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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
 
...vehicle crashes are complex events involving the interactions of five major factors: drivers, traffic, roads, vehicles, and the environment Maiou, Song and Mallick go on to say that studies have shown that risk estimation using hierarchical Bayes models has several advantages over estimation using classical methods. They also point out that...
 
 
 
 
 
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Stolen car with South Carolina DHEC laptop inside

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2008-02-04 09:55:48 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...vehicle was stolen from a convenience store near the DHEC Region 2 office in Spartanburg. Inside the vehicle was a DHEC-issued laptop computer which contained sensitive personal information belonging to certain DHEC employees Reference URL South Carolina DHEC Media Advisory WYFF Channel 4 News story WCBD Channel 2 News story Report Credit...
 
 
 
 
 
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Laptop is stolen from the car of a First Calgary Savings employee

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2008-05-20 10:47:48 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...vehicle has raised concerns for Alberta's privacy commissioner In a letter sent yesterday to its customers, First Calgary Savings said a vehicle parked in a secured underground parkade was vandalized and the bank employee's laptop and cellphone stolen last month Reference URL Calgary Sun First Calgary Savings Report Credit Bill Kaufmann,...
 
 
 
 
 
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This is not a bodyguard - this is a walking lawsuit.

2008-03-18 02:52:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
 
...vehicle in a rage What would he have done if this were a trap? If someone wished to harm Ms. Kidman, or kidnap her, they could have staged this. The 'photographer' could have merely been bait used to lure her security and trick him into leaving his vehicle. Being unproteced, another bad guy could have easily harmed her at that stage I do...
 
 
 
 
 
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Tracking Vehicles through Tire Pressure Monitors

2008-04-10 06:29:06 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...vehicle transmits a unique ID, easily readable using off-the-shelf receiver. Although the transmitters power is very low, the signal is still readable from a fair distance using a good directional antenna Remember the paper that discussed how Bluetooth radios in cell phones can be used to track their owners? The problem with TPMS is...
 
 
 
 
 
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Hacking Polish Trams

2008-01-17 15:43:06 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...vehicle to the right was involuntarily taken to the left. As a result the rear wagon of the train jumped the rails and collided with another passing tram. Transport staff immediately suspected outside interference Here's Steve Bellovin : The device is described in the original article as a modified TV remote control. Presumably, this means...
 
 
 
 
 
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Stolen Salesforce.com unencrypted external storage device

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2008-02-12 13:32:40 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...vehicle that contained sensitive personal information belonging to current and former Salesforce.com employees Reference URL The New Hampshire State Attorney General breach notification Report Credit The New Hampshire State Attorney General Response From the online source cited above We recently became aware of a theft of an unencrypted...
 
 
 
 
 
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A law suit waiting to happen.

2007-12-06 04:25:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
 
...vehicle. We buy an insurance policy that will pay out in the case of an accident,fire or theft of the vehicle. In this way, we manage that risk. By doing nothing and taking a chance that nothing will ever go wrong, we would be ignoring the risk Smart companies and individuals who believe in being proactive, often call upon an experienced...
 
 
 
 
 
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Do not dismiss the dangers of being stalked

2008-02-25 16:48:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
 
...vehicle, make notes of vehicle tag numbers and description of suspicious persons. Dead bolts and an alarm system should be installed in the home. You should consider the use of discreet surveillance cameras Above all else, do not take chances. You will not know this person and therefore, you do not know what they are capable of doing. If at...
 
 
 
 
 
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Wee-Fi: General Commuter-Fi, Microsoft Bus-Fi, Nikon S52c

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2008-04-10 14:15:19 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...vehicle Wi-Fi can serve three purposes: access for passengers, intra-vehicle communication among systems, and remote surveillance in case of emergencies or security issues. The King County Metro System (called Metro by those of us here in King County) has Wi-Fi on a variety of buses, and seems to be gradually expanding service Microsoft...