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Show 013 - An Interview with Ross Anderson

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2007-04-13 20:33:21 by rmacmich in The Silver Bullet Security Podcast
...Ross Anderson, Professor of Security Engineering at the Computer Laboratory at Cambridge University and author of the book Security Engineering . Gary and Ross discuss the effect of posting his excellent book on the net for free, the simple reasons why most systems fail, the economic imbalance between engineers/developers and a systems users...
 
Tags: ross, security, information security, ross anderson, address security, security blog, ross discuss, excellent book, book
 
 
 
 
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Interview with Ross Anderson: Security Engineering 2.0

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2008-04-07 07:52:18 by Craig Balding in Security Wannabe
...Ross Anderson published a book called Security Engineering Up until that time, it wasnt often you would hear anyone talk about Security Engineering - let alone find an entire book written on the subject As soon as the book came out, it made a real and lasting impression on the security community Richard Bejtlich summed it up with his review...
 
Tags: security, ross anderson, security wannabe, ross, information security professional, security community, entire book, book, must-read book
 
 
 
 
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Security Engineering , by Ross Anderson

2008-05-05 13:28:30 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
I just received the second edition of Ross Anderson's Security Engineering in the mail. It's beautiful This is the best book on the topic there is, and I recommend it to everyone working in this field -- and not just because I wrote the foreword . You can download the preface and six chapters . (You can also download the entire first edition
 
Tags: ross anderson, edition, security, download, topic, foreword, preface, chapters, recommend
 
 
 
 
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PCI, PII, a Roofer and a SSN

2008-06-09 18:00:00 by JJ in Security Uncorked
 
...Ross, was from one of the larger commercial home improvement stores. This particular store was offering a consumer credit program with 12 months interest-free financing. There was also a full window replacement project to follow right behind the roof. While I was prepared to pay cash for the roof and/or windows, the no-interest option offered...
 
Tags: roofer, social security, security, friendly roofer ross, happy weekend, weekend, true security story, ross, roof andor windows
 
 
 
 
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Anti-theft Protocols

2008-09-03 16:18:14 by mroe in Light Blue Touchpaper
 
...Ross told a story of what happened when he needed to disconnect the battery on his car: the radio stopped working, and the code he had been given to reactivate it didnt work - it was the wrong code Ross argues that these reactivation codes are unecessary, because other measures taken by the car manufacturers - such as making radios...
 
Tags: xbox, xbox downloadable content, wrong code, xbox live, wrong, car, car radios, files, microsoft live account
 
 
 
 
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Index on Censorship: Shifting Borders

2007-12-18 11:23:50 by Steven J. Murdoch in Light Blue Touchpaper
 
...Ross Anderson and me. In it, we argue that it is wrong to claim that the Internet is free from barriers. They exist, and while often aligning with national boundaries they are hopefully lower However, the changing nature of the end-to-end principle is increasing the significance of barriers that stem from industry structure which companies...
 
Tags: censorship, internet censorship, internet, article, nart villeneuves article, journal index, journal, ross anderson, national boundaries
 
 
 
 
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Chip & PIN terminals vulnerable to simple attacks

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2008-02-26 20:33:32 by Saar Drimer in Light Blue Touchpaper
...Ross Anderson and I looked at how well PIN entry devices (PEDs) protect cardholder data. Our paper will be published at the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy in May, though an extended version is available as a technical report . A segment about this work will appear on BBC Twos Newsnight at 22:30 tonight We were able to demonstrate that...
 
Tags: peds, popular peds, protect cardholder data, peds processor, pin, cardholder data, data, encrypt data, governmental certification bodies
 
 
 
 
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ENISA Report on Security and Economics

2008-03-13 06:05:24 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
Ross Anderson, Rainer Böhme, Richard Clayton, and Tyler Moore have published a major report on security and economics: " Security, Economics, and the Internal Market ," published by the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA). It's 114 pages long, and I just printed it out to read
 
Tags: security, information security agency, economics, rainer bhme, ross anderson, enisa, richard clayton, major report, european network
 
 
 
 
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Do you listen to your users?

2008-04-04 21:18:17 by Editor in Security x.0
 
...Ross Anderson , Bruce Schneier to Robert Littas, Head of Fraud Management in Visa Europe. Both the report and evidence (submitted in writing and during interview sessions) are available from the Parliament's web site and are a must read for every security professional Amongst renowned security experts and executives of multi-billion...
 
Tags: internet, personal internet security, software, content control software, software vendors, users, software liability, club, ilkley computer club
 
 
 
 
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7 Seminal Security Books Every Security Wannabe Should Read

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2008-03-17 17:49:28 by Craig Balding in Security Wannabe