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Microsoft Senior PC - not just for the elderly

2008-05-06 19:00:00 by Stuart King in Stuart King's Security and Risk Management Blog
 
...Senior PC packages " is, in my mind, borderline genius and something I wish I had thought of first. Computer Weekly mock the idea in this weeks magazine, something I think is very unfair given that I'm sure some of their editorial team are getting on a bit and would probably be able to make good use of the built-in prescription software... If...
 
Tags: built-in prescription software, computer weekly mock, heavy objects, intelligent lady, mother-in-law, situation akin, quadratic equations, idea, editorial team
 
 
 
 
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Stolen laptop contained unencrypted Fallon Community Health Plan information

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2008-01-25 11:54:27 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Senior Plan and Summit ElderCare customers Number Affected 29,800 Types of Data Names, dates of birth and Medicare identification numbers Medicare identification number" is the generic term for any number, other than the National Provider Identifier, used by a provider or supplier to bill the Medicare program, which usually consists of the...
 
Tags: information, sensitive personal information, fallon, protect confidential information, accesses confidential information, fallon senior plan, senior plan, confidential information, unknown vendor
 
 
 
 
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The First Step on the Road to More Secure Software is admitting you have a Problem

2008-02-21 14:26:00 by sdl in The Security Development Lifecycle
 
...senior management team for that matter) recognized Microsoft faced a problem that needed solving; the company needed to shore up the security of its products. So Bill sent his memo to get the ball rolling Now let's go back to Jeff's recent analysis. Cover up the Mac OS X and Linux stats for a moment so you can only see the Windows XP SP2 and...
 
Tags: vulnerabilities, reduce security vulnerabilities, fewer security vulnerabilities, security vulnerabilities, source security bugs, bugs, major microsoft products, microsoft products, security
 
 
 
 
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LPL Financial reports eighteen compromised logons

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2008-05-20 08:56:31 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...senior management In March 2008, LPL hired Marc Loewenthal as SVP - Chief Security/Privacy Officer, a newly created position at LPL Evan] This is the first breach notification that I have read that included this type of information. I don't know Mr. Loewenthal (which doesn't say too much), but I do know that he is stepping into a pressure...
 
Tags: lpl financial, lpl, lpl financial recently, lpl recently, login information, information, information security governance, information privacy, data
 
 
 
 
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Web Services and XML Security Training at OWASP

2008-08-28 08:55:59 by Gunnar Peterson in 1 Raindrop
 
...Senior Systems Engineer, Union Pacific Railroad Good comprehensive overview of subject, standards, and threats Sr.Security Consultant, Ubizen The class helped me get my head around what "SOA" and WS-Security is really all about Mike Zusman, Independent consultant Topics addressed are timely and relevant. Labs are hands-on and help see...
 
Tags: security, soa security standards, security standards, soa security, soa, security critical environment, information security, information, application security principles
 
 
 
 
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Pennsylvania Department of Aging seniors affected by stolen laptop

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2008-01-03 17:18:52 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...senior citizens Number Affected 21,000 Types of Data Names, addresses, Social Security numbers, medical information and list of services received from the state Breach Description A laptop computer containing sensitive personal information belonging to Pennsylvania senior citizens was stolen from a Department of Aging employee's home on...
 
Tags: pennsylvania, pennsylvania department, department, sensitive personal information, personal information, information, computer, laptop computer, medical information
 
 
 
 
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University of Miami reports stolen tapes affecting patients

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2008-04-25 15:34:41 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...senior vice president for medical affairs and dean of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, said, "Even though I am confident that our patients' data is safe, we felt that in the best interest of the physician-patient relationship we should be transparent in this matter Evan] Absolutely a good decision! More organizations should...
 
Tags: personal information belongs, personal information, tapes, university, information, financial information, secure information services, data, usable data
 
 
 
 
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Some Massachusetts seniors are at risk

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2007-12-04 16:17:26 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...seniors in Massachusetts Number Affected 150,000 Types of Data personal information Breach Description Authorities arrested an identity thief in August, 2007 who had been using information obtained from the Massachusetts Presrciption Advantage program in an attempted identity theft scheme. It is not yet clear how the thief obtained the...
 
Tags: breach, computer security breach, breach description, prescription advantage, security breach, prescription advantage program, data-breach laws, lone identity thief, thief
 
 
 
 
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Combating Unrestricted Warfare

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2007-12-15 09:08:23 by HASH0x8472308 in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...senior colonels from China's PLA, namely Qiao Liang and Wang Xiangsui depressed the world's military thinkers by coming up with a study on the future developments and potential of asymmetric warfare in a surprising move next to the overall discussion always orbiting around symmetric warfare . The study itself entitled " Unconventional Warfare...
 
Tags: chinese information warfare, information, information warfare, warfare, cyber warfare unit, cyber warfare, asymmetric warfare, unconventional warfare, warfare employs surprise