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Common Criteria and answering the question 'Is it Safe'

2007-12-20 16:57:00 by sdl in The Security Development Lifecycle
 
...Safe? (Apologies for the lame and over-used Marathon Man movie reference ) . I choose this imprecise reference to safe since most people dont think deeply about what it means beyond I dont want bad things to happen to me or people/property/data I care about. In terms of software security, all of the following most people would think of as...
 
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What is Safe Enough?

2007-08-03 11:28:00 by Security Retentive in Security Retentive
 
...safety titled " FDA Drug Standards: What's Safe Enough? " I think a few of their points are pretty relevant to the discussion Does the FDA advisory panel's decision mean Avandia is safe It's safe enough, according to 22 of the 23 scientists on the FDA panel. That means the drug's benefits -- decreasing blood-sugar levels -- are more...
 
Tags: drug, fda drug standards, safe, fda, measure safe, drug safety, fda panel, fda advisory panel, market
 
 
 
 
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Hacker Safe? Not so much.

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2008-01-15 22:22:00 by Russ McRee in HolisticInfoSec.org
...Safe certified Geeks.com being hacked . ScanAlert, recently bought by McAfee, says that "research indicates sites remotely scanned for known vulnerabilities on a daily basis, such as those earning 'Hacker Safe' certification, can prevent over 99% of hacker crime I agree...but here comes strike two I was happily bouncing about the internet...
 
Tags: hacker safe, mcafee hacker safe, toastmasters, toastmasters friends, mcafee, toastmasters international, wee script test, professional values require, page
 
 
 
 
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Still not Hacker Safe, roll the video

2008-04-25 15:11:00 by Russ McRee in HolisticInfoSec.org
 
...Safe branded sites that are completely vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS), as well as other issues. The video I took points out only reflected, non-persistent vulnerabilities...no sites were harmed in the making of the video, and all sites have been advised. Nonetheless, let me make my point yet one more time 1) Sites that are...
 
Tags: hacker safe, video, sites, mcafee hacker safe, completely vulnerable, vulnerable, security, regional security conference, content
 
 
 
 
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Art of Information Security Episode 002: GTAGs and Safe Harbors

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2007-12-29 05:09:20 by Erik T. Heidt in Art of Information Security
 
...Safe Harbors GTAGs The Institute of Internal Auditors has been releasing a white paper series on issues related to IT Risk Management and Information Security. The papers are titled as GTAGs, which is an acronym for Global Technology Audit Guidance . The project is very ambitious, trying to break down major technical topics, the IT risks...
 
Tags: information security episode, information security, safe harbors, gtags, controls, application controls, art, patch management controls, concise format accessible
 
 
 
 
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Safe Browsing Diagnostic To The Rescue

2008-05-15 13:49:00 by Niels Provos in Google Online Security Blog
 
...Safe Browsing API to client programs such as Firefox and Google Desktop Search. To create our data, we've built a large-scale infrastructure to automatically determine if web pages pose a risk to users. This system has proven to be highly accurate, but we've noted that it can sometimes be difficult for webmasters and users to verify our...
 
Tags: provide information, information, malicious, malicious web pages, malicious software, site, statistics site, site acted, provide
 
 
 
 
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Safe Access wins SC Magazine Award Reader Trust Award, again!

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2008-04-09 04:17:46 by HASH0x8b6efb8 in StillSecure, After All These Years
...Safe Access NAC product was a finalist in the Best Endpoint Security Solution category. We won in 2006. This year we came back and won again This year, with everyone throwing dirt on NAC it was especially sweet to win this award against the many other competitors. It is a great testament to all of the hard work that many people at StillSecure...
 
Tags: safe access, magazine award, award, nac market, awards, nac, magazine awards, user votes, ilena armstrong
 
 
 
 
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Safe Access wins SC Magazine Award Reader Trust Award, again!

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2008-04-09 05:17:46 by ashimmy in StillSecure, After All These Years
...Safe Access NAC product was a finalist in the Best Endpoint Security Solution category. We won in 2006. This year we came back and won again This year, with everyone throwing dirt on NAC it was especially sweet to win this award against the many other competitors. It is a great testament to all of the hard work that many people at StillSecure...
 
Tags: safe access, magazine award, award, nac market, awards, nac, magazine awards, user votes, ilena armstrong
 
 
 
 
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XSS and PCI: Not compliant, or Hacker Safe

2008-01-18 11:43:00 by Russ McRee in HolisticInfoSec.org
 
...Safe, there is more to this story Of the additional sites listed in Thomas Claburn's recent Information Week article , many take credit cards online and are thus required to comply with PCI DSS 1.1 If a website is vulnerable to XSS, THE COMPANY IS NOT PCI COMPLIANT Supporting language from the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard 6.5...
 
Tags: xss, sites, additional sites, sites vulnerable, pci dss, pci compliant, vulnerable, session, information week article