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Archive for June, 2007

Vendor Security Protections Need Your Assistance

Thursday, June 28th, 2007 Posted in Helpful | 1,158 views No Comments »

CGISecurity recently pointed out that a Russian company has released a password recovery program tool for Intuit Quicken files. This information helps show the importance of protecting sensitive information ... Read more..

Ninja Dis…..What?

Friday, June 22nd, 2007 Posted in Helpful | 976 views 2 Comments »

I recently received an email from Sunbelt Software about their new product "Ninja Disclaimers."  This is definitely a marketing gimmick blown way out of proportion.  I don't think that Ninja's ... Read more..

Considerations for Sensitive Information Protections

Thursday, June 21st, 2007 Posted in Helpful | 1,800 views 1 Comment »

University practices concerning the distribution and control of sensitive information located on university and personally owned information resources is forcing most of the faculty and staff at these universities to ... Read more..

Dear Senator: Weather Satellites are Critical Assets

Thursday, June 14th, 2007 Posted in Helpful | 900 views No Comments »

I heard about a failing weather satellite on the NPR so I had to search out the story to confirm it. A quick Google lead me to this quote ... Read more..

Initial Assessment and Pentesting Stages

Tuesday, June 5th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | 988 views No Comments »

Jeremiah Grossman's content is always spot on.  This time he has provided us with a great tutorial for how to begin an assessment or penetration test.  In his latest post ... Read more..

The Indians Got The Small Business

Saturday, June 2nd, 2007 Posted in Helpful | 1,837 views No Comments »

If you are a fan of old western movies you will probably know what I am talking about.  Whenever the cowboys were fighting the Indians there was always a scene ... Read more..

Business Centric Security Professionals

Friday, June 1st, 2007 Posted in Helpful | 1,149 views 1 Comment »

Security professionals are under constant pressure to create a security program that is both effective and efficient. They are often required to adhere to multiple regulatory requirements (which are, ... Read more..