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  1. Moving on

    http://blogs.zdnet.com/threatchaos/?p=555

    Moving on Posted by Richard Stiennon @ 11:00 am Categories: Uncategorized Tags: Network, Blog, Blogging, Security, Internet, Richard Stiennon TalkBack Share Digg Del.ico.us Sphere Blog This Print Email Recommend Don't Recommend +0 0 I travel a lot. …

    181 days ago
  2. Judge releases Wikileaks

    http://blogs.zdnet.com/threatchaos/?p=554

    Judge releases Wikileaks Posted by Richard Stiennon @ 8:46 pm Categories: State Sponsored Hacking Tags: Domain Names, Internet, Richard Stiennon TalkBack Share Digg Del.ico.us Sphere Blog This Print Email Recommend Don't Recommend +3 3 All it took was a little representation.  That is one trouble with the US legal system. …

    183 days ago
  3. Oil field data loss just common theft

    http://blogs.zdnet.com/threatchaos/?p=552

    Sighs of relief can be heard coming from Brazil this week as police arrested four men (port security guards) responsible for heisting some computers that had lots of data from the newly discovered mega-oil-patch off the coast of Brazil. …

    183 days ago
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    Apache, Security, IPv6 and Microsoft

    http://boycottnovell.com/2008/08/20/apache-security-ipv6/

    Apache, Security, IPv6 and Microsoft Posted in Microsoft, GNU/Linux, Security, FOSS at 8:18 am by Roy Schestowitz An excellent article on Apache and security has disappeared from ZDNet and a reader suggested that “it might be good to first check with Stennon about why the blog entry had to be removed [or relocated rather]. His current blog is here, but his address used to be on the original article.

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    IDS/IPS: The Mark Twain of the Security World

    http://blog.securitymonks.com/2008/08/09/idsips-the-mark-twa...

    Recently I was talking with a fellow security professional, and I was surprised when he said, “It has been my experience that intrusion detection and prevention system (IDS/IPS) use is declining.” Now I know back in 2003, Gartner analyst Richard Stiennon stated, “IDSs have failed to provide value relative to its costs and will be obsolete by 2005.” Stiennon went on to say, “Intrusion detection systems are a market failure, and vendors are now hyping intrusion prevention systems, which have also

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    Enterprise Security: A Booming Market

    http://www.formtek.com/blog/?p=635

    With the backdrop of stories about cybercrime growing at somewhere near 100% annually, and problems like denial of Service, phishing, DNS attacks, and identify theft becoming common occurrences, companies are very slowly realizing the importance of cyber security for their business.

    38 days ago in Formtek Blog by weisinger · Authority: 3
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    ActiveWin.com - The Most Activated Windows Resource

    http://www.activewin.com

    to VMWare Windows is spreading throughout the datacenter. And, of course, there is only one operating system to use if you are dependent on Microsoft apps like Outlook, Word, and Excel. While I have joined the chorus of security folks who rail against the Microsoft Monoculture I still cannot believe some of the uses for Windows. Some of them are just downright silly, some you may claim are criminally negligent. Comment here! - 11 Comments for this story.

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    glass windows, easily broken

    http://philish.ganjle.com/blog/?p=471

    some of the windows uses are hilarious (networkworld) and the ‘must have’ list for Windows 7 (gadgetzone) is a good starting point! reference: networkworld, slashdot (1), gadgetzone, slashdot (2), zdnet

    53 days ago in philand · Authority: 1
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    Top Ten Worst Uses of Windows

    http://opsamericas.com/?p=751

    to VMWare Windows is spreading throughout the datacenter. And, of course, there is only one operating system to use if you are dependent on Microsoft apps like Outlook, Word, and Excel. While I have joined the chorus of security folks who rail against the Microsoft Monoculture

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    Your DBA has his/her hand in the till!

    http://kipsang.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/your-dba-has-hisher-...

    This change means that traditional security measures which were focussed on keeping viruses and worms out, and the occasional malicious hacker, are not going to protect you from today’s threat: your own employees and contractors. Full story: http://blogs.zdnet.com/threatchaos/?p=460

    58 days ago in The 411... · Authority: 1
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    Top Ten Worst Uses for Windows

    http://www.dayupdayup.com/?p=204

    to VMWare Windows is spreading throughout the datacenter. And, of course, there is only one operating system to use if you are dependent on Microsoft apps like Outlook, Word, and Excel. While I have joined the chorus of security folks who rail against the Microsoft Monoculture

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    Boycott Novell

    http://boycottnovell.com

    information about back doors in Windows and the poor security record of Windows Vista. Our reader then added: “I notice that the articles and posts that reflect Microsoft nature tend to get removed faster than others: http://blogs.zdnet.com/threatchaos/?p=311 http://www.acm.org/classics/sep95/ “It’s hard not to point out that this means he and his execs committed treason and/or perjury and should not be walking about,” concludes our reader who pointed all of this this out.

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    Beware the knowledgable insider. Societe Generale shows us w

    http://toppoliticsnews.com/2008/06/25/beware-the-knowledgabl...

    the weekend is the best reminder ever to check internal controls. You should be especially wary of employees that are familiar with your risk and security measures. They are armed with the tools to circumvent all of your precautions. When I was… read more

    73 days ago in Top Politic News · No authority yet
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