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Notes from IEEE Web 2.0 Security and Privacy Workshop (W2SP2008)

2008-05-27 22:45:00 by Security Retentive in Security Retentive
 
...restrictions. He showed the different failure modes for several of the proposals, showed how some of them can be rescued, and pointed towards areas that need more research The idea of content restrictions and server-indicated security policy that clients interpret and enforce is a really hot idea right now, and I'm hoping to catch up with...
 
Tags: browser, browser security models, browser project, browser security model, security models, browser security, security, web, security challenges
 
 
 
 
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Memo to Next President: How to Get Cyber Security Right

2008-08-07 15:45:00 by Bruce Schneier in Wired Security
 
...restrictions on student visas that are causing (.pdf) so many top students to do their graduate work in Canada, Europe and Asia instead of in the United States. Those restrictions will hurt us (.pdf) immensely in the long run Those are the three big ones; the rest is in the details. And it's the details that matter. There are lots of serious...
 
Tags: security, security standards, improvements, security improvements, information security, cyber security plan, research, government research, national security
 
 
 
 
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Memo to the President

2008-08-12 06:36:31 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...restrictions on student visas that are causing (.pdf) so many top students to do their graduate work in Canada, Europe and Asia instead of in the United States. Those restrictions will hurt us immensely in the long run Those are the three big ones; the rest is in the details. And it's the details that matter. There are lots of serious issues...
 
Tags: security, security standards, improvements, security improvements, information security, research, government research, cyber security plan, national security
 
 
 
 
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Initiating Probes Against Servers Via Other Servers

2007-12-09 22:41:37 by RSnake in ha.ckers.org web application security lab
 
...restrictions isnt the best security measure if the only input is via a GET string. Something as simple as a post parameter would have stopped me. Odd but worth mentioning
 
Tags: grcs probe, probe, grcs probe page, port, port scan, page, w3cs port, w3cs validator, grc
 
 
 
 
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Protect your data: everything else is just plumbing

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2007-07-02 20:46:32 by Steve Riley in Steve Riley on Security
...restrictions Windows Rights Management Services (RMS) and Microsoft Office Information Rights Management (IRM) give you an alternate form of access control that persists on the documents themselves regardless of where they live. When Alice assigns read/write access to Bob and read-only access to Phil, she doesnt need to involve the network...
 
Tags: data security, comrms data security, data, security, confidential information, information, information security, temporary data, data vanishes
 
 
 
 
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What can CISOs learn from the Societe Generale debacle

2008-02-19 09:17:17 by Khalid Kark in Security & Risk Management
 
...restrictions must be implemented as people move within the organization. Access control processes are not implemented well in most organizations. Companies usually terminate access of employees who leave the company, but for people who change positions within a company, this is often the case. Hopefully Kerviels access privileges as he...
 
Tags: security, formal security strategy, societe generale, security technology, external security challenges, implement security, access, security products, access users
 
 
 
 
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BPL Powers Down

2008-05-05 09:59:43 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
 
...restrictions on BPL that make it even less likely to be rolled out. [Initial links via DSL Reports
 
Tags: bpl, bpl equipment, bpl service, catalyze bpl, fcc, favorable fcc, oncor, network deployment, network
 
 
 
 
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The War on Photography

2008-06-05 06:44:54 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...restrictions on what you can photograph from a public place that's already in public view. If you're harassed, it's almost certainly a law enforcement official, public or private, acting way beyond his authority. There's nothing in any post-9/11 law that restricts your right to photograph This is worth fighting. Search "photographer rights"...
 
Tags: movie, movie-plot security, terrorists, imagine terrorists, terrorists bomb, movie-plot terrorists, dix terrorists, movie-plot threats uniquely, wannabe terrorists
 
 
 
 
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VMware ESX Server Update For Tomcat and Java JRE

2008-06-17 10:42:29 by Dave Lewis in Liquidmatrix Security Digest
 
...restrictions, manipulate data, disclose sensitive/system information, or potentially compromise a vulnerable system The rating on this is highly critical. For the list CVE issues that it patches, read on Article Link
 
Tags: vmware esx, vmware esx server, vmware, list cve issues, disclose sensitivesystem information, malicious people, article link, security restrictions, highly critical
 
 
 
 
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Laptop stolen from a Quest Diagnostics employee

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2008-06-17 12:09:12 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...restrictions on confidential information stored on mobile devices or encryption of data at rest We deeply regret any inconvenience caused by this incident and appreciate your understanding If you have any questions, please feel free to call Lisa Mullaly, Information Technology Compliance Director at (800)877-8824, extension 6147 at your...