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Live Blogging from GOVCERT.NL 2008 - David Rice Speaking

2008-09-16 00:40:00 by Dr Anton Chuvakin in Anton Chuvakin Blog -
 
...Rice of "Geekonomics" fame is speaking; the content is pretty much the same as the book, but he sure can speak! :-) [see my review of the book here The message is the same: cybercrime is due to bad software; market motivates people to create bad software ("don't worry - be crappy" idea); market will fail to create secure software, etc ...
 
Tags: david rice, secure software, bad software, market, insecure software, 0wned world, book, time, review
 
 
 
 
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A breach that hits home with 2008 presidential candidates

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2008-03-22 13:16:50 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Rice, outrage from the candidates and calls by lawmakers for further probes Reference URL MSNBC News Story Associated Press Story Stanley, Inc. Official Company Statement Statement from The Analysis Corporation Report Credit Associated Press, posted to The Breach Blog through the kind urging of an informed reader Response From the online...
 
Tags: stanley subcontractor employees, subcontractor employees, subcontractor, confidential information, information, information security, stanley, personal information, employees
 
 
 
 
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NGO Security Scenario #16

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2008-01-27 23:54:00 by NGO Security in NGO Security
 
...rice paddy. Click the play button below to see and hear what you experience Based on the situation, what do you do? What are your priorities? What threats are present? Share your thoughts by clicking on COMMENTS below
 
Tags: plane lands, plane, overhead bins starts, program site, emergency exit, play button, rice paddy, international staff, jakarta
 
 
 
 
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Q&A: Want better security apps? Make vendors accountable, Geekonomics author says

2008-03-06 14:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Security software vendors have gotten away with writing defective and insecure code only because the market has allowed them to, according to David Rice, the author of Geekonomics
 
Tags: security software vendors, geekonomics, author, david rice, insecure code, market, defective
 
 
 
 
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State Dept. Apologizes to Obama for Passport Snooping

2008-03-21 15:45:00 by Associated Press in Wired Security
 
Calling it an unauthorized breach of his privacy, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice calls Barack Obama and apologizes after three State Department contractors are caught looking through the Democratic presidential candidate's passport file
 
Tags: passport file, democratic presidential, department contractors, secretary, privacy, breach
 
 
 
 
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Inside the black market 'bug trade'

2008-04-10 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b45630 in Network World on Security
 
The black market for software vulnerabilities is booming, with bugs regularly being sold for thousands of dollars a piece online. And one of the only ways to reduce this steady stream of hacks, according to Geekonomics author and IT security pro David Rice, is for software companies to simply write better code
 
Tags: black market, bugs regularly, geekonomics author, steady stream, software vulnerabilities, software companies, piece online, thousands, simply
 
 
 
 
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Watching CNN can ruin your day!

2008-04-28 12:45:21 by HASH0x8b2cb38 in StillSecure, After All These Years
 
...rices continue to go up about a penny or two a day, over 30 cents in last few weeks Oil hit new highs Credit card companies are raising interest rates and fees drastically Food staples like wheat, rice, etc. are up from 10% and up Some crazy nut in Austria locked his daughter in a dungeon for 24 years and fathered 7 children with her, one who...
 
Tags: gas prices continue, credit card companies, home prices remain, day, foreclosures remain, oil hit, star wars, food staples, crazy nut
 
 
 
 
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Kiva Update

2008-06-17 09:21:07 by Gunnar Peterson in 1 Raindrop
 
...rice paddy growing crops as well as several kinds of vegetables. Two of her children are employed at a hotel, but the others are students The loan had a 18 month pay back date, and just a couple of weeks ago (about 10 months after taking out the loan), she paid the loan in full Kiva is focused on serving the working poor Kiva's mission is to...
 
Tags: kiva, money, loan money, supports kiva, loan, people, sith saron, connect people, unique
 
 
 
 
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The hidden gas tax

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2008-06-27 12:02:59 by HASH0x8b3ae34 in StillSecure, After All These Years
...rices hitting new highs (it seems to happen every day) we grimace and think about how much this is going to cost us as part of our weekly gas bills. We get even more upset when the utility bills come and we see our summer time electric bills going through the roof because of fuel surcharges What about the price of food and other goods? Have...
 
Tags: gas, weekly gas bills, fuel, gas tanks, fuel surcharges, tax, gas prices, price, base price
 
 
 
 
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The hidden gas tax

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2008-06-27 13:02:43 by ashimmy in StillSecure, After All These Years