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Cost/Benefit of Terrorism Security

2008-09-12 06:32:33 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...terrorism. I must warn you that, because of the dearth of information, this study is even more reliant on assumptions than usual. Even so, in three cases the cost of the action so far exceeds the benefits that doubts about the reliability of the estimates recede Because the loss of life is so low, they measure the benefits of successful...
 
Tags: measures involves costs, costs, measures, cost, benefits, produce benefits, pro-active measures, entail costs, additional defensive measures
 
 
 
 
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The Continued Cheapening of the Word "Terrorism"

2008-07-08 06:10:14 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...terrorism : The Rail Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) said today it was planning a 24-hour strike by rail workers on July 17, the busiest day of the Catholic event. It is the day Pope Benedict XVI will make his way through the streets of Sydney during the afternoon peak. The NSW Government will take the matter to the Australian Industrial Relations...
 
Tags: word, terrorism, government, catchall word, nsw government, morris iemma, iemma, industrial terror tactics, rail tram
 
 
 
 
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The Continuing Cheapening of the Word "Terrorism"

2008-08-19 06:09:17 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...terrorism: South Australian Premier Mike Rann says the diversion of water from the Paroo River in Queensland is an act of terrorism during a water crisis Anonymously threatening people with messages on playing cards , like the Joker in The Dark Knight , is terrorism: Giles County deputies arrest two county teenagers they say made terroristic...
 
Tags: terrorism, water, people, water crisis, cards, giles county deputies, august 10th, county teenagers, terroristic threats
 
 
 
 
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Turning off Fire Hydrants in the Name of Terrorism

2008-09-11 13:59:42 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...terrorism -- keeping fire hydrants on makes much more sense than turning them off. Two, what sort of terrorism is possible using working fire hydrants? Three, if the water valves can be "turned back on with a tool," how does turning them off prevent fire-hydrant-related terrorism More and more, it seems as if public officials in this country...
 
Tags: hydrants, fire hydrants, water valves, water, terrorism, water lines, prevent, common, prevent vandalism
 
 
 
 
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Terrorism as a Tax

2008-05-12 06:29:47 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...terrorism (54 percent) when considering a trip to the country In Beyond Fear I wrote: Security is a tax on the honest If it werent for attackers, our lives would be a whole lot easier. In a world where everyone was completely honorable and law-abiding all of the time, everything we bought and did would be cheaper. We wouldnt have to pay for...
 
Tags: tax, security, security risks, security countermeasures, security trade-offs, fear tax falls, security lines, beefed-up security forces, percent decline
 
 
 
 
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Random Stupidity in the Name of Terrorism

2008-07-03 12:57:04 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...terrorism? Israeli authorities are investigating why a Palestinian resident of Jerusalem rammed his bulldozer into several cars and buses Wednesday, killing three people before Israeli police shot him dead. Israeli authorities are labeling it a terrorist attack, although they say there is no clear motive and the man -- a construction worker...
 
Tags: police, israeli police shot, giraffe, terrorist, israeli authorities, giraffe helps camels, authorities, boston public school, terrorist organization
 
 
 
 
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Blue Box #85: Internet phone calls and terrorism, Georgia Tech report on Emerging Cyber Security Threats, phone jamming, 802.1X-REV, 802.1AE, VoIP sec

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2008-10-23 14:42:12 by HASH0x8b6d2d8 in Blue Box: The VoIP Security Podcast
 
...terrorism, Georgia Tech report on Emerging Cyber Security Threats, phone jamming, 802.1X-REV, 802.1AE, VoIP security news and more Welcome to Blue Box: The VoIP Security Podcast #85, a 32-minute podcast from Dan York and Jonathan Zar covering VoIP security news, comments and opinions Download the show here (MP3, 15 MB) or subscribe to the RSS...
 
Tags: voip, voip security news, internet phone calls, phone, voip calls, blue box, voip security podcast, podcast, georgia tech report
 
 
 
 
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Rudy Giuliani on Terrorism Security

2008-01-16 14:17:37 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
A longish article by Rudy Giuliani on his philosophy to secure the nation from terrorism. I may write a long blog post on the article after I read it, but I wanted to post the link as soon as I saw it
 
Tags: rudy giuliani, post, longish article, article, blog post, terrorism, link, nation, philosophy
 
 
 
 
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Schneier Video on Terrorism

2008-04-18 13:30:48 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
On 10 June 2006, I gave a talk on security theater and terrorism to the New Jersey ACLU. Here's the video
 
Tags: video, jersey aclu, security theater, terrorism, talk, june
 
 
 
 
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World's elite hackers warn chains of cyber terrorism threat

2008-04-26 13:31:38 by Editor in Digg / Security