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Russia's FSB vs Cybercrime

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2007-12-20 15:44:16 by HASH0x89b8758 in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...resold so many times I can count it as a public one, the authors compared to the users got the necessary attention I'll be covering Pinch in an upcoming post, mainly to debunk other such populist discoveries of Pinch in 2007, given that according to an encrypted screenshot of its stolen data crypter, and many other indicators, Pinch has...
 
Tags: pinch, pinch authors, diy malware pinch, authors, malware authors, malware, notorious pinch trojan, source malware, pinch-ing
 
 
 
 
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Removing hard drive data -- the YouTube way

2008-04-18 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b5cc8c in Network World on Security
 
With stories surfacing on news channels regularly about lost or stolen data or the ability to recover data from discarded or resold computers and their hard drives, Computerworld decided to look at some cheap methods of removing that sensitive data from your hard drive permanently. And, what better place to look than YouTube
 
Tags: data, hard, recover data, hard drive permanently, sensitive data, news channels regularly, youtube, cheap methods, resold computers
 
 
 
 
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Wayport Tops 10,000 McDonald's Locations

2008-04-29 09:25:32 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
 
...resold/managed footprint that incorporated resale of Wayport's McDonald's locations with the UPS Store and a few hundred other managed locations, including a handful of airports. The Cingular acquisition of AT&T Wireless put more airports in SBC's hands, too. (SBC was once the 60 percent majority owner of Cingular; when SBC and BellSouth, the...
 
Tags: wayport, wi-fi, comprehensive wi-fi plan, local wi-fi network, att service, service, wayport offers, network, wayport caches
 
 
 
 
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Laptop encryption

2008-05-09 05:00:00 by Stuart King in Stuart King's Security and Risk Management Blog
 
...resold." But, let's suppose that the theft could have been targeted, and somebody could specifically have been after the data. A real enough scenario for some organisations. Encryption certainly mitigates the risk up to a point. However, if such effort is going into capturing a device then you can bet that some forethought would also be going...
 
Tags: personal data, data, confidential data, laptop, encryption, confidential business data, confidential, laptop thefts, encryption product
 
 
 
 
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Matt Asay again shows that he doesn't know much about open source security

2008-05-15 22:43:17 by HASH0x8b563c4 in StillSecure, After All These Years
 
...resold the feed or otherwise profited from it would have to pay for the "registered feed". Now schools and charities can still get the feed for free, but others have to pay. Again, I don't have the slightest problem with this and wish them well Matt sticks his two cents here and at the same time sticks his foot in his mouth. For some reason...
 
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AT&T management information on stolen laptop

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2008-06-08 18:28:48 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...resold for profit Evan] This used to be the case, but do you think the same still holds true today? If a thief is going to go through the trouble of wiping the drive, it seems plausible that he/she may also attempt to access/review the information contained on it. Hardware value = ~$1000, Information value = ~$10, $20, $50+ per record. Do the...
 
Tags: information, employee, att employee, personal information, laptop, att, store confidential information, actual att correspondence, information security
 
 
 
 
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Stolen laptop affects thousands of current and former Stanford employees

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2008-06-08 23:12:08 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...resold Evan] Robert Richardson, director of the San Francisco-based Computer Security Institute responds "In the past, if a laptop was stolen from a cafe, it was reasonable to think it would be reformatted and sold as a new machine," "Now I wouldn't make that assumption. Even the dumbest criminals out there are on to the fact that the data is...
 
Tags: stanford, university laptop, university, stanford university, stanford email address, information, personal information, information security practice, stanford employee
 
 
 
 
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Wee-Fi: It's Catchup Time: O2 Adds Wi-Fi for iPhone Plan, SanDisk Buys MusicGremlin, Zyxel Offers Phone-Home Wi-Fi Camera

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2008-06-11 14:34:38 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...resold, not sold to consumers directly, as a monitoring tool. It includes two-way audio. The camera can also place a phone call if an intruder monitor is tripped. Why not just give it an IP address like other such cameras? SIP, if implemented correctly, can traverse private networks' NAT (Network Address Translation) gateway limits
 
Tags: wi-fi, wi-fi camera, phone, wi-fi signal, camera, wi-fi service, free wi-fi, free, sandisk buys musicgremlin
 
 
 
 
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New Global Refurbishment Programs

2008-06-16 19:13:58 by Editor in IT Security - The IT Security Industry's Web Resource
 
...resold for the local equivalent of $175, about a third of the cost of new computers there. When a computer is deemed past the point of rescue, the centers are capable of recycling the components. RAM chips will be reused, metal and other valuable components recycled, and toxic substances handled safely Neat, this sounds like a good...
 
Tags: computers, components, valuable components, local equivalent, ram chips, ars technica, lot, world, programs
 
 
 
 
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Wee-Fi: iPhone 3G Plans, TAP-Fi, Free Boingo Day, St. Louis-Fi

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