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Fun Reading on Logs and Log Management

2008-06-30 16:09:00 by Dr Anton Chuvakin in Anton Chuvakin Blog -
 
...ransom," since you might need to pay the ransom to see what is "yours" - the logs Again on leaving [some] logs behind . Remember, the point is not that "collecting all" is a good idea, it is that figuring what to pick is IMPOSSIBLE, while "collecting all" is simply very hard This is hot stuff: " Ten reasons you will be unhappy with your SIM...
 
Tags: logs, log management, logs matter, baum laments logs, fun, nice basic piece, piece, ransom, siem
 
 
 
 
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Hijacking in New Zealand

2008-02-20 07:26:32 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...ransom or demand passage to some exotic location? Turns out that's just not true; there still can be traditional non-terrorist hijackings And even more interesting, the media coverage reflected that. Read the links above. They're calm and reasoned. There's no mention of the T-word. We're not all cautioned that we're going to die. If anything,...
 
Tags: traditional, traditional non-terrorist hijackings, demand passage, demand, airplane, media coverage, weeks ago, exotic location, zealand
 
 
 
 
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Got Sopranos? Yet another thing I did not know as much about

2007-11-26 20:55:00 by Manu Namboodiri in Data Protection, Management and Leakage
 
...ransom in the marketplace. You saw this recently on 60 minutes . There are websites that provide you with specific cards such as Visa Gold and you can bid on them! You shut one down and another pops up in its stead. Some of these are run eBay-style with members providing ratings on the trustworthiness of the seller! There is every reason to...
 
Tags: cardholder data, crime business, crime, card swipe data, recent trip, visa gold, breaches, nefarious goals, arms dealers
 
 
 
 
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The C-I-A Triad weighed and found wanting

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2007-04-12 04:54:18 by Perry Carpenter in Security Renaissance
...ransom. This is accomplished via encrypting the data without the owners consent. In this, and similar cases, the victim maintains ownership of the data; and the data, technically, has integrity There is one exception to the general statement that these principles do not overlap; a breach of confidentiality will always result in a loss of sole...
 
Tags: information security, information, parkerian hexad, parkerian hexad model, control information, principles, security principles, personal health information, parkerian hexad augments
 
 
 
 
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Fidel Castro exports his criminals, but we give guns to ours.

2008-04-23 15:03:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
 
...ransom in the first place Visit Sexton Executive Security at www.sextonsecurity.com
 
Tags: government, marine corps, prison jump suits, felons, military upper echelon, worst offenses, doors, story breaks, decent salary
 
 
 
 
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Virtual Kidnapping

2008-04-29 05:29:30 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...Ransom demands have even been made by text message
 
Tags: cellphones owner, cellphones, extortion calls, ransom demands, telephone scams, scams, calls, government web site, demands
 
 
 
 
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Ransomware Encrypts Victim Files With 1024-Bit Key

2008-06-11 14:48:17 by Editor in Digg / Security
 
A dangerous new strain of malicious software that holds the victim's computers files for ransom has been unleashed, and researchers have yet to crack the encryption key
 
Tags: malicious software, computers files, encryption key, victim, researchers, ransom, dangerous, holds, strain
 
 
 
 
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Decrypting and Restoring GPcode Encrypted Files

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2008-07-01 08:26:39 by Dancho Danchev in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...ransomware, is prompting Kaspersky Labs to invest in a more pragmatic solutions to the problem , with a new version of the StopGpcode tool released last week. More info It turns out that if a user has files that are encrypted by Gpcode and versions of those same files that are unencrypted, then the pairs of files (the encrypted and...
 
Tags: files, gpcode, original files, gpcode virus, gpcode ransomware, file, secure file deletion, computer virus, key
 
 
 
 
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MS AV Out and Free ... Uh-Oh

2008-11-19 13:44:00 by Dr Anton Chuvakin in Anton Chuvakin Blog -
 
...ransom ... eh, subscription fees for their AV. It was also interesting to read some of the comments, like "OMG, I so hate paying for AV... and now I won't have to." If such sentiment is indeed widespread, maybe MS choose a really, really good moment to come out with this The most fun comments are found on the OneCare team blog here . Esp....
 
Tags: fun comments, comments, real-time anti-malware protection, hit, onecare team blog, news hit, consumers, essential protection, single free