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- Schneier: Security neglected in economic gloom
- While it may seem logical to downgrade security, Bruce Schneier argues that security should be maintained or boosted, as systems become more business critical in a recession IT security has been neglected due to the economic downturn, according to security experts. by Tom Espiner ZDNet UK
- Tags: Bruce Schneier, security, recession, Tom Espiner ZDNet UK
- News items 2009-06-22
- Bruce Schneier on the 10 year security outlook (it's worrisome)
- Bruce Schneier on the 10 year security outlook (it's worrisome)My view"IT systems will become so interconnected that the risk of failures will escalate."IT systems will hopefully use the increased connectivity to increase redundancy to counter this. One node failing should not bring down the entire network."And endpoints will never be...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), security technology, software-as-a-service, Bruce Schneier, security outlook, security
- Discussion threads 2007-12-04
- Bruce Schneier on the 10 year security outlook (it's worrisome)
- Technology will evolve as computers become 100 times more powerful in 10 years. IT systems will become so interconnected that the risk of failures will escalate. And endpoints will never be secure. Meanwhile, the same old crimes--fraud, theft, impersonation and counterfeiting--will remain old standbys as new technology leads to...
- Tags: Information Technology, Bruce Schneier, Ranum, Internet, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Strategy, Security, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-12-04
- Schneier: Do not upgrade to Vista
- Security guru Bruce Schneier has given a big thumbs-down to Windows Vista, arguing that the DRM digital rights management features built into the new operating system "will make your computer less reliable and less secure."The celebrated cryptographer, who is credited with designing or co-designing several widely used encryption algorithms, is...
- Tags: Microsoft, Windows Vista, Punditocracy, Piracy, Digital rights management, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Bruce Schneier, digital-rights management
- Blog posts 2007-02-12
- Typing patterns as an authentication method
- Bruce Schneier's blog points to a user authentication technology that uses individual typing characteristics for identity verification. Similar to the way some detections systems claim to identify a person by their gait, PSYLock does psychometrical authentication based on the notion that typing behaviour of individuals has unique features that cannot...
- Tags: Bruce Schneier
- Blog posts 2005-11-02
- Who's accountable (or liable) for software security?
- Bruce Schneier has added his viewpoint to the debate that started with Howard Schmidt's comment that programmers should be held personally accountable for the quality of their code. In a Wired News column, Schneier writes: He's on the right track, but he's made a dangerous mistake. It's the software manufacturers...
- Tags: software, Bruce Schneier, Howard Schmidt
- Blog posts 2005-10-20
- Is the Linux process insecure?
- Time for me to play devil's advocate again.The Schneier Wave graph to the right may be the most famous diagram in computer security. It's named for Bruce Schneier of Counterpane, a leading computer security expert. As Schneier explained back in 2001, vulnerability to a security bug is highest between the...
- Tags: RSS, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Bruce Schneier, security
- Blog posts 2005-05-18
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- eBay scammers try to scam security expert
- If Bruce Schneier can't sell a PC on eBay without scammers trying to get one over him, what chance do the rest of us have? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: eBay Inc., Scammer, Security, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-06-22
- Experts: Don't clamp down on social media
- The use of Twitter to spread information about the unrest in Iran can teach businesses valuable lessons about the flow of information in their organizations, according to leading lights of the IT security world. The use of Twitter to spread information about the unrest in Iran can teach businesses...
- Tags: Howard Schmidt, Twitter, Iran, Government, Instant Messaging, Vertical Industries, Security, Internet, Online Communications, social media, Tom Espiner ZDNet UK
- News items 2009-06-22
- Hacker named to Homeland Security Advisory Council
- Jeff Moss, founder of the Black Hat and Defcon hacker and security conferences, was among 16 people sworn in on Friday to the Homeland Security Advisory Council. Jeff Moss, founder of the Black Hat and Defcon hacker and security conferences, was among 16 people sworn in on Friday to...
- Tags: Hacker, Conference, Computer, Homeland Security, Hacking, Productivity, Government, security, Defon, Black Hat, Jeff Moss, Elinor Mills CNET News
- News items 2009-06-08
- Open source shrugs at EU liability plans
- Open source shrugs at EU liability plansI've said it beforeFOSS companies should not worry.Having liabilities for the free speach makes no sense and would violate the constitution.Only propietary companies need to worry about it.RE: Open source shrugs at EU liability plansI agree with Dana; the current "exemption" by many software...
- Tags: OSS Developer, liability plan, open source, precaution, OSS, F/OSS
- Discussion threads 2009-05-13
- Five IT security pet peeves
- Guest post: Anyone who cares about a field of expertise â€" really cares about it â€" must have some annoyances about things that could, even should, be better, but aren’t for what seem like the dumbest of reasons. TechRepublic's Chad Perrin shares five of his pet peeves in the realm...
- Tags: Pet, IT Security, Information Technology, Security, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-05-06
- SystemUp Eraser 2009 1.0.4.15 (Windows)
- Secure deletion of files, directories or whole data mediums. SystemUp Eraser erases sensitive data quickly and reliably in accordance with international security standards. Modern deletion procedures guarantee erasing your data without a trace. As a result, data recovery is not even possible in the laboratory. Signed deletion logs are used...
- Tags: zoneLink Software, SystemUp Eraser, Data Medium, Deletion Method, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Security, Software
- Software downloads 2009-05-06
- RSA: Will there be a digital Pearl Harbor? [video]
- Will there be one major catastrophe, or just smaller disasters? Panelists discuss what security issues we should be watching out for, where the threat might come from, and the difficulties in predicting the unpredictable. Panelists include: Whitfield Diffie, vice president and chief security officer for Sun Microsystems; Ronald Rivest, Viterbi...
- Tags: RSA Security Inc., Professor, Computer Science, Video, Productivity, Security, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-22
- Will there be a digital Pearl Harbor?
- Will there be one major catastrophe, or just smaller disasters? Panelists discuss what security issues we should be watching out for, where the threat might come from, and the difficulties in predicting the unpredictable. Panelists include: Whitfield Diffie, vice president and chief security officer for Sun Microsystems; Ronald Rivest, Viterbi...
- Tags: Professor, Computer Science, Productivity, security, RSA, cryptology, threats
- Videos 2009-04-22
- If Blackberry Maker Eavesdrops On Itself, Who Else Gets To?
- It’s good to find that R.I.M. does not actually record employee phone calls, according to a company representative contacted this afternoon by Between The Lines. Because what is so piquant about the original comment carried by Research In Motion chief information officer Robin Bienfait that she records...
- Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Communication, RIM BlackBerry, R.I.M., Handhelds, Hardware, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2009-03-06
- Obama goes offline January 20th 2009, stops using Blackberry
- In a month's time Barack Obama will be inaugurated in Washington DC as the 44th US President. It seems likely that a president elected largely as a result of a hugely successful online campaign notable for its transparency will have to give up...
- Tags: President, Barack Obama, RIM BlackBerry, CEO, Obama, Generation Gap, Presidential Records Act, Management Generation, E-mail, Security, Online Communications, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2008-12-22
- Drexel students hijack online poll, get underwear
- A few weeks ago I saw that students at my alma mater organized a small botnet to push Drexel to the front of the queue for Victoria's Secret's line of university branded underwear. It took a brief remark from a blog I frequent to make me realize that there...
- Tags: Poll, Security, Viruses And Worms, Adam O'Donnell
- Blog posts 2008-12-03
- SecuWipe for Pocket PC 1.0 (Mobile)
- Erase data from your Pocket PC. Wipe contacts, email, SMS, temporary files, browsing history, files and memory cards. The program employs different data sanitizing algorithms, including zero-filling, U.S. DoD 5220.22-M method, Bruce Schneier's algorithm, and Peter Gutmann's algorithm. Use wiping to eliminate traces of your everyday activity. Or if you...
- Tags: Algorithm, Mobile, Aiko Solutions, Pocket PC, Engineering, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software
- Software downloads 2008-11-07
- SecuWipe for Smartphone 1.0 (Mobile)
- Erase data from your Smartphone. Wipe contacts, email, SMS, temporary files, browsing history, files and memory cards. The program employs different data sanitizing algorithms, including zero-filling, U.S. DoD 5220.22-M method, Bruce Schneier's algorithm, and Peter Gutmann's algorithm. Use wiping to eliminate traces of your everyday activity. Or if you want...
- Tags: Algorithm, Mobile, Smartphone, Aiko Solutions, Engineering, Cellular Phones, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-11-07
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