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Still Pumping and Dumping
Pump and Dump spam campaign still piling on the improbabilities. The post Still Pumping and Dumping appeared first on ITsecurity.
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Did democracy win with Macron? Doubtful
My first thoughts on Macron’s victory were that democracy had prevailed. But second thoughts made me wonder. We’re too accustomed to thinking of democracy in old-fashioned Left (socialist) and Right...
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WannaCryptor: XP, Win8, WinServer 2003 patches
Even XP, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2003 systems can now be patched against the vulnerability exploited by WannaCrypt. Patching is highly recommended!The post WannaCryptor: XP, Win8, WinServer 2003...
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WannaCryptor Afterthoughts…
…Not that we’re exactly in the post-WannaCryptor era yet. But forgive me if you’ve heard enough of the saga of the ransomware ESET calls Win32/Filecoder.WannaCryptor.D (after just a few days, I...
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May Sketch: Reactions to Macron’s Victory
World Leaders’ Reactions to Macron’s Presidential Victory As reported by Yahoo Share This:The post May Sketch: Reactions to Macron’s Victory appeared first on ITsecurity.
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May must be out in June: our last chance
Let’s not beat about the bush — Britain was tricked into voting for Brexit by an establishment determined to break Brussels’ interference in its increasingly hard-line and authoritarian policies....
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My June Vote
I must repeat what I said before the last general election in the UK: I shall not vote. I dismiss as absurd the thoughtless claims that I have a duty to vote. I do not. I have a duty to follow my...
View ArticleThe CISO and the thin ice syndrome
FierceHealthIT magazine recently ran an article that commented, Almost half of C-level executives throughout all industries lack confidence in their chief information security officer (CISO), often...
View ArticleResponding to Incidents and Preventing Crises
The gradual realization that we cannot keep hackers out of our networks has led to the evolution of a new security concept: incident response. This states that equal emphasis should be placed on the...
View ArticleProfessionalization: should infoSec professionalize?
In the context of this discussion, ‘professionalization’ is the creation of a governing body for cyber security practitioners, much like the American Medical Association (AMA) was created to oversee...
View ArticleThe Juniper backdoor and its implications
In December 2015 Juniper disclosed that it had found two backdoors in its firewalls – one of which allows encrypted traffic passing through to be decrypted. Since then there has been considerable...
View ArticleWhat do the simple folk do for security?
I don’t mean to offend anybody with that title: it’s just a joke on the song from “Camelot.” But it does raise an issue. I’ve never been an uber geek. It’s been decades since I was a network maven. But...
View ArticleQuantum computing and security management
Having looked at the basics of quantum computing, and the fundamental problems they can address, let’s turn to applying some of that to security itself, starting with security management. In security,...
View ArticleCryptography and quantum computing
Yes, I know I complained about it at the beginning, and I’ve dealt with it elsewhere, but I suppose I really have to address it. (There actually are a number of issues about cryptography and quantum...
View ArticlePhysical security and quantum computing
There is probably not a great deal that quantum computing can do to benefit physical security. As previously noted, biometrics may be improved, and these are being increasingly used for physical access...
View ArticleBusiness Continuity Planning and quantum computing
I must admit that this topic is one that really gets me excited. Yes, other aspects of security can benefit from quantum computing, and the job can be eased or made more cost-effective. But in...
View ArticleIntegrity
Regardless of any personal political preference, I have found recent political discourse, particularly in the United States, profoundly disturbing on a professional level. I am currently a security...
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