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Myth vs. reality: Wireless SSIDs

2007-10-16 07:08:58 by Steve Riley in Steve Riley on Security
 
...probes are similar to unencrypted 802.11 association frames, and will generate clear-text responses from the access points if a nonbroadcasting network is present. You can reduce, but not entirely eliminate, these probes by configuring the wireless client to probe only for automatically-connected nonbroadcasting networks Both these behaviors...
 
Tags: simple ssid discovery, network, ssid, wireless network, networks, enterprise networks, wireless networks, mac, secure networks
 
 
 
 
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Utah Department of Administrative Services reports web site breach

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2008-03-17 11:34:28 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...probes. I would guess that port scans, probes, scripts, and errant traffic account for 95+% of these attacks. It is good to read that Utah DTS is keeping tabs and blocking at the perimeter Commentary There are few details available pertaining to this breach. I was unable to find the press release mentioned in the article(s Past Breaches...
 
Tags: utah, utah department, breach, utah division, information, personal information, department, utah attorney, breach description
 
 
 
 
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Cyber espionage something to worry about?

2007-12-14 15:48:00 by Khalid Kark in Security & Risk Management
 
...probes to well-funded, well-organized, and possibly government backed operations. The intent is not only financial gain, but also political or competitive gain Some other interesting news items have appeared in the recent past 1. Germanys respected weekly, Der Spiegel , reported that China was thought to have hacked into the computer systems...
 
Tags: computer networks, government computer networks, networks, government, chinese government, american government agencies, cyber espionage, china, government agencies
 
 
 
 
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Initiating Probes Against Servers Via Other Servers

2007-12-09 22:41:37 by RSnake in ha.ckers.org web application security lab
 
Okay, this is convoluted but still kinda cool. I was looking through some pages on various tools out there, and happened across GRCs probe page that is designed to detect if there are open ports and what the threats are associated with that port. It is protected from nefarious purposes by only scanning the port of the IP address you are...
 
Tags: grcs probe, probe, grcs probe page, port, port scan, page, w3cs port, w3cs validator, grc
 
 
 
 
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Border Security: the Weakest Link

2008-03-19 13:00:14 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
Despite "heartbeat sensors, CO 2 probes to detect exhaled breath and "passive millimetre wave" scanners which can 'see through vehicles," it's easy to sneak into the UK from Calais due to inadequate fencing
 
Tags: passive millimetre wave, heartbeat sensors, calais due, vehicles, sneak, detect, probes, breath, easy
 
 
 
 
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A breach that hits home with 2008 presidential candidates

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2008-03-22 13:16:50 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...probes Reference URL MSNBC News Story Associated Press Story Stanley, Inc. Official Company Statement Statement from The Analysis Corporation Report Credit Associated Press, posted to The Breach Blog through the kind urging of an informed reader Response From the online sources cited above State Department employees snooped through the...
 
Tags: stanley subcontractor employees, subcontractor employees, subcontractor, confidential information, information, information security, stanley, personal information, employees
 
 
 
 
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Eco-Efficient Datacenters: Wheres the Money?

2008-06-10 15:00:25 by Richard Chart in ScienceLogic
 
...probes as well as readings from the servers themselves For the hosting companies this is a matter of educating their customers, so that raising the data center temperatures is seen as a welcome green move rather than a lowering of quality of service ShareThis
 
Tags: data centers, data centers hotter, modern data centers, modern, panel, eco-efficient datacenters, efficient, panel discussions, tony day
 
 
 
 
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TSA Follies

2008-08-21 09:12:22 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...probes mounted to the planes' noses as handholds The brilliant employees used an instrument located just below the cockpit window that is critical to the operation of the onboard computers," one pilot wrote on an American Eagle internet forum. "They decided this instrument, the TAT probe, would be adequate to use as a ladder They harass...
 
Tags: flies passenger planes, list, planes, list hassle, sneak lockpicks past, james robinson, denise robinson, terrorist, pilot
 
 
 
 
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Florida county probes misplaced ballots

2008-09-04 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Florida's Palm Beach County is investigating why a recount of a local election resulted in more than 3,000 misplaced ballots
 
Tags: palm beach county, local election, florida, ballots, recount
 
 
 
 
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Florida county probes misplaced ballots

2008-09-04 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Florida's Palm Beach County is investigating why a recount of a local election resulted in more than 3,000 misplaced ballots
 
Tags: palm beach county, local election, florida, ballots, recount