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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
...review the latest issue with the idea that constructive confrontation leads to the best output achievable There are many different ways to review a magazine, however, I'm always sticking to the following critical success factors for a quality magazine The presence of a vision While a vision is often taken for granted, or even worse, a...
 
Tags: magazine, content, review, hardcode technical content, quality magazine, javascript obfuscation article, article, content quality, issue
 
 
 
 
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Fiber: Review of Optics, Cables & Connectors

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2008-04-05 03:22:59 by JJ in Security Uncorked
...review of the various types of fiber, optics, connectors and when to use what. Lets start with the basic stuff, and move down the line Multi-mode vs Single-mode First of all, we have multi-mode and single-mode fiber. Multimode has a larger diameter core or the area in the middle the light travels through. The larger diameter- think of it as a...
 
Tags: cables, simplex fiber cables, fiber, connectors, fiber cables, short fiber runs, short, single-mode, single-mode fiber
 
 
 
 
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It Changed My Life: My Review of "Geekonomics"

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2008-06-05 17:53:00 by Dr Anton Chuvakin in Anton Chuvakin Blog -
...review, here it is: it is not "Terminator" future (where machines kill people out of evil) that we must fear and work to prevent, but "Robocop" future (where they do due to software bugs Go read the darn book! And support liability for software manufactures . Also, in a few days, check this out (not yet but hover over the link to get a...
 
Tags: software, software manufactures, typical software, software development, insecure, insecure software, bad software, bad, open-source software
 
 
 
 
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Review: Eye-Fi Explore Hits the Mark

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2008-08-12 12:13:02 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...reviewed the Explore as a geotagging system for The Seattle Times this last Saturday; I'd reviewed the original Eye-Fi (now Eye-Fi Share) for them last year as well. You can read that review for my take on geotagging, or skip to the bottom of this review, as well The hardware is apparently the same or nearly so, and it works just as well as...
 
Tags: eye-fi explore, explore, computer, specific computer, eye-fi share, review, network, weeks ago, wi-fi radio
 
 
 
 
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The Breach Blog November Review

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2007-12-04 13:55:55 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Review November, 2007 Thirty-nine (39) breaches were reported on the The Breach Blog during the month of November, 2007 compared with thirty-five (35) during the month of October. November ranks second to September (44) in the number of breaches reported in a month, since The Breach Blog began compiling reports in August The month started...
 
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My Review of Tiger Team

2007-12-27 00:27:16 by Bill in Grumpy Security Guy
 
That was not what I expected but that is mostly due to my definition of penetration test being way too narrow. Tiger Team ends up being a It Takes a Thief knockoff with a tech twist. In my book that makes for some good TV. I really enjoy It Takes a Thief which is basically two reformed thieves breaking into peoples houses. I always thought it...
 
Tags: tiger team, people, repair people, security stories, pretty, pretty weak defenses, penetration test, physical security, rare auto dealership
 
 
 
 
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CMS HIPAA Compliance Review Checklist

2008-02-26 13:25:35 by Editor in Adventures in Security
 
CMS (Centers for Medicare and Meicaid Services) has posted a PDF document that lists the potential interviewees and the artifacts to be examined during a HIPAA compliance review. It's a good heads-up for those of us providing security in the health care industry
 
Tags: hipaa compliance review, health care industry, cms, meicaid services, pdf document, potential interviewees, lists, artifacts, centers
 
 
 
 
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Review: 7 secure USB drives

2008-03-03 05:25:07 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
With almost daily stories about data loss or breaches in the press, Computerworld decided to review seven USB drives from top vendors, based mostly on security and ease of use. We looked at everything from a drive built to military specifications, to one that even hides your Web searches
 
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Google board to oppose 'Net censorship ban, human rights review

2008-03-26 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Google's board of directors recommends that shareholders vote against a proposals that would require the company to take steps to ensure freedom of access to the Internet and one that would require the company to form a committee to review its policies on human rights
 
Tags: human rights, google, require, review, shareholders vote, directors recommends, company, board, ensure freedom