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The bad guys will use BitLocker, too

2007-07-13 18:03:36 by Steve Riley in Steve Riley on Security
 
...bad guys would find out how to exploit the bypass -- meaning that BitLocker becomes completely useless for you Here's a similar example: some people have advocated that cell phones be disabled in certain public places (movie theaters, tunnels, sports stadiums, and so on) because terrorists might use them to remotely trigger bombs. What a...
 
Tags: bad guys, guys, law enforcement, beneficial, bitlocker, destroy beneficial utility, conduct forensic analysis, technology, bypass
 
 
 
 
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Most Awesomely Bad Military Acronyms

2008-07-02 17:00:00 by Danger Room in Wired Security
 
The U.S military comes up with an acronym for everything. Some of them are cute. Some are obtuse. Some are a mouthful. And some are just ... bad. Awesomely bad. Think "PAST-A!" (Pedagogically Adaptive Scenarios for Training - Automated!) "IBOM" (Ionizing Brownout Mitigation System) and "FEAST" (Framework for Enabling Adaptive Scenario Generation...
 
Tags: awesomely bad, bad, adaptive scenario generation, brownout mitigation system, military, adaptive scenarios, acronym, ibom, mouthful
 
 
 
 
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Partial Disclosure - The Good, Bad, and Ugly

2008-10-21 13:58:00 by Tyler Shields in Zero in a bit
 
...Bad What is driving the fear surrounding partial disclosure is the potential for abuse. When a major flaw is partially disclosed, a number of potential issues may occur. First and foremost, the further along the partial disclosure path we are, the more details will be released to the public, and the higher the probability that someone (either...
 
Tags: partial disclosure, process, responsible disclosure process, partial disclosure process, disclosure, partial disclosure model, responsible disclosure, partial disclosure path, disclosure andor non-disclosure
 
 
 
 
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Wikileaks: Voice of the people or just bad news?

2008-02-20 08:27:18 by Editor in Adventures in Security
 
...bad guys, and it's been my experience that law enforcement officials will deal with issues brought to their attention if there is sufficient evidence--and evidence (i.e. proof) is very important. A set of documents alone is often insufficient to prove guilt or to understand all the ramifications of a case. So posting those documents, or a...
 
Tags: sufficient evidence, evidence, law enforcement officials, bad guys, documents, irresponsible behavior, prove guilt, issues, experience
 
 
 
 
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Anton on BAD Logs Next Week

2008-04-25 17:58:00 by Dr Anton Chuvakin in Anton Chuvakin Blog -
 
Want to see me talk about how bad logs really are Come see me present at OWASP in Connecticut next week. It is on April 30 at 6PM Thanks to James McGovern for inviting me About me: http://www.chuvakin.org
 
Tags: bad logs, week, james mcgovern, org, owasp, connecticut, talk, april, 6pm
 
 
 
 
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The "IT admin bad guy"? Not sure I buy it much..

2008-06-23 22:44:00 by Manu Namboodiri in Data Protection, Management and Leakage
 
...bad eggs or apples in the bunch, but overall I think they are ethically sound people This is like implying that since the guard to the safe has access to it, he/she might be taking advantage of that ability. My view is that the state of technology is (or was) such that there is no way around it - there had to be someone who has access ...
 
Tags: admins, install technology, technology, recent survey, apples, bad eggs, access, sound people, privileges
 
 
 
 
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Awesomely Bad Defense Trinkets, Part II

2008-10-26 14:23:00 by Nathan Hodge in Wired Security
 
In response to an earlier post, Danger Room readers have raided their collections for more examples of defense trinkets -- the good, the bad and the bizarre. Next week, we'll run a contest to pick the best contribution
 
Tags: defense trinkets, bad, week, collections, response, post, pick, danger, bizarre
 
 
 
 
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Information security in bad economy

2008-10-26 19:37:40 by RaviC in Musings on Information Security
 
...bad economic times. You are in a better position to influence senior management about information security risks under these circumstances and drive home the value of protecting your intellectual property under these kinds of circumstances. management will be all ears for such a pitch Time to engage your architect to optimize your security...
 
Tags: information security, information security risks, risks, security, information security professionals, security manager, information security topic, security architecture, time
 
 
 
 
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When Sky Marshals Do Bad Things

2008-11-21 06:23:19 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
They're not even close to perfect : Since 9/11, more than three dozen federal air marshals have been charged with crimes, and hundreds more have been accused of misconduct, an investigation by ProPublica, a non-profit journalism organization, has found. Cases range from drunken driving and domestic violence to aiding a human-trafficking ring and...
 
Tags: air marshals, federal air marshals, federal air marshal, million annual budget, non-profit journalism organization, air marshal service, transportation security administration, smuggle explosives, hire quickly