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Security Briefing: November 10th
Liquidmatrix Security Digest —
Authority: 117
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 ...8 hours ago -
Laptop Encryption Software And Rickrolling Having Something In Common
AlertBoot Endpoint Security —
Authority: 129
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 ...10 hours ago -
Ten Common Identity Theft Myths Dispelled
Information Security Resources —
Authority: 472
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 ...11 hours ago -
Four Pillars of Cyber Warfare: Intelligence
Information Security Resources —
Authority: 472
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 ...11 hours ago -
HIPAA and Video Surveillance of Surgery
Information Security Resources —
Authority: 472
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 ...11 hours ago -
Building a security program from the ground up
Andy ITGuy —
Authority: 103
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 ...18 hours ago -
Implication of Cisco MARS decision on SIEMs?
Matt Flynn's Identity Management Blog —
Authority: 91
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 ...18 hours ago -
IPhone worm = Apathy and lack of understanding
Andy ITGuy —
Authority: 103
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 ...19 hours ago -
Federal Statutes Aid Trade Secret Prosecution
Information Security Resources —
Authority: 472
By John Watkins , Attorney with Chorey, Taylor & Feil The protection of trade secrets through litigation has generally been limited to civil lawsuits, typically filed under state law statutory or common law provisions. This is true even though federal and state statutes have provided criminal penalties ...1 day ago -
Symantec CEO Optimistic About IT Spending
Information Security Resources —
Authority: 472
By Cara Garretson , Veteran Business and Technology Journalist Security giant Symantec ( SYMC ) announced second fiscal quarter results that were down 3 percent compared to the same period a year ago, but up slightly from the last quarter of this year, offering some evidence that IT spending is on the ...1 day ago -
200 Posts on Shortinfosec
Information Security Short Takes —
Authority: 411
We are celebrating the 200 posts on Shortinfosec Here are some statistics: Active for 1 year and 9 monts - Shortinfosec started on 15 February 2008 200 original posts written 60,151 visits since its active 3 changes of design http://web.archive.org/web/20080407232903/http://www.shortinfosec.net/ 2 periods of ...1 day ago -
Iphone Dock Fires and Other Holiday Hazards
Information Security Resources —
Authority: 472
Anthony M. Freed , Information-Security-Resources.com Managing Editor As we all approach the inevitable chaos of the holidays with shopping, company parties, and client gift lists - all on top of Q4 and 2009 reports and wrap ups - please take care care to protect yourself and your family from possible tragedy ...2 days ago -
Digital Forensics Framework - A Perspective Forensics Tool
Information Security Short Takes —
Authority: 411
After Helix Forensic went commercial, the open source Computer Forensics is missing a tool that integrates required forensic techniques as well as Helix did. The tool A group which calls themselves ArxSys have developed a Python based Forensic Analysis Tool, which they call Digital Forensics Framework (DFF). ...2 days ago -
Atlanta NAISG November Meeting
Andy ITGuy —
Authority: 103
This month marks the one year anniversary of the Atlanta Chapter of the National Information Security Group. Come and join us as we continue to move forward and meet the needs of those seeking to secure their home and work systems. We’re a small group of passionate and committed security professionals who have a ...3 days ago -
Tips on SSL certs for business.
IENACE —
Authority: 142
SSL Certificates were created to validate the genuineness of a web site because it is so easy to counterfeit a business on the web. In 1995, when they were invented, a standard SSL certificates provided adequate protection for consumers. SSL certificates secure your website and protect transactional data. Need a ...3 days ago -
IPv6 and the End of the World
Pete Silva —
Authority: 106
There’s always been a certain amount of conspiracy theories when security type events happen or instances where there is secrecy. There are those who don’t buy the ‘reported’ reason a security event (like a breach) occurred, those who claim to have inside information or just those who see a story and draw ...4 days ago -
Navy CIO Sees Future in Cloud Computing
Information Security Resources —
Authority: 472
By Kevin L. Jackson , Vice President at Dataline During this week’s Federal Executive Forum taping, Navy CIO Robert Carey discussed his views on cloud computing. Stating that the NGEN and CANES (Navy Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services) programs will both leverage cloud computing, he ...4 days ago -
Binging (BETA) – Footprinting & Discovery Tool (Google Hacking)
Darknet - The Darkside —
Authority: 465
It’s been a while since I’ve seen a tool of this type, back in the heydays of Google Hacking (which became the generic term for information gathering via search engines) there were multiple tools such as Gooscan and Goolag.Binging is a simple tool to query Bing search engine. It will use your Bing API key [...] ...4 days ago -
HIPAA And Surveillance In Hospitals
Realtime Community | IT Compliance —
Authority: 106
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...4 days ago -
NIST releases Security Content Automation Protocol for FISMA
Hackers Center Blogs —
Authority: 116
Automated tools take sweat out of security compliance Nov 05, 2009 When it comes to complying with federal security mandates, chief information security officers contend with a set of arduous tasks that could rival the 12 labors of Hercules. Under the Federal Information Security ...4 days ago
