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- Microsoft Security Releases ISO Image May 2008
- Security Alert: Debian OpenSSL flaw affects many systems
- Report: Government's Cyber Security Plan Is Riddled With New Spying Programs
- Yahoo Search Security Beta Draws Complaints
- Lieberman On Bush Comparing Democrats To Nazi-Appeasers: âThe President Got It Exactly Right'
- Chicago's CCTV network to be autonomously monitored starting this summer
OS security scorecard for Q1 08 - Do patch numbers mean anything to anyone?
OS security scorecard for Q1 08 - Do patch numbers mean anything to anyone?
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Texas Border Coalition to sue to stop that d*mn fence!
http://stxc.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ texas-border-coalition-to-sue-to-stop.htmlThe Texas Border Coalition has confirmed it is filing its class action lawsuit against the federal government in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., on Friday. TBC announced its intention to file a lawsuit against the U.S.
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A Plethora of One-Liners
http://infosecplace.com/ blog/ 2008/ 05/ 16/ a-plethora-of-one-liners/Need a good one-liner? Take a look. Vet
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Protect Your Data At All Times
http://matthewebel.com/ main/ 2008/ 05/ 16/ protect-your-data-at-all-times/Thanks to both Chris Penn and C.C. Chapman for pointing this article by Bruce Schneier out: Last month a US court ruled that border agents can search your laptop, or any other electronic device, when you’re entering the country. They can take your computer and download its entire contents, or keep it for several days.
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Building a Security Architecture Blueprint
http://1raindrop.typepad.com/ 1_raindrop/ 2008/ 05/ building-a-se-1.htmlThis week I spoke at the Secure 360 conference on Building A Security Architecture Blueprint (slides). My thesis is that information is a strategic enterprise asset (in many cases it *is* the business), yet the typical enterprise approach to securing the information or even risk management, is rarely strategic.
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Building a Security Architecture Blueprint
http://1raindrop.typepad.com/ 1_raindrop/ 2008/ 05/ building-a-se-1.htmlThis week I spoke at the Secure 360 conference on Building A Security Architecture Blueprint (slides). My thesis is that information is a strategic enterprise asset (in many cases it *is* the business), yet the typical enterprise approach to securing the information or even risk management, is rarely strategic.
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Maybe this CBS buyout thing will be a good thing
http://www.macuser.com/ security/ maybe_this_cbs_buyout_thing_wi.php?lsrc=murssHold on to your seat because CNet has gotten all self righteous on Apple’s Safari developing behind. They’re very concerned that Apple is dismissing a “Safari vulnerability”. Sounds bad right? Sure it does. I allowed myself to get sucked in and read the piece. The problem is referred to as a “Carpet Bomb”.
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Security Briefing: May 16th
http://www.liquidmatrix.org/ blog/ 2008/ 05/ 16/ security-briefing-may-16th/OK, first day jitters are starting to kick in. The funny thing is that my first day doesn’t start until this Tuesday. Breathe. And now, the news… DNS trouble knocks NSA off Internet The Ethics of Vulnerability Research Hardened stateless session cookies Security hole in Internet Explorer allows
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Dear Sir, oops, sorry we lost your data ....
http://ntouk.com/ ?view=plink&id=355Dear Sir, oops, sorry we lost your data .... 16 May 2008 I receive a letter (how quaint) from a large, well-known company. On opening it, I discover the following opening sentence: "We are writing to inform you of a recent incident possibly involving the unauthorised exposure of your personal information." Oh.
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Get Twitter Notifications From a Motion-Detecting Webcam [Step By Step]
http://lifehacker.com/ 391141/ get-twitter-notifications-from-a-motion+detecting…Get Twitter Notifications From a Motion-Detecting Webcam Linux only: One intrepid Ubuntu user has written up a nifty tutorial on using a webcam tool available in the standard repositories, motion, to turn a standard webcam into a motion-detecting security system.
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Fawcett Forgives Woman Who Leaked Medical Info
http://www.liquidmatrix.org/ blog/ 2008/ 05/ 16/ fawcett-forgives-woman-who-leak…Always one for grabbing the spotlight (inexplicably at times) Farrah Fawcett has forgiven the hospital staffer that leaked her personal info. From Starpulse: Farrah Fawcett has forgiven the hospital worker accused of selling her confidential medical details to the media, insisting she’s just a “pawn” in the system.