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Software that Assesses Security Risks to Transportation Networks

2008-04-23 06:16:51 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...transportation networks: "The tool will assist in prioritization of security measures based on their risk reduction potential," said the statement of work accompanying TSA's formal solicitation, which was posted April 18 The software tool would help TSA gather and organize information about specific transport modes and assist agency officials...
 
Tags: software, tsa, software tool, tsa headquarters, tsa gather, assist agency officials, assist, tool, transportation networks
 
 
 
 
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Mailing error at the University of Maryland exposes student information

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2008-07-18 09:18:07 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Transportation Services Victims All students registered for Fall 2008 classes Number Affected 23,727 Types of Data Names, addresses, and Social Security numbers Breach Description On July 1st, 2008, the University of Maryland Department of Transportation Services mailed an on-campus parking brochure to all students registered for Fall...
 
Tags: information, university, maryland, personal information, university identification, university community, social security, addressees social security, recipient social security
 
 
 
 
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Motor Vehicle Crashes and Complex Event Processing

2007-12-31 03:19:30 by Tim Bass in The Complex Event Processing Blog
 
...Transportations (DOT) research programs.RITAs mission is to advance the deployment ofmulti-disciplinary technologies to improve transportation system in the U.S Shaw-Pin Miaou, Joon Jin Song and Bani K. Mallick wrote a detailed paper, Roadway Traffic Crash Mapping: A Space-Time Modeling Approach , in RITAs Journal of Transportation and...
 
Tags: motor vehicle crashes, complex event, traffic, manage traffic, joon jin song, song, roadway traffic crash, bayes methods, hierarchical bayes methods
 
 
 
 
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House committee issues report and finds fault with TSA web site

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2008-01-15 09:35:53 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Transportation Security Administration (TSA Desyne Web Services Victims Certain people that used the TSA traveler redress website between October 6, 2006 and February 13, 2007 Number Affected thousands Types of Data Name, Social Security number, birth date, birth place, sex, height, weight, hair color, eye color, address, and home and work...
 
Tags: tsa, website, website contract, traveler redress website, tsa moved quickly, security breach, information security breach, security vulnerabilities, multiple security vulnerabilities
 
 
 
 
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US Government planning to spend 10% of its IT budget on cyber-security by 2009.

2008-02-25 13:59:58 by Khalid Kark in Security & Risk Management
 
...Transportation) more than doubling its budget while DHS (Department of Homeland Security) had less than a 5% increase, they dont have their priorities right or that we should fund federal agencies based on how well they do on FISMA. These numbers may seem a little out of whack, but here is why I think the US government is headed in the right...
 
Tags: cyber-security, budget, cyber-security budget, security, government, measure security, security budgets, mature security postures, government infrastructure
 
 
 
 
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UTUIA laptops are missing after shipment

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2008-06-16 09:37:36 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Transportation Union Insurance Association ("UTUIA Contractor/Consultant/Branch Westin Hotels and Resorts United Parcel Service Victims Policyholders Number Affected Unknown Types of Data names and social security numbers Breach Description Two laptop computers shipped via UPS to UTUIA offices are missing. One of the laptops may contain...
 
Tags: sensitive personal information, personal information, utuia, protect personal information, laptop computers, utuia laptop computers, information, laptops, utuia offices
 
 
 
 
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Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles cited in audit report

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2008-07-11 09:18:07 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...transportation committee hearing Reference URL The Denver Post Report of The State Auditor, Driver's License and Identification (ID) Card Security Report Credit Jessica Fender, The Denver Post - Brought to the attention of The Breach Blog by an informed reader Response From the online source cited above The Division of Motor Vehicles put...
 
Tags: information, personal information, information security, information security breaches, sensitive information, information security strategy, information security program, security, cyber security
 
 
 
 
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Cost/Benefit Analysis of Airline Security

2008-07-21 05:53:15 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...Transportation Security Administration (TSA) alone. In particular, significant expenditure has been dedicated to two aviation security measures aimed at preventing terrorists from hijacking and crashing an aircraft into buildings and other infrastructure: (i) Hardened cockpit doors and (ii) Federal Air Marshal Service. These two security...
 
Tags: cost-effective, cost-effective security measure, cost, cost-effective measure, opportunity cost, cost-benefit analysis, additional cost, cost-benefit assessment, benefit
 
 
 
 
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Passenger Says He Hacked Windows In New York Taxi Display Screen

2007-12-28 14:02:19 by Editor in Security Links
 
...Transportation Systems spokesman told InformationWeek Thursday that passengers credit card data is encrypted and isnt stored locally, so it wasnt compromised. He also said the cab had an outdated modem, used while the city tested the display systems Billy Chasen posted photos on his blog earlier this month showing that he accessed a New York...
 
Tags: display, display systems vendor, display systems, credit card, card, sensitive information, information, display system, credit card information
 
 
 
 
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Ask the Auditor: Who is Responsible for Information Security?

2007-12-29 06:24:50 by Editor in Security Links
 
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