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Modeling Urban Panic

2008-01-14 12:09:28 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...urban panic : "The goal of this project is to develop a reusable and behaviorally founded computer model of pedestrian movement and crowd behavior amid dense urban environments, to serve as a test-bed for experimentation," says Torrens. "The idea is to use the model to test hypotheses, real-world plans and strategies that are not very easy,...
 
Tags: peaceful crowd, crowd, test hypotheses, test, crowd flees, models urban panic, major arterial streets, torrens, mass evacuation prior
 
 
 
 
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E-Discovery's Great 'Urban Myth' - And Why You Shouldn't Believe It

2008-05-01 17:59:45 by Posted By: John Bace, Research VP in IT Leaders - Security and Risk Management
 
...urban myth" that it's impossible to erase an e-mail or other piece of digital information; and 2) the idea that the only smart practice is to keep nothing Where e-discovery and especially e-mail are concerned, most enterprises find themselves at a critical juncture at which public policy is failing to keep pace with the evolution of...
 
Tags: e-mail, e-mail product, urban myth, e-discovery, technology, star wars technology, smart practice, public policy, strong black coffee
 
 
 
 
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A Wi-Fi virus outbreak? Researchers say it's possible

2008-01-04 00:00:00 by Robert McMillan in Network World on Security
 
If criminals were to target unsecured wireless routers, they could create an attack that could piggyback across thousands of Wi-Fi networks in urban areas like Chicago or New York City, according to researchers at Indiana University
 
Tags: indiana university, york city, researchers, wireless routers, wi-fi networks, thousands, attack, chicago, criminals
 
 
 
 
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WiFi Epidemiology: Can Your Neighbors Router Make Yours Sick?

2008-01-07 00:00:30 by Editor in Help Net Security - Articles
 
In densely populated urban areas WiFi routers form a tightly interconnected proximity network that can be exploited as a substrate for the spreading of malware able to launch massive fraudulent attack
 
Tags: wifi routers form, proximity network, malware, densely, tightly, urban
 
 
 
 
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Snopes.com stops serving adware

2008-01-29 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b39d04 in Network World on Security
 
A popular urban legend debunking site has stopped serving up adware downloads after the practice was criticized by security experts and users, according to one researcher Achieving Service Management Success (RESEARCH Advertisement Sign up here and See how to eliminate numerous Service Desk expenses through web collaboration
 
Tags: popular urban legend, service management success, adware downloads, security experts, web collaboration, advertisement, research, users, researcher
 
 
 
 
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Tear Gas/Pepper Spray Resource

2008-01-15 16:43:00 by NGO Security in NGO Security
 
...urban locations. One of the groups, known as the Black Cross Health Collective , has published extensive information on the effects of and treating tear gas and pepper spray. Check it out
 
Tags: tear gas, pepper spray, street medics, volunteer medical personnel, traditional humanitarian security, riot control agents, street medic, support activists, extensive information
 
 
 
 
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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
 
...urban legend) tends to suggest that the more lines of code you have the more bugs you have. That might very well be true, and Windows Vista is certainly larger than Windows XP SP2; yet right now, we are on track for an approximately 50% reduction in vulnerabilities compared to Windows XP SP2. Think about that figure for a moment: about a 50%...
 
Tags: vulnerabilities, reduce security vulnerabilities, fewer security vulnerabilities, security vulnerabilities, source security bugs, bugs, major microsoft products, microsoft products, security
 
 
 
 
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Mobile Post: Speeds Thrills in Minnesota

2008-04-03 14:53:14 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
 
In Minnesota, St. Paul and Minneapolis may stand as poster children for two trends in broadband: On your left, Comcast offers 50 Mbps/5 Mbps in the home; on your right, a working urban Wi-Fi network
 
Tags: urban wi-fi network, minnesota, mbps5 mbps, comcast offers, stand, broadband, minneapolis, trends, home
 
 
 
 
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BART Wi-Fi Access Moves Closer in Bay Area

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2008-04-09 06:39:32 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...urban areas around the world. Yes, that's a big claim; but they have a unique and interesting solution The company told the Bee that they would start on heavily traveled underground routes first, with service available within 4 months of a contract. WiFi Rail relies on leaky coax, which is wiring that runs in the tunnel already, and they've...
 
Tags: wifi rail, wifi rail relies, bee, sacramento bee article, contract, sign contract, wifi rail folks, overlaid wi-fi signals, months ago
 
 
 
 
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NYC Is Getting a New High-Tech Defense Perimeter. Let's Hope It Works

2008-04-24 00:00:00 by Noah Shachtman in Wired Security