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Fake PestPatrol Security Software

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2008-05-20 11:30:00 by Dancho Danchev in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...Patrol site - pest-patrol.com (85.255.121.181) hosted at the the RBN connected Ukrtelegroup Ltd ( 85.255.112.0-85.255.127.255 UkrTeleGroup UkrTeleGroup Ltd. 27595 ASN ATRIVO ), just like the majority of sites assessed in previous posts Where's the malware at pest-patrol.com ? In one of these anecdotal cases, the way the people behind these...
 
Tags: ukrtelegroup, sites, ukrtelegroup ukrtelegroup, rogue sites, pest-patrol, fake pestpatrol site, mail server, previous posts, asn atrivo
 
 
 
 
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Heavily Armed Officers on New York City Subways

2008-02-07 06:06:42 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...patrol the city's subway system daily, beginning next month, officials said on Friday Under a tactical plan called Operation Torch, the officers will board trains and patrol platforms, focusing on sites like Pennsylvania Station, Herald Square, Columbus Circle, Rockefeller Center and Times Square in Manhattan, and Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn...
 
Tags: patrol platforms, subway system daily, patrol, tactical plan, officers, rockefeller center, city, times square, herald square
 
 
 
 
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Cloned Trucks

2008-02-06 12:37:32 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...Patrol, to create fake trucks to smuggle drugs, money and illegal aliens across the border, according to a report by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement In August 2006, the Texas Department of Public Safety, on a routine traffic stop, found 3,058 pounds of marijuana and 204 kilograms of cocaine in a "cloned" Wal-Mart semi-trailer,...
 
Tags: routine traffic stop, trucks, wal-mart, wal-mart semi-trailer, wal-mart uniform, savvy criminals, criminals, border patrol, fake trucks
 
 
 
 
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Amtrak to Start Passenger Screening

2008-02-22 12:17:58 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...patrol platforms and walk through trains, and sometimes will ride the trains, officials said This is the most telling comment: "There is no new or different specific threat," [Amtrak chief executive Alex] Kummant said. "This is just the correct step to take Why is it the correct step to take? Because it makes him feel better. That's the very...
 
Tags: correct step, officers, trains, machine, machine detects, randomly pull people, start randomly, amtrak, patrol platforms
 
 
 
 
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Management, technology short-circuit DHS's 'virtual fence'

2008-02-29 00:00:00 by HASH0x8473130 in Network World on Security
 
A U.S. government plan to build a "virtual fence" along the border of Mexico and Canada, using radar, satellites, sensors and communication links to rapidly dispatch border patrol, has all the earmarks of a technology boondoggle
 
Tags: virtual fence, communication links, technology boondoggle, government plan, radar, satellites, earmarks, border, mexico
 
 
 
 
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Crossing Borders with Laptops and PDAs

2008-05-16 06:10:33 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...Patrol has not published any rules regarding this practice, and I and others have written a letter to Congress urging it to investigate and regulate this practice But the US is not alone. British customs agents search laptops for pornography. And there are reports on the internet of this sort of thing happening at other borders, too. You...
 
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Robot + Super Gun = 'Crowd Control'

2008-05-27 21:00:00 by Danger Room in Wired Security
 
Electronic-gun developer Metal Storm has been working with iRobot to develop a rapid-fire bot capable of firing up to a million rounds per minute. Such advanced technology could be applied to border patrol or crowd control
 
Tags: crowd control, rapid-fire bot capable, million rounds, border patrol, irobot, develop, minute, technology
 
 
 
 
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PCI compliance, building the base

2008-06-12 11:54:22 by Burton Group in Security and Risk Management Strategies Blog
 
...patrol the perimeter of the grounds to ensure unauthorized access is not gained by spies sneaking in under the fence So what does this have to do with PCI compliance for SMBs? Well the process of PCI certification is similar to what a military branch would do to secure their information. Enterprises identify and classify what data falls under...
 
Tags: pci compliance, pci compliance requirements, military, top secret information, military branch, information, guard, guard houses, data
 
 
 
 
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Security Briefing: June 16th

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2008-06-16 11:05:52 by Dave Lewis in Liquidmatrix Security Digest
...patrol Internet? | Mercury News Database fuels pedophile fears | Australian IT When weak web security can expose medical records | ARN Tags: News , Daily Links , Security Blog , Information Security , Security News
 
Tags: mercury news, news, security news, monday, weak web security, expose medical records, judge scuttles ameritrade, telecoms patrol internet, fde anymore
 
 
 
 
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PCI compliance, building the base

2008-06-12 11:54:22 by Burton Group in Security and Risk Management Strategies Blog
 
...patrol the perimeter of the grounds to ensure unauthorized access is not gained by spies sneaking in under the fence So what does this have to do with PCI compliance for SMBs? Well the process of PCI certification is similar to what a military branch would do to secure thei