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Do your REAL job?
2008-04-21 16:33:00 I can’t believe it’s freakin’ Monday again. Seriously. When will this treadmill end? If you joined us last week, you’ll know that we’re here to discuss all of those things you could be doing, but aren’t. This week, short and sweet. Update your Intranet site. Click for more… I’m sure that all of you are running a lush ... More About: Real
Security Briefing: April 21st
2008-04-21 15:41:00 OK, it’s Monday and I’m ready for a “do over”. Last week was rather trying to say the least. I plan to turn things on their head this week and have a better start. Although the dead refrigerator and subsequent food poisoning adventure was not fun. So, the week (for me) starts now. …OK, still good. And ... More About: News , Security , April
Criminals To Target Mobiles
2008-04-21 15:10:00 BBC News has an interesting piece dealing with criminals targeting mobile device users. From BBC: “There’s a real transition from online in to the mobile space,” said Simeon Coney, head of business development at Adaptive Mobile , which helps operators keep an eye on the malicious traffic flowing across their networks. In the PC world malicious programs started ... More About: Mobiles , Malware , Target , Criminals
Microsoft OK With Website Bug Hunters
2008-04-21 14:55:00 Do I hear a flood gate opening? This is a remarkable departure for the folks in Redmond. From the Register: In a first for a major company, Microsoft has publicly pledged not to sue or press charges against ethical hackers who responsibly find security flaws in its online services. The promise, extended Saturday at the ToorCon ... More About: News , Website , Hunters
Schneier Prediction: RSA Conference Will Shrink
2008-04-21 14:24:00 I’m sure that the RSA folks were nonplussed to hear Bruce’s take on the possible contraction of the RSA security conference. I think he’s right. From Wired: Talk to the exhibitors, though, and the most common complaint is that the attendees aren’t buying. It’s not the quality of the wares. The show floor is filled with new security ... More About: News , Conference
Security Briefing: April 18th (Late Edition)
2008-04-18 18:42:00 This is one of those days where I’ve been running around like a chicken with my head cut off. A fitting end to an insane/odd/warped week. Thanks to all of our new subscribers. Glad you could join us! Have a great weekend all! And now, the news… NBC Wants iTunes To Spy On All The Media You ... More About: News , Security , April , Late , Edition
Don?t quit your day job?
2008-04-18 14:47:00 You’ve lost that lovin’ feeling, Whoa, that lovin’ feeling, You’ve lost that lovin’ feeling, Now it’s gone…gone…gone…wooooooh . Now there’s no welcome look in your eyes when I reach for you. And now you’re starting to criticize little things I do. It makes me just feel like crying, (baby). ‘Cause baby, something in you is dying. When the week is almost done, and you ... More About: Quit
Ethical Questions?
2008-04-18 14:27:00 Lately, one of the big topics in my life has been that of ethics. There’s the ethics in research/reporting conversation in the SCADA Security world… There’s the ethics of paid vs. unpaid ‘research’ in Joanna’s world… There’s an interesting question posed on Slashdot — What Should We Do About Security Ethics? — I shall weigh in and flaunt ... More About: News , Questions
Healthcare IT Failing On Security
2008-04-18 12:36:00 From vnunet: The IT security threat posed by healthcare workers is rising as they become increasingly mobile and use laptops containing sensitive patient information. Unlike some other parts of the world, UK law does not protect data kept on healthcare computer systems beyond ‘duty of care’ and a professional requirement for patient confidentiality. The warning from Absolute Software, ... More About: Security , Healthcare
Consumer Devices Give Storage Admins Security Headaches
2008-04-18 12:27:00 From Internet News: Apple’s 160GB iPod Classic, introduced last September, is a music and movie lover’s dream machine. But for IT departments, it’s a security nightmare. That’s because any employee can plug this pocket-sized USB storage device into their computer and use it to steal vast amounts of corporate information, including mailing lists, databases, financial records and ... More About: Security , Storage , Devices , Consumer
Another Helping Of Spam Every 3 Seconds
2008-04-17 18:57:00 No, not that kind. Spam . You know, that insidious type of email detritus that clogs your inbox and the “tubes” of the internet. Apparently, a new spam site hits the interweb every 3 seconds. I can’t say that I’m surprised in the least. Why else would companies like IronPort and their ilk have so much business? From ... More About: Seconds
Security Briefing: April 17th
2008-04-17 15:24:00 Started to climb out of my funk this morning…only to get more shyte news. I guess it’s just one of the those weeks. On the upside the week is almost over. And now, the news… Agencies won’t say what data they collect, or how they protect it IT crash hits Virgin Blue Consultant pleads guilty to identity theft Crackdown ... More About: News , Security , April
Apple Plugs Prize Winning 10K Hole
2008-04-17 14:22:00 Somehow, that title sounds very wrong. Ah well. Glad to see that Apple has managed to get around to fixing the hole that made Charlie Miller a cool $10,000 (US) at CanSecWest in Vancouver a few weeks ago. From Network World: The bug lay in the way WebKit would process certain specially crafted JavaScript commands. In order ... More About: News , Hole , Winning
Apply Head To Desk, Repeat
2008-04-16 19:42:00 Today is a soul crusher. So was yesterday. There are times where my day job can remove my will to soldier on. This is one of those days. I was turned down for Black Hat (to attend that is). So, I’ll be applying as press in the hopes that I can get a pass. Failing that ... More About: News , Work , Frustration , Head , Desk
I?ve fallen and I can?t get up?
2008-04-16 15:58:00 The middle of the week. The hump. The point where you’re starting to think of the blessed relief of alcohol coursing through your veins for the weekend. And yet, there’s so much to do, Monday’s MITs are still on your sheet as incomplete, there’s 4 new incident tickets in your queue and inbox zero is a fond memory ... More About: Fallen
Stopping The Corporate Spy
2008-04-16 14:59:00 Here is an interesting piece from InfoWorld: Corporations are woefully unprepared to counter attempts at corporate espionage, say experts who perform vulnerability assessments designed to uncover security weaknesses. U.S. corporations lose as much as $300 billion a year to hacking, cracking, physical security breaches, and other criminal activity, according to Ira Winkler, author of “Spies Among ... More About: Corporate , Spying
Security Briefing: April 16th
2008-04-16 13:27:00 Sorry about yesterday folks. I was in a craptacular mood and thought that it would be better to keep it to myself. A huge thanks to Myrcurial for stepping up with a couple postings yesterday. Nice! And now, the news… Oracle patches ’sitting duck’ database vulns Malicious Microprocessor Opens New Doors for Attack MiFare RFID crack more extensive than ... More About: News , Security , Data Security , April
Wired?s Threat Level and the CIA
2008-04-15 16:47:00 I think that El Jefe must’ve slept in as the daily news isn’t up yet… I’m surprised at how quickly this story is spreading… It seems that the CIA has had a bit of an XSS problem (as it turns out, for a while now) and Wired ’s Threat Level thought it would be a good one to ... More About: Data Security , Vulnerability
Seatec Astronomy
2008-04-15 15:55:00 In my day to day life, I use 5 different computers and 2 PDAs. I know. It’s ridiculous. Heck, I even make fun of myself. I’m trying to figure out how to manage the passwords that I need in such a way as to ensure that they are always available, yet maintain the break between what is mine ... More About: News , Astronomy
India?s External Affairs Servers Hacked By China
2008-04-15 04:44:00 Chinese hackers make the news again. This time in India . From The Times of India: Chinese hackers broke into the computer network of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) recently prompting the government to think about fortifying the system. No sensitive information is believed to have been accessed during the hacking, which was detected during regular checks ... More About: News , China , Servers , Hacked
Do your REAL job?
2008-04-14 16:33:00 In an effort to keep El Jefe off guard, here’s the return of what was supposed to be a feature… back when I did the first one. It’s a Monday morning in my part of the universe, and I’d like it to be the kind of Monday morning where good things happen for you all too. In ... More About: Real
Security Briefing: April 14th
2008-04-14 15:03:00 Monday and its back to the grind…well, almost. Working on the book proposal this week. This will be a long process but, one that I feel I need to do. Thinking positive. And now, the news… Hackers open new front in payment card data thefts Government says employee emails are a matter of national security IT ... More About: News , Security , April
Vista?s UAC Security Was Designed To Annoy
2008-04-14 14:50:00 Here is a great article from Ars that sheds some light on the thought process that went into Vista ’s UAC from RSA 2008. Microsoft thought that death by a thousand pop ups. From Ars Technica: User Account Control is easily one of the most hated features of Windows Vista, according to readers. The seemingly endless stream of ... More About: News , Security
US War Robots in Iraq Turn On Soldiers
2008-04-14 14:37:00 You knew this had to happen at some point. From The Register: Ground-crawling US war robots armed with machine guns, deployed to fight in Iraq last year, reportedly turned on their fleshy masters almost at once. The rebellious machine warriors have been retired from combat pending upgrades. The revelations were made by Kevin Fahey, US Army program executive ... More About: News , Robots , Soldiers , Turn
Wiping the Hard Drive
2008-04-12 00:06:00 These days a large number of enterprise customers lease their laptops and desktops. A normal enough business practice. But, when that lease it up do they wipe the hard drives? The ever growing number of data breach stories would lead one to expect that it’s not as common as it should be. Joanna Jasper ... More About: News , Drive , Hard , Hard Drive
Don?t quit your day job?
2008-04-11 17:33:00 In this episode… the triumphant return! Previously on LSD… There are many copies… Sigh. So it’s been a while since I’ve posted. Something that El Jefe Lewis (over there with the smirk) takes up with me every.damn.time.we.talk. So I’m working to remedy that. This week, in reasons that you shouldn’t walk away from the steaming heap of nonsense that ... More About: Quit
Security Briefing: April 11th
2008-04-11 14:52:00 The week is drawing to a close. I mope quietly in my backyard as I ponder the RSA 2008 conference that I missed. From the emails I received it sounds like it was an interesting time. Not to mention the Olympic torch debacle. Ah, well. Have a great weekend everyone! And now, the news… Recipients of RSA(R) ... More About: News , Security , April
From RSA 2008: Insider Security Risks Exposed
2008-04-10 23:31:00 Is this horse dead yet? As long as humans are involved there will always be an “insider threat”. From Silicon: Employees are still one of the biggest threats to corporate IT security both through malicious and accidental actions. Vipin Samar, VP of database security at Oracle, said: “You see a whole range of people through which your security ... More About: News , Security , Threats , Insider , 2008
CNET: Echo Boom Hackers: Shame
2008-04-10 19:52:00 There is a growing trend in the “echo” generation. They’re knee deep in the social networking world without a care for consequences of hacking. It’s amazing how many times I see the MySpace denizens act as if they have some sort of anonymity. News flash folks, you don’t. From CNET: On Thursday morning, at this year’s ... More About: Crime , Hacker , Hackers , Boom , Shame
Reaching Acceptance? Extending Apologies?
More articles from this author:2008-04-10 16:02:00 In the past… once or twice… I’ve scrapped with Joe Weiss over issues. Yesterday, Joe got up on a stage at RSA in SF and told people some truth. Wednesday, computer-security experts who recently re-examined the Bellingham incident called its victims the first verified human causalities of a control-system computer incident. They argue that government cybersecurity standards ... More About: Acceptance 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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