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Misconceptions about outsourcing security

2007-12-13 14:05:54 by Khalid Kark in Security & Risk Management
 
...procurement contracts. Handing over a critical business process or technology to a third party changes the risk profile of the firm. You have to look beyond the technical capabilities while evaluating vendors. Think of it more like a partnership where alignment in corporate cultures and philosophies plays a significant role in the success of...
 
Tags: security processes, establish security processes, security, processes, security controls, security managers cost, cost, security operations, security services
 
 
 
 
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Why Perfect Commerce is mothballing its data center

2008-01-28 00:00:00 by Carolyn Duffy Marsan in Network World on Security
 
Perfect Commerce, a Web-based sourcing and procurement service, is replacing its data center and related IT staff with a utility computing service from Savvis. The move is the latest example of a company choosing a utility service provider instead of internal IT department resources
 
Tags: utility service provider, utility, service, data center, perfect commerce, procurement service, department resources, move, staff
 
 
 
 
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The Continuing .Gov Blackhat SEO Campaign - Part Two

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2008-02-25 08:42:20 by HASH0x8b54014 in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...procurement - 69 SEO pages Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs - dma.wi.gov/mediapublicaffairs - over 1,000 pages embedded with " invisible SEO content " meaning the content is also visible to search engines just like the one in a previous assessment The number of pages currently hosted at these high pagerank domains is indeed...
 
Tags: seo content, invisible seo content, pages, seo pages, content, military affairs, homecare, gov, national homecare council
 
 
 
 
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America's Dilemma: Close Security Holes, or Exploit Them Ourselves

2008-05-01 04:00:00 by Bruce Schneier in Wired Security
 
...procurement competition for full-disk encryption , but this can certainly be done with firewalls, intrusion detection systems, databases, networking hardware, even operating systems When it comes to IT technologies, the equities issue should be a no-brainer. The good uses of our common hardware, software, operating systems, network protocols,...
 
Tags: security, bad guys insecure, guys, non-security, security improves, technologies, dual-use technologies, security improvements, agency
 
 
 
 
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Dual-Use Technologies and the Equities Issue

2008-05-06 05:17:24 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...procurement competition for full-disk encryption , but this can certainly be done with firewalls, intrusion detection systems, databases, networking hardware, even operating systems When it comes to IT technologies, the equities issue should be a no-brainer. The good uses of our common hardware, software, operating systems, network protocols,...
 
Tags: technologies, dual-use technologies, bad guys insecure, guys, dual, security, non-security, security improves, security improvements
 
 
 
 
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Dual-Use Technologies and the Equities Issue

2008-05-06 05:17:24 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...procurement competition for full-disk encryption , but this can certainly be done with firewalls, intrusion detection systems, databases, networking hardware, even operating systems When it comes to IT technologies, the equities issue should be a no-brainer. The good uses of our common hardware, software, operating systems, network protocols,...
 
Tags: technologies, dual-use technologies, bad guys insecure, guys, dual, security, non-security, security improves, security improvements
 
 
 
 
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In Next-Gen Bullets and Bombs, Even the Casing Explodes

2008-05-07 01:00:00 by David Hambling in Wired Security
 
...procurement papers and defense contractor presentations, as well as interviews with companies working on the technology, suggests that a wave of munitions using reactive materials may be headed for a battlefield near you The material can dramatically magnify the yield of conventional bombs, and do away with the waste embodied by a bomb's...
 
Tags: amounts, release explosive amounts, release, metal, hollow metal cone, explosive, energy, reliably release energy, metal liner
 
 
 
 
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Parliament, Spy Agency Contracts Exempted From Ombudsmans Gaze

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2008-05-20 02:54:26 by Dave Lewis in Liquidmatrix Security Digest
...procurement ombudsman under the Accountability Act - flagship legislation the government introduced as its first bill soon after taking office Opposition MPs were taken by surprise at the exemptions, saying they were unaware the Senate, the House of Commons and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service would be excluded from the ombudsmans...
 
Tags: contracts, review contracts, ombudsman, parliament, contract procurement ombudsman, opposition mps, ombudsmans statutory duty, canadas spy agency, insert heavy sarcasm
 
 
 
 
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U.S. Arms Dealer Tests Legal Bounds in Middle East Arms Bazaar

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2008-07-03 22:00:00 by Sharon Weinberger in Wired Security
...procurement council. "Defense Solutions is committed to delivering a full end-to-end solution to its clients," the proposal states. "Besides refurbishing these vehicles, we are capable of providing a full logistics support package, including a two year supply of spare parts, maintenance and repair services, and operator, maintenance, and...
 
Tags: arms brokers, brokers, infamous arms brokers, defense, firm defense solutions, arms, arms trade, international arms trade, russian weapons suppliers