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Refuse to be Terrorized

2007-12-21 07:26:09 by Editor in Schneier on Security
 
I know nothing about the politics of this organization, but their "I am not afraid" campaign is something I can certainly get behind. I think we should all send a letter like this to our elected officials, whatever country we're
 
Tags: country, officials, politics, afraid, campaign, letter, organization
 
 
 
 
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Google replies to lawmaker's questions on privacy

2007-12-24 00:00:00 by Grant Gross in Network World on Security
 
Google has responded to a U.S. congressman's series of questions about its privacy practices, with the company defending its use of consumer data
 
Tags: google, consumer data, privacy practices, questions, congressman, company, series
 
 
 
 
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US trade agency to investigate antivirus patent claims

2007-12-21 00:00:00 by Grant Gross in Network World on Security
 
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has voted to investigate claims by Trend Micro of competitors' patent infringement involving antivirus products
 
Tags: international trade commission, claims, antivirus products, trend micro, patent infringement, competitors, itc, voted
 
 
 
 
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5 Steps to Documented User Compliance

2007-12-27 08:56:05 by Editor in Information Security Policy Whitepapers
 
In this paper we present five key steps for providing audit documentation that all employees and contractors have read and understood the information security policies that apply to them
 
Tags: information security policies, key steps, audit documentation, apply, contractors, employees, paper
 
 
 
 
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Microsoft Uses Sysinternals Acquisition to Create Investigation Guide!

2007-02-08 10:58:04 by Editor in Endpoint Security: Translating Policy Into Reality
 
I just bumped into this posting on Microsoft TechNet and thought I'd share it with the ITtoolbox community: Fundamental Computer Investigation Guide for Windows [Whoops Update with applicable props] Looks like Security Monkey beat me to the punch on this one. Please also take a look at the
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Tags: applicable props, ittoolbox community, security monkey, windows whoops, microsoft technet, blogs, ittool, share, punch
 
 
 
 
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Why would anyone use standard WEP? Isn't it super easy to crack & sniff?

2007-01-19 16:01:12 by Editor in Endpoint Security: Translating Policy Into Reality
 
Using standard WEP is akin to using a pad-lock & chain for securing a bicycle. It keeps the honest people honest. The argument given that WEP is so weak that it's not worth using, isn't completely valid. Using the bike analogy, would you stop using a lock & chain simply because anyone with a set of bolt cutters can defeat them in a second?...
 
Tags: wep, standard wep, chain simply, chain, bike analogy, pad-lock, lock, completely valid, bolt cutters
 
 
 
 
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The NIC | Portal to Disaster? (Step 1 - Part 2)

2006-09-22 15:29:29 by Editor in Endpoint Security: Translating Policy Into Reality
 
Below is a non-exhaustive listing of network enumeration tools. I have purposefully included a broad range of useful and popular tools comprising multiple price ranges (from freeware to expensive
 
Tags: multiple price ranges, network enumeration tools, broad range, popular tools, non-exhaustive, freeware, expensive
 
 
 
 
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Security World: Trend adds Intrusion Defense Firewall to OfficeScan

2007-12-17 22:44:10 by Editor in Help Net Security - News
 
The new Trend Micro Intrusion Defense Firewall plug-in for OfficeScan 8.0 brings network-level Host Intrusion Prevention System capabilities to the endpoint. With IDF, malicious network communication
 
Tags: malicious network communication, officescan, idf, endpoint
 
 
 
 
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Security World: Sophos eXtensible Lists - a new way to fight spam

2007-12-12 14:06:11 by Editor in Help Net Security - News
 
Sophos eXtensible Lists (SXL) is an online look-up system that dramatically accelerates the distribution of anti-spam intelligence, moving away from traditional scheduled updates to a real-time system
 
Tags: sophos extensible lists, online look-up system, anti-spam intelligence, real-time system, sxl, traditional, distribution