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Congressional Leak Spotlights P2P User Act
Information Security Resources —
Authority: 427
By Robert Siciliano, Identity Theft Expert Congress is still considering the Informed P2P User Act, a law that would supposedly make it safer to use peer-to-peer file sharing software, an effort that is similar to banning mosquitoes from sucking blood. It just isn’t happening. The only foolproof way ...8 hours ago -
Microsoft Threat Assessment & Modeling
Information Security Resources —
Authority: 427
By Bozidar Spirovski , CISSP, MCSA, MCP Every organization has some form of Information Security Risk Assessment - some perform a formal risk assessment, others simply use their practical experience . Whatever method is chosen, it always helps to use a tool which will assist the organization in ...8 hours ago -
KWSP Scam- Dont do monthly withdrawal for your house installments
Yeah!!! is me —
Authority: 121
Shocking!!! Remember during Budget 2008 announcement last yr, our Finance Minister cum PM) announced that in order to assist KWSP members to reduce the burden in housing loan ...8 hours ago -
ISAlliance To Release Cyber Security Report
Information Security Resources —
Authority: 427
From The Internet Security Alliance Who: The Internet Security Alliance (ISA) What: The ISA will release a new cybersecurity report, which proposes frameworks for taking key issues in the Obama Administration’s “Cyberspace Policy Review” document to the next level, in an effort to achieve ...19 hours ago -
When Former Employees Pose Security Threat
My Techbox —
Authority: 116
A survey, which canvassed nearly 1,900 senior executives in more than 60 countries, shows that 75% of respondents are concerned with the possible reprisal from employees who have left their organizations. The 12th annual Ernst & Young Global Information Security Survey also reveals that lack of adequate security ...1 day ago -
Data Encryption Software: What To Do When Data Is On Paper? Obsidian Suffers Breach
AlertBoot Endpoint Security —
Authority: 130
These days, when one talks about data security, several things spring to mind: hard disk encryption , antivirus software, firewalls, etc. However, remember that information resides in other forms than in digital format. After all, were using more paper than ever, and have increasingly done so for the past ten ...1 day ago -
Report: Globalization of Malware Production
Information Security Resources —
Authority: 427
By Simon Heron , CISSP Internet Security Analyst Traditionally, malware has tended to originate mainly from countries like Brazil and America, with other nations such as Korea and India joining them in the top 10 malware charts in recent years. However, October’s threat stats reveal that the level of malware ...1 day ago -
Evaluating Corporate Social Media Strategies
Information Security Resources —
Authority: 427
Daniel Wallace , Information Security Consultant at Grow Forward How vendors, integrators and consultants can position themselves to support CISO’s with corporate social media adoption… In the past I have written articles and advised CISO’s on how social media technology can be used as a vehicle ...1 day ago -
Masters in Information Security
Out of the Mundane —
Authority: 135
Have you ever thought of getting a masters information security ? To those who are not familiar with this degree yet, let me just tell you that Lewis University offers this masters program that will challenge you to think, analyze, and strategize in unconventional ways, and to expand your ability for creative and ...1 day ago -
Pragmatic Security: the history of the Visa card
Cryptosmith —
Authority: 110
I’ve been looking at the evolution of electronic funds transfer (EFT) and payment systems recently. About two years ago, David Stearns completed a dissertation that looks at the early evolution of the Visa card (originally “Bank Americard”) in the context of other evolving electronic payment systems.What I find ...1 day ago -
Application Security – Where It’s At
BlogInfoSec.com —
Authority: 103
Some time ago, I was planning to write about my participation last year in a conference and a workshop on application security and software assurance respectively. One was the annual OWASP (Open Web Application Security Project) Conference in New York and the other was a workshop on the business case for software ...2 days ago -
Security Briefing: November 10th
Liquidmatrix Security Digest —
Authority: 118
Ah 60 Minutes. How do I loathe thee, let me count the ways. I’m baaaaaaack. Have a great day. Cheers, Dave Click here to subscribe to Liquidmatrix Security Digest! . And now, the news… 60 Minutes covers cybersecurity threats, federal data breach | IT Compliance Advisor Nov. 10, 1983: Computer ...2 days ago -
Laptop Encryption Software And Rickrolling Having Something In Common
AlertBoot Endpoint Security —
Authority: 130
What does laptop encryption software have in common with the cultural zenith that was, and is, Rick Astley? Passwords. Rickrolling iPhone Worm Australians with jailbroken iPhones got the treat of a lifetime when their wallpaper got changed to that of a young Astley looking impishly serious (check out the ...2 days ago -
Ten Common Identity Theft Myths Dispelled
Information Security Resources —
Authority: 427
By Robert Siciliano, Identity Theft Expert The National Foundation for Credit Counselors , which sponsors Protect Your Identity Week, has compiled a number of identity theft myths. To support their efforts, the Santa Fe Group Vendor Council Awareness and Education Subcommittee has helped to clarify some ...2 days ago -
Four Pillars of Cyber Warfare: Intelligence
Information Security Resources —
Authority: 427
By Richard Stiennon, Chief Research Analyst, IT-Harvest There are four pillars to the cyber war realm: intelligence, technology, logistics, and command. One premise is that cyber warfare is a component of the ongoing struggle between philosophies of politics, governance, and markets to be waged by opposing ...2 days ago -
HIPAA and Video Surveillance of Surgery
Information Security Resources —
Authority: 427
By Rebecca Herold ( The Privacy Professor ) CIPP, CISSP, CISM, CISA, FLMI Over the years there have been many… too many…instances where doctors have performed the wrong types of surgeries on patients, and even the wrong surgeries on completely wrong patients… There was a very interesting, and ...2 days ago -
15 Smart Grid Privacy Concerns + Other Smart Grid Thoughts
Realtime Community | IT Compliance —
Authority: 108
Ive had about half a dozen folks ask me how things are going with the work Im doing with the NIST Smart Grid privacy group , and if I could provide an update since my last couple of posts on the topic here and here .The time is going by much too quickly, and I am getting a bit nervous as we get closer to when we ...2 days ago -
Building a security program from the ground up
Andy ITGuy —
Authority: 405
I was listening to Pauldotcom Security Weekly episode 172 (yes, I’m running behind) the other day, which by the way was very good. They had a great interview with Prajakta Jagdale who works for HP (via SPI Dynamics) as a Web App Security Professional. She knows a ton about web app security and does a great job ...2 days ago -
Implication of Cisco MARS decision on SIEMs?
Matt Flynn's Identity Management Blog —
Authority: 98
Notice the question mark first. Im interested in what you think this means. This isnt me trying to make any great claims. Cisco has acknowledged that it will stop adding support for additional devices on its MARS SIEM platform. While the plan is to continue providing updates for already-supported devices, its ...2 days ago -
IPhone worm = Apathy and lack of understanding
Andy ITGuy —
Authority: 405
OK, maybe that’s a little extreme but you get the point. First, I’m breaking one of my cardinal rules and blogging about something that is a “hot topic” on the blogosphere right now. Yes, the IPhone worm that has the masses running for cover. Why do people jailbreak their IPhones? Lots of reasons but for the ...2 days ago
