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Consumer Reports Responds

2008-08-19 16:12:41 by Editor in Cheap Hack
 
...Reports has sent a response to my recent column Security Software Reviews Done Wrong , which criticized their recent story on computer security and review of security products. This statement is from Jeff Fox, Technology Editor, Consumer Reports: At Consumer Reports, we have always believed that scientific testing is the best way to evaluate...
 
Tags: consumer reports, column, measure consumer experiences, products, online transactions avoids, recent story, story, september security reports, security products
 
 
 
 
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Consumer Reports on Aviation Security and the TSA

2008-01-10 13:58:40 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...Reports has an article on aviation security. Much of it you've all heard before, but there are some new bits: Larry Tortorich, a TSA training officer and former representative to the Joint Terrorism Task Force who retired in 2006, also says he saw problems from the inside. "There was a facade of security. There were numerous security flaws...
 
Tags: security, aviation security, security consultancy, doors, double doors, door, consumer reports, secure door, cockpit doors
 
 
 
 
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Reports: US to name head of new cybersecurity center

2008-03-20 00:00:00 by Grant Gross in Network World on Security
 
Tech entrepreneur and author Rod Beckstrom will be named to run a new National Cyber Security Center at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, according to news reports
 
Tags: author rod beckstrom, tech entrepreneur, news reports, homeland security, department, named
 
 
 
 
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Reports: U.S. to name head of new cybersecurity center

2008-03-20 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
The Department of Homeland Security plans to named a director of a new cybersecurity center, according to news reports
 
Tags: cybersecurity center, homeland security plans, news reports, named, department, director
 
 
 
 
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LPL Financial reports eighteen compromised logons

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2008-05-20 08:56:31 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...reports directly to the Chief Risk Officer of LPL Evan] I like when I read about information security personnel occupying "senior management" positions. Effective information security management needs to be as "senior" as possible in order to effect change in the organization. Information security governance is NOT an IT issue, but an...
 
Tags: lpl financial, lpl, lpl financial recently, lpl recently, login information, information, information security governance, information privacy, data
 
 
 
 
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Online threats and solutions to help as per Consumer Reports Mag.

2008-08-05 13:43:22 by Doug Woodall in The Spyware Biz Blog
 
...reports.org Protect yourself online Several major online threatsspam, spyware, and virus infectionshave declined significantly over the past few years, our new State of the Net survey has found But online threats are still of great concern, according to our research and national survey of 2,071 online households conducted this past...
 
Tags: online, major online threatsspam, online threats, online households, past, lil nasties, net survey, virus infectionshave, national survey
 
 
 
 
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Mac users are advised not to use Safari by Consumer Reports

2008-08-06 22:26:29 by CyberInsecure in CyberInsecure.com
 
According to this years State of the Net survey, Mac users fall prey to phishing scams at about the same rate as Windows users, yet far fewer of them protect themselves with an anti-phishing toolbar. To make matters worse, the browser of choice for most Mac users, Apples Safari, has no phishing protection. Consumer Reports
 
Tags: mac users, consumer reports, net survey, apples safari, matters worse, windows users, protection, browser, toolbar
 
 
 
 
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Experts douse Sinowal Trojan hype

2008-12-01 05:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Security experts have poured cold water on media reports that claim some 20,000 Australian bank accounts have been compromised by the Sinowal Trojan
 
Tags: sinowal trojan, australian bank accounts, media reports, security experts, cold water, claim
 
 
 
 
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Rich Mogull does his best Stiennon imitation, says GRC is dead

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2008-05-14 22:12:24 by HASH0x8b54f78 in StillSecure, After All These Years
...reports and dashboards of GRC products represent the by product of much of the real work and value they bring not just to the "C" level but to the security practitioner who is tasked with ensuring compliance as well. I am seeing the compliance workload fall on the already over worked, underpaid security guy time and time again and they need...
 
Tags: rich, rich mogull, security, security practices, industry, security industry, compliance, security practitioner, compliance workload
 
 
 
 
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10 things you should be doing to protect your company against email risks

2007-11-02 23:30:15 by Administrator in Email security & compliance blog