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Diebold Finally Admits its Voting Machines Drop Votes

2008-08-28 06:38:35 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...machines and is urging the state legislature to require optical scanners statewide instead In a lawsuit, Brunner charged on Aug. 6 that touch-screen machines made by the former Diebold Election Systems and bought by 11 Ohio counties "produce computer stoppages" or delays and are vulnerable to "hacking, tampering and other attacks." In all, 44...
 
Tags: election, diebold election systems, diebold, machines, election technology, ohio, ohio secretary, election officials, votes
 
 
 
 
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Security Between Virtual Machines?

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2008-06-22 15:30:57 by John Peterson in Security In The Virtual World
...machines? Some say no, some say yes. I've been out talking to a number of virtualization users and non users on this topic and I'm finding that some say no and some say yes. The users of virtualization technology tend to say yes while others looking at virtualization from the outside tend to say no. Why is this Well, I thought I'd blog on my...
 
Tags: web, web page, web site sends, server, file server, database backend server, web front, vulnerable web site, database server
 
 
 
 
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Security Between Virtual Machines?

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2008-06-22 15:30:57 by John Peterson in Security In The Virtual World
...machines? Some say no, some say yes. I've been out talking to a number of virtualization users and non users on this topic and I'm finding that some say no and some say yes. The users of virtualization technology tend to say yes while others looking at virtualization from the outside tend to say no. Why is this Well, I thought I'd blog on my...
 
Tags: web, web page, web site sends, server, file server, database backend server, web front, vulnerable web site, database server
 
 
 
 
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NSA Backdoors in Crypto AG Ciphering Machines

2008-01-11 06:51:20 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...machines their officials rely upon to exchange their most sensitive economic, diplomatic and military messages. Crypto AG was founded in 1952 by the legendary (Russian born) Swedish cryptographer Boris Hagelin. During World War II, Hagelin sold 140,000 of his machine to the US Army In the meantime, the Crypto AG has built up long standing...
 
Tags: crypto, machines, company, swiss company, company web site, century, 20th century version, military messages, countries
 
 
 
 
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The MTA Seeks Compliance on Their Antique Vending Machines

2008-07-21 08:44:25 by Editor in Cheap Hack
 
...machines. If the machines were actually on a network of some kind I would be worried, but it's likely they all just have a dial-up connection and some weird, old version of SLIP. The reference to PCI compliance is interesting. Seeing as how Requirement 6 of the PCI DSS states that you must "Ensure that all system components and software have...
 
Tags: system, mta, fare collection system, security implications, security, mta nyc transit, nyc transit, pci, system components
 
 
 
 
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The MTA Seeks Compliance on Their Antique Vending Machines

2008-07-21 08:44:25 by Editor in Cheap Hack
 
...machines. If the machines were actually on a network of some kind I would be worried, but it's likely they all just have a dial-up connection and some weird, old version of SLIP. The reference to PCI compliance is interesting. Seeing as how Requirement 6 of the PCI DSS states that you must "Ensure that all system components and software have...
 
Tags: system, mta, fare collection system, security implications, security, mta nyc transit, nyc transit, pci, system components
 
 
 
 
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New York Times Magazine on Electronic Voting Machines

2008-01-07 08:46:15 by Editor in Digg / Security
 
Can You Count On These Machines
 
Tags: machines, count
 
 
 
 
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The Mysterious Case of Ohio's Voting Machines

2008-03-27 14:35:00 by Threat Level in Wired Security
 
It's an election year, so Ohio must be screwing around with its electronic voting machines again. In Threat Level
 
Tags: machines, threat level, ohio, electronic, election
 
 
 
 
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CATSA: XRay Machines Are Not For Gum Wrappers

2008-06-08 12:58:43 by Dave Lewis in Liquidmatrix Security Digest
 
...machines, says a bulletin issued earlier this year by the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Likewise, warning labels and hazard warning signs are being damaged and are sometimes completely removed from the units The rebuke, obtained under the Access to Information Act, is the second time officers have been warned about dropping junk...
 
Tags: catsa, similar act, act, screeners, airport screeners, time officers, empty coffee cup, top panel openings, time