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The STRIDE per Element Chart

2007-10-29 23:06:46 by sdl in The Security Development Lifecycle
 
Id like to talk about the STRIDE per element chart in the sixth post of my threat modeling series. Id like to talk about where its from, some of the issues that come with that heritage, and how you might customize it in your own threat modeling process Michael Howard and Shawn Hernan did an analysis of our bulletins and some CERT and CVE data....
 
Tags: element chart, chart, stride, specific, specific threats, cve data, data, stride chart, threats
 
 
 
 
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Events per Second the difference between a target and an assurance

2008-11-17 00:00:00 by Paul Stamp in Speaking of Security, the RSA Blog and Podcast
 
Weve been getting a good few questions recently about how many Events Per Second a SIEM product support. Well, that depends on a few factors The transport processing Syslog events takes up a heck of a lot less processing power than collecting from a Windows box. Same with collecting data over an ODBC connection
 
Tags: events, syslog events takes, siem product support, windows box, questions recently, odbc connection, lot, transport, data
 
 
 
 
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iPass Launches Individual US, Global Plan for Hotspots, US Plan for 3G

2008-03-31 05:00:00 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
 
iPass is best known for its corporate connectivity software and remote office hardware, but today enters the individual traveler business: Boingo Wireless can't exist in a vacuum. The service they're offering to individuals and through private-label rebranding is obviously cash-rich enough to attract the interest of iPass, a long-time provider...
 
Tags: global wi-fi, wi-fi, wi-fi operator, plain wi-fi, global wi-fi plan, ipass, cell service, service, wi-fi locations
 
 
 
 
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Wee-Fi: iPhone 3G Plans, TAP-Fi, Free Boingo Day, St. Louis-Fi

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2008-07-02 11:52:38 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
iPhone 3G availability, pricing clarified for U.S.: AT&T released details on the full cost of iPhone 3G hardware and service, providing more detail than previously available. The phone is $199 (8 GB) or $299 (16 GB) to AT&T's existing 2G iPhone customers who want to upgrade, to customers with no current contract, or new customers. Existing...
 
Tags: iphone, iphone customers, customers, tap, att, trial, six-month trial, att dsl, att launches downtown
 
 
 
 
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Cost/Benefit Analysis of Airline Security

2008-07-21 05:53:15 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
This report , "Assessing the risks, costs and benefits of United States aviation security measures" by Mark Stewart and John Mueller, is excellent reading: The United States Office of Management and Budget has recommended the use of cost-benefit assessment for all proposed federal regulations. Since 9/11 government agencies in Australia, United...
 
Tags: cost-effective, cost-effective security measure, cost, cost-effective measure, opportunity cost, cost-benefit analysis, additional cost, cost-benefit assessment, benefit
 
 
 
 
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VMWare is Better Than Microsoft

2008-09-15 23:00:12 by Julia Lim in ScienceLogic
 
After barely surviving the VMworld registration process, my first session was From Hypervisors to VMware Infrastructure What Matters? or as I would have called it why VMware is so much better than Microsoftand if you dont believe that we can help you make even more money on top of your already successful Microsoft business. (I know, that title...
 
Tags: vmware, microsoft, survey, vmware survey, vmware enhances, vmware infrastructure, test, vmware test, overtime cost 2hrs
 
 
 
 
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The top six corporate email risks

2007-10-27 19:27:40 by Administrator in Email security & compliance blog
 
We all know that email is a great business tool. Its fast, cheap, universal and easy to deploy. However, companies that make use of email are confronted with a number of risks. So what are the email risks that companies face? Red Earth Software has identified the following top 6 email risks 1 Legal liability ; In most cases the employer is held...
 
Tags: risks, email risks, email, email disclaimer, email communications, companys email system, company network, company, explicit email
 
 
 
 
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Wee-Fi: Your Brain on Wi-Fi; Zipit Offers Free SMS; Wi-Fi Alliance Model Trade Group

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2008-05-12 13:26:30 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
Cell phones interfere with brain waves? I often write about studies that show no connection between electromagnetic radiation and health, so it's only fair I highlight credible ones that suggest a connection. In what appears to be two well-conducted and well-controlled studies, cell phones appeared to affect alpha waves (related to one's focus...
 
Tags: zipit, wi-fi, text, free text messages, messages, cell phones, cell phones interfere, wi-fi alliance cited, zipit wireless messenger
 
 
 
 
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Managers Admit Theyd Exploit Private Data

2008-06-23 10:21:46 by Dave Lewis in Liquidmatrix Security Digest
 
Anything to make a buck for some folks. A study commissioned by the folks at StrongMail Systems found that some marketing managers would be willing to dish out private customer data in order to bump up sales From the Financial Times The research which was commissioned by StrongMail Systems, an e-mail security company comes after the privacy...
 
Tags: managers, data security, data security breaches, strongmail systems, cent, e-mail security company, credit card details, folks, privacy watchdog
 
 
 
 
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Click Fraud, Botnets and Parked Domains - All Inclusive

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2008-07-28 07:58:08 by Dancho Danchev in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
It gets very ugly when someone owns both, the botnet, and the portfolio of parked domains actively participating in PPC (pay per click) advertising programs, where the junk content, or the typosquatted domain names is aiming to attract high value and expensive keywords in order for the scammer to year higher on per click percentage. This is...
 
Tags: click, click fraud, click percentage, click basis, pay-per-click, click forensics, click fraud activity, invalid, invalid clicks difficult