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Bogus security promises and how to detect them

2008-03-10 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b06a70 in Network World on Security
 
...promises by vendors are all too common. In this recent Network World chat, outspoken security analyst Nick Selby humorously tackles issues such as the truth about data leakage products, smartphone protection, hotspot threats and the word "solution." Nick Selby leads The 451 Group's Enterprise Security Practice. Selby also serves as The 451...
 
Tags: nick selby leads, selby, true enterprise security, hotspot threats, threats, enterprise security practice, data leakage products, malware expert webcasts, white papers
 
 
 
 
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New Privacy Policy Wrinkles: Online Behavioral Advertising; and Potential new EU Data Protection Policy

2008-01-31 11:24:31 by Geoffrey Turner in Security & Risk Management
 
...promises when they change their privacy policies, FTC staff proposes Companies should obtain affirmative express consent from affected consumers before using data in a manner materially different from promises the company made when it collected the data To address the concern that sensitive data medical information or childrens activities...
 
Tags: consumer, consumer protection, privacy policy, consumer choice, consumer data, constitutes sensitive data, sensitive data, protection, ftc staff
 
 
 
 
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A Review of Hakin9 IT Security Magazine

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2008-05-26 05:12:53 by Dancho Danchev in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...promises, namely, hardcode content in sections such as tools review, basics, attack, defense, book reviews, consumers test, and interviews. And whereas the key topic in this issue is LDAP cracking, I really enjoyed the Javascript obfuscation article, with the practical examples provided. A bit ironic, the issue is also reviewing a commercial...
 
Tags: magazine, content, review, hardcode technical content, quality magazine, javascript obfuscation article, article, content quality, issue
 
 
 
 
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Wee-Fi: Fon Founder Profiled; Creative No-Fi; Inspiair Physics-Fi; Foster City-Fi

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2008-05-27 13:17:25 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...promises, including area covered, low latency, and speed, and the collision of those promises with the laws of physics as well as regulatory issues. The lack of sales, noted in the article, tends to confirm my opinion, which is precisely what happened with Vivato after early positive response led to devices being built that couldn't meet the...
 
Tags: fon, fon founder, foster city, fon locations, city, martin varsavsky, varsavsky, article, article partly details
 
 
 
 
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LinkedIn Updates Privacy Policywith Only a Brief Notice to Users

2008-11-26 12:08:00 by Editor in IT Security - The IT Security Industry's Web Resource
 
...promises that it makes with respect to how it will handle or protect consumer data, even if it decides to change its policies at a later date. Therefore, before a company can use data in a manner materially different from promises the company made when it collected the data, it should obtain affirmative express consent from affected...
 
Tags: notice, linkedin, explicit consent, consent, data, protect consumer data, minimal notice, affirmative express consent, privacy policy
 
 
 
 
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Speaking of Security Podcast #70

2007-07-30 00:00:00 by Podcast Producers in Speaking of Security, the RSA Blog and Podcast
 
Click here to listen/download (10:15 October's RSA Conference Europe promises to be bigger and better than ever! In this podcast we talk with two of the conference's movers and shakers from RSA's U.K. headquarters. And we also welcome our newest Speaking of Security Blogger, Sean Kline , and learn some of his thoughts for the RSA blog and what...
 
Tags: rsa blog, rsa, sean kline, security blogger, security topics, podcast, october, listendownload, bigger
 
 
 
 
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NAC vendor changes stripes, promises improved security technology

2008-01-08 00:00:00 by Tim Greene in Network World on Security
 
It seems to be getting harder to make it as a NAC-only vendor, as evidenced by Vernier Networks unceremoniously changing its name and working on new technology it says goes beyond its current gear
 
Tags: vernier networks unceremoniously, current gear, nac-only vendor, technology, harder
 
 
 
 
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Mujahideen Secrets 2 Encryption Tool Released

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2008-01-21 15:37:17 by HASH0x8b0f9c4 in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...promises secure Web contacts The efficacy of the new Arabic-language software to ensure secure e-mail and other communications could not be immediately gauged. But some security experts had warned that the wide distribution of its earlier version among Islamists and Arabic-speaking hackers could prove significant. Al Qaeda supporters widely...
 
Tags: secrets, tool, encryption, secrets encryption tool, encryption keys, keys, digital, digital signature files, islamic
 
 
 
 
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Microsoft promises fix for Office 2008 installation issues

2008-01-25 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b6f380 in Network World on Security
 
A pair of installation-related problems involving the new release of Microsoft's Office 2008 won't cause damage to your data or prevent the productivity suite from running. But the issues, discovered by a user, pose potential security and administrative headaches. Microsoft is vowing fixes for both
 
Tags: microsoft, pose potential security, issues, office, productivity suite, administrative headaches, damage, prevent, fixes