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How Well "See Something, Say Something" Actually Works

2008-01-08 07:53:50 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
I've written about the "War on the Unexpected," and how normal people can't tell the difference: All they know is that something makes them uneasy, usually based on fear, media hype, or just something being different If you ask amateurs to act as front-line security personnel, you shouldn't be surprised when you get amateur security Yesterday...
 
Tags: line, front-line security personnel, calls, hot line, calls led, people, suspicious people, browne, normal people
 
 
 
 
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Unauthorized Well Fargo Transactions Endanger Private Details Of 7000 Clinets

2008-08-08 21:35:58 by CyberInsecure in CyberInsecure.com
 
According to New Hampshire State Attorney General breach notification, a significant number of unauthorized transactions had been made using Well Fargos access codes. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. has been advised by a reseller of consumer data, including consumer credit bureau data, of suspicious transactions made using Wells Fargo access codes. The...
 
Tags: transactions, fargo access codes, suspicious transactions, fargos access codes, breach notification, consumer data, fargo bank, significant, attorney
 
 
 
 
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It seems the calvary was held up at the Little Big Horn, oh well

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2008-01-29 20:04:24 by HASH0x8b02400 in StillSecure, After All These Years
Just a little while ago I wrote about the Trend Micro - Barracuda Networks legal tussle where Barracuda is alleging Trend with patent trolling with its controversial patent '600. I made reference to the fact that why didn't Trend go after the big boys. I wanted to know where was the calvary coming to the rescue here, not leaving Barracuda to...
 
Tags: trend micro, trend, controversial patent, patent, barracuda, calvary, dean, dean drako claims, sued
 
 
 
 
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Terrorist Fear Mongering Seems to be Working Less Well, Part II

2008-10-22 06:44:42 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
Last week I wrote about a story that indicated that terrorist fear mongering is working less well. Here's another story, this one from Canada: two pipeline bombings in Northern British Columbia: Investigators are treating the explosions as acts of vandalism, not terrorism, Shields said Under the Criminal Code, it would be characterized as...
 
Tags: terrorist, terrorists, terrorist fear, dangerous terrorists, people, kill people, cab, stop terrorists, train cab
 
 
 
 
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Darn Good Idea ... If Done Well

2008-11-19 14:30:00 by Dr Anton Chuvakin in Anton Chuvakin Blog -
 
A free, downloadable, log management and compliance product that provides organizations with visibility across their networks, data centers, and infrastructures?" ( here Somebody, somewhere is thinking In any case, "free is in" :-) Look at all the announcements ( NetWitness , Mandiant , this ) as well as " the original free About me:...
 
Tags: free, original free, log management, data centers, compliance product, mandiant, netwitness, visibility, org
 
 
 
 
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Who do you train and how do you train them?

2008-12-04 13:45:34 by Gunnar Peterson in 1 Raindrop
 
The Motley Fool's Dave Gardner blogged about Drucker's approach to training We've tried to manage our Motley Fool business the Drucker way for 15 years, too. Lemme ask you a question. I'm putting you in charge of your human resources group, in charge of your corporate culture, and you have two choices of how to spend $100,000 -- your call,...
 
Tags: security, software security, security people, motley fool, security architecture framework, motley fool business, people, top people, framework
 
 
 
 
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Review of My 2007 Security Predictions: Too Wimpy

2007-12-23 15:46:00 by Dr Anton Chuvakin in Anton Chuvakin Blog -
 
It is time to check how my last year's predictions ( My Security Predictions for 2007 ... Go! ) fared. I am shocked that many of my colleagues looooove to predict, but seem to shy away from reviewing them in the end of the year ( big ego - small 'you know whats So, one liner summary of status of my 2007 predictions : they were too wimpy. In more...
 
Tags: status check iii, status check, status check viii, security, security predictions, status check vii, check, predictions, status
 
 
 
 
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Security bloggers meet up recap

2008-04-09 20:51:14 by ashimmy in StillSecure, After All These Years
 
Well the RSA security bloggers meet up 2008 is in the books. The party was a smashing success! Before I go any further let me extend thanks to Jennifer Leggio of Fortinet for all of her hard work in putting together a great party. Also going over and beyond was StillSecure's Sonya Caprio. The organization of this party went far beyond anything...
 
Tags: security, bloggers, rsa security bloggers, rsa, individual bloggers, martin, martin mckeay, party, media type bloggers
 
 
 
 
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CLOUD COMPUTING - STORMY WEATHER?

2008-10-27 15:46:17 by Alex in RiskAnalys.is
 
Lots being written about the Cloud , most of it quite dark and gloomy . In fact Im surprised, that Hoff hasnt got a preso spooled up called The Toxic Cloud or something similarly ominous for his next speaking tour That said, the Economist does a great job distilling the issue into a simple statement Cloud computing is a trade-off between...
 
Tags: risk management innovation, management, cloud, risk, glba risk, glba, reduce risk, risk reduction, toxic cloud