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Keeping America Safe from Terrorism by Monitoring Distillery Webcams

2008-10-31 11:15:49 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high explosives. The department which contacted the Distillery deals with the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, going to sites to verify treaty compliance. Funnily enough chemical weapon processes look very similar to the distilling process and as part of training there is a...
 
 
 
 
 
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Terrorists Attacking via Air Conditioners

2008-05-16 12:03:00 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...chemical or biological agents directly into external air-intakes or internal air-circulation systems. Unless the building has carbon filters (or the equivalent), volatile chemical agents would not be stopped and would enter the building untenanted Other scenarios involve the use of helicopters equipped with agricultural spraying equipment to...
 
 
 
 
 
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Doctoring Photographs without Photoshop

2008-08-27 07:27:27 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...chemical weapons and no evidence of concealment. Morris's mockery of the sweeping interpretations made in Powell's photographs There is a larger point. I don't know what these buildings were really used for. I don't know whether they were used for chemical weapons at one time, and then transformed into something relatively innocuous, in order...
 
 
 
 
 
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Locked Call Boxes and Banned Geiger Counters

2008-01-18 07:44:31 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...chemical, biological, or radiological attack detectors: The legislation which was proposed by the Bloomberg administration and would be the first of its kind in the nation would empower the police commissioner to decide whether to grant a free five-year permit to individuals and companies seeking to "possess or deploy such detectors." Common...
 
 
 
 
 
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Spending Money on the Wrong Security Threats

2008-02-19 07:18:32 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...chemical suits, a plutonium-detecting gamma and neutron rae radiological monitor and, for good measure, this rural county about fifty miles west of Indianapolis also ordered plenty of weapons of mass destruction test strips But asked whether weapons of mass destruction are a concern, Hyten replied: "The weapons of mass destruction -- I don't...
 
 
 
 
 
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The National Cyber Exercise

2008-02-06 13:29:21 by Burton Group in Security and Risk Management Strategies Blog
 
...Chemical sectors along with multiple Information Sharing and Analysis Centers (ISACs) are scheduled to participate Here's what's weird: no one's discussing the exercise. Actually, I'm guessing that's not strictly true. Who's not discussing it is Burton Group clients; and they represent hundreds of the largest organizations in the world and...
 
 
 
 
 
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The National Cyber Exercise

2008-02-06 13:29:21 by Burton Group in Security and Risk Management Strategies Blog
 
...Chemical sectors along with multiple Information Sharing and Analysis Centers (ISACs) are scheduled to participate Here's what's weird: no one's discussing the exercise. Actually, I'm guessing that's not strictly true. Who's not discussing it is Burton Group clients; and they represent hundreds of the largest organizations in the world and...
 
 
 
 
 
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Third Annual Movie-Plot Threat Contest Winner

2008-05-15 06:24:06 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...chemical used in antifreeze In light of this continuing health risk, Hamilton Health Labs is proud to announce Tommy Tester Toothpaste Strips! Just apply a dab of toothpaste from a fresh tube onto the strip and let it rest for 3 minutes. Its just that easy! If the strip turns blue, rest assured that your entire tube of toothpaste is safe....
 
 
 
 
 
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Nuke Plant Shutdown Due To Upgrade

2008-06-08 02:53:15 by Dave Lewis in Liquidmatrix Security Digest
 
...chemical and diagnostic data from one of the facilitys primary control systems, and the software update was designed to synchronize data on both systems. According to a report filed with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, when the updated computer rebooted, it reset the data on the control system, causing safety systems to errantly interpret...
 
 
 
 
 
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Memo to Next President: How to Get Cyber Security Right

2008-08-07 15:45:00 by Bruce Schneier in Wired Security
 
...chemical plants that dump waste into the river. But a bad law is worse than no law. A law requiring companies to secure personal data is good; a law specifying what technologies they should use to do so is not. Mandating software liabilities for software failures is good , detailing how is not. Legislate for the results you want and implement...