to changing Autorun, you'll also need to delete this other key. Write a little script and call it from group policy. Here's the key to delete HKEY CURRENT USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerMountPoints2 More details here
 
Tags: autorun, autorun raises, autorun commands, autorun settings, key, registry key, disable autorun, computer, computer configuration
 
 
 
 
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Your Brain on Fear

2008-01-09 06:10:54 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...override the products of the logical, thoughtful cortex, but not vice versa. So although it is sometimes possible to think yourself out of fear ("I know that dark shape in the alley is just a trash can"), it takes great effort and persistence. Instead, fear tends to overrule reason, as the amygdala hobbles our logic and reasoning circuits....
 
Tags: fear, brain, amygdala, amygdala hobbles, fear circuitry, amygdala sprouts, brain regions, overrule reason, cortex