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Information Security and Liabilities

2008-07-23 15:09:21 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...possibly another driver and another car, and so on. Similarly, a computer failure has several parties who may be partially responsible: the software vendor, the computer vendor, the network vendor, the user, possibly another hacker, and so on. But we're never going to get there until we start. Software liability is the market force that will...
 
Tags: security, information security, liabilities, liability, software liability, computer vendor, vendor, report, automobile liability suit
 
 
 
 
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BNY Mellon Shareowner Services loses backup tape

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2008-03-27 15:52:10 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...possibly bank account numbers Breach Description BNY Mellon Shareowner Services "has notified about 3,500 individuals -- some of them Maryland residents -- that the company lost a box of computer data tapes last month storing personal information including names, Social Security numbers and possibly bank account numbers Reference URL The...
 
Tags: tapes, tapes held, bank, possibly bank account, computer data tapes, information, personal information, data, assists clients
 
 
 
 
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Review of My 2007 Security Predictions: Too Wimpy

2007-12-23 15:46:00 by Dr Anton Chuvakin in Anton Chuvakin Blog -
 
...possibly of types we don't even know about - will crop up. Sorry, but secure platform =/= secure Internet (kinda like you wearing a Kevlar vest doesn't lower crime in the neighborhood Status Check 1: This is correct, for sure. In fact, Windows Vista made no impact on security not because it has security flaws (and it does), but because nobody...
 
Tags: status check iii, status check, status check viii, security, security predictions, status check vii, check, predictions, status
 
 
 
 
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Recent Symantec and IBM vulnerabilities, giblets, banned APIs and the SDL

2008-01-04 23:37:00 by sdl in The Security Development Lifecycle
 
...Possibly, but I would err on the side of possibly not. With that said, we are now heavily focused on memcpy-related bugs as a result of having issued five memcpy-related security bulletins in the past few years. Examples include MS05-039 in PnP MS04-011 in PCT MS05-030 in Outlook Express Bugs in memcpy() appear to be more common these days;...
 
Tags: linker sdl requirements, sdl requirements, ibm, sdl, requirements, symantec, bugs affect ibm, bugs, sdl refers
 
 
 
 
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How to Audit a Log Server?

2008-02-05 18:31:00 by Dr Anton Chuvakin in Anton Chuvakin Blog -
 
...possibly litigation (offensive and defensive) as well as other purposes, all the way to operational troubleshooting. Some of the regulations, such as PCI DSS do call for log protections (see Req 10 or, while we are at it, go read my PCI book chapter on logs[PDF Also, keep in mind all the reasons to protect logs C-I-A that I highlighted in "...
 
Tags: log server, protect logs c-i-a, logs, preserve computer logs, home-grown log server, protect, security audit, reasons, establish
 
 
 
 
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Stolen University Health Care laptop requires notification of 4800

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2008-03-14 10:39:01 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Possibly 4,800 patients information could be compromised, when a laptop with names, social security numbers and personal health information was stolen from University Healthcare Reference URL KUTV Channel 2 News Report Credit KUTV Channel 2 Response From the online source cited above Possibly 4,800 patients information could be...
 
Tags: information, information assets, personal information, confidential information, information security governance, patients information, university, sensitive information, information security personnel
 
 
 
 
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LabCorp patient records fall off the back of truck

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2008-03-30 21:19:47 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...possibly billing information Breach Description Thousands of sensitive medical documents fell out of a truck bed and ended up scattered across the road for just about anyone to see and take Reference URL WOAI Channel 4 News Report Credit Ryan O'Donnell, WOAI Response From the online source cited above Thousands of sensitive medical...
 
Tags: labcorp, records, patient medical records, medical records, truck, fredericksburg road, road, suppose labcorp, documents
 
 
 
 
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Fiber: Review of Optics, Cables & Connectors

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2008-04-05 03:22:59 by JJ in Security Uncorked
...possibly between buildings, if theyre adjacent. You should use singlemode when you need higher throughput or a longer distance. Heres a quick look at the types and maximum distances for each. Ive also included a proprietary rating, for connectors using 1550nm wavelength over singlemode fiber, to get increased distance. (Standard for...
 
Tags: cables, simplex fiber cables, fiber, connectors, fiber cables, short fiber runs, short, single-mode, single-mode fiber
 
 
 
 
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Top 5: Why Customers Consider NAC

2008-05-31 22:10:33 by JJ in Security Uncorked
 
...possibly least significant. I know, thats harsh, especially when endpoint compliance seems to be the big bat NAC carries around. Truth be told, its more of an icing on the cake for the people I talk to. Until the auto-remediation features are a little more mature, the idea of checking for much beyond presence of anti-virus and possibly...
 
Tags: nac, solution, 3rd party solution, nac solution, bat nac carries, nac center, vendors nac solutions, offer, offer guest access