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Common Criteria and answering the question 'Is it Safe'

2007-12-20 16:57:00 by sdl in The Security Development Lifecycle
 
...arguably does a reasonable job is addressing design vulnerabilities . A protection profile outlines customers interests and needs in terms of security features/functionality. Smart cards are a great example where the threat and risks to a class or products have been well defined and reflected in the protection profiles. Operating Systems and...
 
Tags: criteria, fails, common criteria fails, common criteria, common criteria arguably, common, arguably, arguably deficient, security
 
 
 
 
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Federal Information Security and Management Act -- Five Years On

2007-12-18 02:00:00 by Shannon Kellogg in Speaking of Security, the RSA Blog and Podcast
 
...arguably increased awareness of, and focus on, federal information security
 
Tags: federal information security, management act, fisma, baseline security standards, information security community, mixed bag, federal law, focus, legal framework
 
 
 
 
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Who Are the Information Security Experts?

2008-02-13 19:12:03 by Chris Wysopal in Zero in a bit
 
...arguably less biased list. I do see 3 of my former collegues from @stake: Dave Aitel, Dino Dai Zovi, and Window Snyder. Seeing that giants Microsoft and Google only got 2 each on the list and @stake has 3 it lends credence that @stake was the place to be for hard core security people Wikipedia has a nice large list of computer security...
 
Tags: security, security hackers, computer security specialists, security people due, spi dynamics, spi dynamics acquisition, people, google security team, dino dai zovi
 
 
 
 
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More thoughts on vulnerability

2008-04-07 13:34:01 by JonesJ in RiskAnalys.is
 
...arguably much more exposed) to errors of omission, errors in estimation, and personal bias/gaming, which means conscious analysis can be no worse and has the opportunity to be much better Next week Measuring Vulnerability
 
Tags: capable threat agent, threat agent, capable, password, vulnerability, six-character password, vulnerable, -character password, numeric
 
 
 
 
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Opinion: Promise for protecting laptops

2008-04-30 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Dealing with laptop protection is arguably the least favorite job for IT managers, and indications are that laptop sales will surpass desktop sales, so the situation is likely to only worsen. But upcoming chip-level antitheft technology and remote outsourced backup services promise relief
 
Tags: surpass desktop sales, chip-level antitheft technology, favorite job, laptop protection, laptop sales, situation, arguably, remote, indications
 
 
 
 
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Promise for protecting laptops

2008-04-30 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b43648 in Network World on Security
 
Among the multitude of data protection challenges facing IT organizations, arguably the least favorite for IT managers is dealing with laptop systems. Each week we read more horror stories about lost notebook computers and potentially compromised data as organizations attempt to grapple with what is literally a moving target
 
Tags: data protection challenges, data, organizations attempt, organizations, lost notebook computers, laptop systems, horror stories, week, arguably
 
 
 
 
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Wiretapping is really, really easy

2008-05-05 14:44:04 by Editor in Digg / Security
 
Ask Pellicano, whose case went to the jury last week, and offered arguably more for people who enjoy talk of encryption software, code-wiping booby traps or the low-tech secrets of phone company networks than anyone else
 
Tags: phone company networks, enjoy talk, encryption software, low-tech secrets, booby traps, week, arguably, pellicano, people
 
 
 
 
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Why Do We Accept Signatures by Fax?

2008-05-29 01:00:00 by Bruce Schneier in Wired Security
 
...Arguably, this is part of the security process. Signatures themselves are poorly defined. Sometimes a document is valid even if not signed: A person with both hands in a cast can still buy a house. Sometimes a document is invalid even if signed: The signer might be drunk, or have a gun pointed at his head. Or he might be a minor. Sometimes a...
 
Tags: fax, fax communications, fax insecurity, insecurity, fax machines, fax message, treat fax signatures, fax document, document
 
 
 
 
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Fax Signatures

2008-06-03 07:01:20 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...Arguably, this is part of the security process. Signatures themselves are poorly defined. Sometimes a document is valid even if not signed: A person with both hands in a cast can still buy a house. Sometimes a document is invalid even if signed: The signer might be drunk, or have a gun pointed at his head. Or he might be a minor. Sometimes a...
 
Tags: fax, fax signatures, fax communications, fax insecurity, insecurity, fax machines, fax message, treat fax signatures, fax document
 
 
 
 
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Fax Signatures

2008-06-03 07:01:20 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...Arguably, this is part of the security process. Signatures themselves are poorly defined. Sometimes a document is valid even if not signed: A person with both hands in a cast can still buy a house. Sometimes a document is invalid even if signed: The signer might be drunk, or have a gun pointed at his head. Or he might be a minor. Sometimes a...
 
Tags: fax, fax signatures, fax communications, fax insecurity, insecurity, fax machines, fax message, treat fax signatures, fax document