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Viewing posts from January, 2009

isp-movement

We've switched ISPs for some of our servers. If you have issues with the extranet and the various pages we have set up for testing the software tokens, that is why. We are still working out some of the kinks.

password-list-stored-on-usb-disks-allows-feds-to

It looks as though there was one admin, Wilson, who was cooperating with the feds and had the portable drives. Decrypting the mail resulted in the arrest of two other sys admins. Wilson thought he had deleted all the passwords to thwart the FBI. The investigation is part of a political corruption probe. See the full story in the Philly Inquirer

danger-in-the-skies-legos

It's Geekdad vs. Nato in a Battle for the Skies!.

incentive-plan-for-an-information-security-team

It has occurred to me that you could develop an interesting incentive program for an information security team, assuming that you believe a couple of data points (or can come up with your own) and your primary concern is a data breach. In my opinion, security people are all too often incented only to maintain security - not to optimize the investment in security. Interests need to be aligned.

is-pci-dss-secure-enough

SecurityFix has a post about the Hannaford breach that posits a trend for 2008: Successul attacks against PCI-compliant retailers.

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