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What's your data worth? More importantly, to whom?

2007-10-25 06:49:21 by Steve Riley in Steve Riley on Security
 
...valuable it might be to an attacker. Always, instead, consider how valuable it is to you I know, it seems so simple when you see it in print. But, surprisingly, many people take the opposite approach. "We don't have anything of value to anyone else, we don't need security." There's no more dangerous statement than this. Resist the urge to...
 
Tags: data, data accessible online, valuable, security, security wrong, opposite approach, approach, bad guys, worth
 
 
 
 
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The asymmetry of data loss - data thief has an upper hand

2008-10-01 06:33:22 by RaviC in Musings on Information Security
 
...valuable data that has a long shelf life and in a way that data owner will never even be aware of theft From a data thief's perspective, the cost to steal data if kept high would disincentive him. Moreover, Data freshness factor, i.e. how valuable this data is over period of time plays an important role. A good example is content of today's...
 
Tags: data owner perspective, data owner, data, thief, owner, data freshness factor, data protection costs, discourage data thief, protect data
 
 
 
 
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Lost laptop = Lost data!

2007-08-18 08:28:15 by RaviC in Musings on Information Security
 
...valuable company data or valuable personal data may not be possible It is very important for us to be "laptop data aware" i.e. the categories of data it has and the consequences of lost data. A good practice is to treat your laptop like your wallet I found these 9 tips on Microsoft website . These tips are really thoughtful and well written...
 
Tags: data, lost data, lost, lost laptop, laptop, laptop data aware, lost brand, aware, laptop security device
 
 
 
 
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An old/new kind of cybercrime/cybercriminal

2008-04-23 10:13:09 by HASH0x8b4a8bc in StillSecure, After All These Years
 
...valuable than gold, more valuable even that gasoline! So to my mind this is more a case of corporate espionage where a company that is competitive to Lending Tree infiltrated their networks through people, rather than technology to gain access to their corporate crown jewels This sort of stealing your competitors information has been going on...
 
Tags: financial gain type, financial gain, gain, information breach, information, gain access, access, competitors information, cybercrime
 
 
 
 
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An old/new kind of cybercrime/cybercriminal

2008-04-23 11:13:09 by ashimmy in StillSecure, After All These Years
 
...valuable than gold, more valuable even that gasoline! So to my mind this is more a case of corporate espionage where a company that is competitive to Lending Tree infiltrated their networks through people, rather than technology to gain access to their corporate crown jewels This sort of stealing your competitors information has been going on...
 
Tags: financial gain type, financial gain, gain, information breach, information, gain access, access, competitors information, cybercrime
 
 
 
 
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The insider threat - jobs at risk!

2008-05-01 21:51:00 by Manu Namboodiri in Data Protection, Management and Leakage
 
...valuable can turn people". I started believing this after my car was broken into and it turned out to be a neighbor kid I firmly believe that taking temptation away (in this case not having access to data you should not) is a great strategy. Insider threats are more troubling, since this is targeted at the most sensitive and valuable data -...
 
Tags: valuable, valuable data, data, sensitive data, sensitive, car seat, access controls, outsider threat depends, access
 
 
 
 
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Can Moodys solve your third party assessment problem?

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2008-05-28 12:36:33 by Khalid Kark in Security & Risk Management
...valuable time, is expensive, and most importantly, pulls resources away from doing actual security work within the company. On the other hand service providers are also having a hard time keeping up with these assessments. A compliance manager at a large service provider estimated that they responded to over 300 audit requests in 2007, and...
 
Tags: service provider environment, service, ratings service, vir service, service providers, service provider, assessment, service provider stays, moodys
 
 
 
 
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The Pros and Cons of LifeLock

2008-06-12 04:00:00 by Bruce Schneier in Wired Security
 
...valuable. LifeLock also opts its customers out of pre-approved credit card offers, further making them less valuable in the eyes of credit bureaus And, so began a smear campaign on the part of the credit bureaus. You can read their points of view in this New York Times article , written by a reporter who didn't do much more than regurgitate...
 
Tags: credit reports, credit, credit card, fraud alerts permanent, fraud, credit industry, experian credit bureau, lifelock, issue credit
 
 
 
 
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LifeLock and Identity Theft

2008-06-17 06:51:25 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...valuable. LifeLock also opts its customers out of pre-approved credit card offers, further making them less valuable in the eyes of credit bureaus And, so began a smear campaign on the part of the credit bureaus. You can read their points of view in this New York Times article , written by a reporter who didn't do much more than regurgitate...
 
Tags: identity theft, credit reports, credit, identity, credit card, fraud alerts permanent, fraud, credit industry, experian credit bureau
 
 
 
 
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The Mogull's secret life

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