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Opinion: Is there a hidden cost to data protection?

2008-12-02 05:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Companies rushed into data protection by the fear of losing precious information may have been too quick to throw together a patchwork quilt of security software, which is now proving costly
 
Tags: data protection, security software, patchwork quilt, precious information, fear, companies, costly, quick
 
 
 
 
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Effective Spyware and Adware Utilities

2007-08-01 19:28:00 by jack in adware and spyware
 
...precious personal information, snatch passwords or monitor browsing activity when you go online. By eliminating online roadblocks, McAfee AntiSpyware also prevents adware programs to trigger annoying advertisements and sap precious system performance on your PC X-Cleaner X-Cleaner is a premier privacy software solution that is made by one...
 
Tags: effective spyware, effective, spyware, adware, adware utilities, potential spyware, spyware doctor, adware tools, potential adware
 
 
 
 
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How to stop laptop theft

2008-01-22 00:00:00 by HASH0x8473a9c in Network World on Security
 
...precious data it contains--out of the hands of thieves. Laptops and mobile gadgets like cell phones, PDAs, and USB flash drives have become a necessity in many business settings. And such equipment now spends more time than ever outside the office, as employees work at home or in the nearest Starbucks
 
Tags: business settings, business, valuable equipment, equipment, usb flash, precious data, mobile gadgets, cell phones, necessity
 
 
 
 
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Managing Audit Thrash

2007-10-08 19:04:00 by Bryan in practical risk management
 
...precious little time to get any real work done. Audit Thrash Now don't get me wrong... security audits aren't fundamentally bad. In fact, when done right I've seen them add a lot of value. It's just that we need a strategy for managing the workload they create so we can get back to getting some real work done Perhaps the most important...
 
Tags: security audits leaves, security audits, controls information, information, controls, security, controls framework, framework, similar controls
 
 
 
 
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The Big Announcement

2008-03-13 00:03:25 by Bill in Grumpy Security Guy
 
...precious development resources to fix these vulnerabilities ASAP. With this solution I can apply this rules and effectively mitigate the issue I am pretty excited to be part of this. I think we have moved the industry forward today , even if it was just a small step. People now have some more options to mitigate risk besides running to the...
 
Tags: vulnerabilities asap, vulnerabilities, app, web app, web application vulnerabilities, vulnerability, sentinel, business, default deny policy
 
 
 
 
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Bad Phorm

2008-03-18 14:26:32 by Stuart King in Stuart King's Security and Risk Management Blog
 
...precious bandwidth to be inundated with advertising. Even more so for my children - what targeted advertising will appear on the screen when they're on line? Phorm have apparently gone to great lengths to ensure the legality of their "service" having spoken at great length to the Home Office to make sure that its scheme doesn't break RIPA...
 
Tags: phorm, system, webwise system, users, strongly suspect, real purpose, strongly, virgin forum, opt
 
 
 
 
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How to do everything faster

2008-04-28 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b3dbe4 in Network World on Security
 
Time isn't money; it's much more precious than that. Whether you're doing something creative like making a podcast or building a blog, or slogging through chores such as backing up data, removing viruses, or calibrating your high-def TV screen, you want to get things done and move on to the fun
 
Tags: high-def tv, move, chores, time, data, blog, money, fun, precious
 
 
 
 
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Fake YouTube Site Serving Flash Exploits

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2008-06-12 07:12:58 by Dancho Danchev in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...precious and valuable good for others operating on the other side of the world, where a virtual item is more expensive than access to a Ebanking account
 
Tags: site, fake youtube site, flash exploit loads, flash exploit, mdac, ubiquitous mdac exploit, exploit, malware, real youtube site
 
 
 
 
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Errant email exposed Department of Consumer Affairs personal information

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2008-06-24 17:51:19 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...precious seconds. Sometimes I am in such a hurry that I don't even notice that Outlook put in the wrong email address. I type my email, click send and away I go onto another task. A couple of days later, I get a call from a customer asking where their information is. I state that I sent it to them a couple of days ago, but they claim to have...
 
Tags: information, email, volunteer information lost, wrong email address, email address, information security, adequately protect information, credit cards, credit
 
 
 
 
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The Attack of the Spiders from the Clouds

2008-07-31 15:09:19 by Tim Bass in The Complex Event Processing Blog
 
...precious resources and denying our users So, I did what any Linux admin would do. I used iptables to block the networks of these rogue, hungry, spiders (sorry I was not very kind to these cyber creatures). It probally comes to no surprise at this point in the story that four of the spiders were from the Amazon EC2 cloud. Here is a sample of...
 
Tags: attack, spiders, ec2-67-202-45-0, ec2, amazon ec2 cloud, cloud, clouds,