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Disable Your Computer's Parasites

2007-08-01 19:23:00 by jack in adware and spyware
 
...problematic. For one thing, most spyware can go undetected in your system. You will continue on your regular computer and Internet habits without realizing that your privacy is immensely violated and your security is greatly hindered Since spyware can go undetected and you can continue to use your computer and the Internet as usual, there is...
 
Tags: computer, adware, adware continues, internet, internet connection pretty, spyware, anti virus programs, unwittingly install adware, regular computer
 
 
 
 
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Paper: disregard for customers, DMCA led to Sony CD rootkit

2007-12-18 17:50:11 by Editor in Digg / Security
 
A new paper revisits the Sony rootkit debacle, trying to understand how Sony BMG decided to pack its CDs with two problematic forms of copy protection. Did Sony make an honest mistake or take a calculated risk
 
Tags: sony, sony bmg, sony rootkit debacle, problematic forms, paper revisits, copy protection, cds, mistake, pack
 
 
 
 
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High-tech sits behind high-seas drama

2008-01-17 00:00:00 by Martyn Williams in Network World on Security
 
...problematic when you're at sea, thousands of kilometers from the nearest cell phone network or broadband connection
 
Tags: japanese ship, japanese, environmental protestors, ship, cell phone network, protestors, southern ocean, tv sets, action quickly
 
 
 
 
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Hunting Down Spyware and Adware

2007-08-01 19:28:00 by jack in adware and spyware
 
...problematic and irritating spyware is to prevent them from entering your system in the first place. An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure, as they say. You need to be cautious on the websites that you browse. Do understand that most of the spyware programs attach themselves to various advertisements that contain adult...
 
Tags: spyware, spyware programs attach, spyware programs, infections, remove spyware infections, spyware software, quarantine spyware utilities, anti-spyware scanners, adware
 
 
 
 
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Is Risk-Based Security Really Possible?

2007-07-26 20:42:00 by Bryan in practical risk management
 
...problematic to say the least The problem with ALE is that the numbers we plug into that formula are so baseless that the resulting calculation has no credibility. We probably inherited this simple conceptual model at some point from the insurance industry, which is different from security management in at least two key ways They have...
 
Tags: security, information security, information security decisions, security management, security breach, breach, risk, wrong, ale hopelessly wrong
 
 
 
 
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Minneapolis Gets a Workout

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2008-03-29 17:19:55 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...problematic utility poles (it's always about the poles). USIW plans to install some of its own poles to fill in those areas Nearby, Steve Alexander notes a pioneering wireless network at the University of Minnesota has become obsolete. The U of M is replacing its 7-year-old 802.11b network with an 802.11n system . As is true in most older...
 
Tags: network, network indoors, minneapolis, wireless network, poles, problematic utility poles, 11b network, networks, wi-fi networks
 
 
 
 
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TJX - Who suffers?

2007-10-26 08:12:00 by Allen Baranov, CISSP in Security Thoughts
 
...problematic in the same way my swimming pool theory is bad for networks. Every store only suffers a bit of the problem but the whole credit card process suffers the most. Perhaps this is why the PCI members (Visa, Mastercard, etc) are working hard to get the stores to implement the PCI DSS security standard. They may find consumers start to...
 
Tags: tjx, bit, bit harder, impact tjx, suffers, process, credit card process, credit cards, consumers start
 
 
 
 
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CISSP

2007-09-05 14:08:00 by Allen Baranov, CISSP in Security Thoughts
 
...problematic organisation CISSP is not for everyone. Of course, I have my bit to add Terry Pratchett writes amazing stories with some deep concepts. One word he created (or at least a Witch of his Disk World created) is headology . Basically, a witch will never be caught without her hat because once the hat is on anything the witch does,...
 
Tags: information security professional, information security, security, cissp, security bloggers network, security people, sums, brother andy sums, terry pratchett writes
 
 
 
 
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Stealing Phorm Cookies

2008-04-22 17:49:01 by Richard Clayton in Light Blue Touchpaper
 
Last week I gave a talk at the 80/20 Thinking organised town hall meeting about the Phorm targeted advertising system. You can see my slides here , and eventually there will be some video here One of the issues I talked about was the possibility of stealing Phorms cookies, which I elaborate upon in this post. I have written about Phorms system...
 
Tags: phorm, cookie, phorm cookie, isps deploy phorm, phorm identifier, identifier, unique phorm, phorm system strips, system
 
 
 
 
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Health care practices and UCSF patient records exposed

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2008-05-07 16:10:17 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...problematic because it can serve as a key identifier of a patient's health condition Evan] Don't think that this doesn't happen. Insurance companies are not in business to help people, they are in business to make money. They want to identify as many pre-existing conditions as possible UCSF officials say the use of a department's name is not...
 
Tags: ucsf, ucsf patient, ucsf patients, patients, patient, sensitive information, information, patient information, ucsf medical center