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Security De-Engineering: Solving the Problems in Information Risk Management

SecureTech — Tue, 22 May 2012 10:37:46 +0000

As hacker organizations surpass drug cartels in terms of revenue generation, it is clear that the good guys are doing something wrong in information security. Providing a simple foundational remedy for our security ills, Security De-Engineering: Solving the Problems in Information Risk Management is a definitive guide to the current problems impacting corporate information risk management. [...]

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Untying the Gordian Knot, Demystifying Information Risk Assessment

SecureTech — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:37:39 +0000

Information Risk Assessment is both a process and the product of the process, most managers do not know what to exprect to receive in an assessment or understand the process used to develop it. This volume explains the content by providing a suggest table of contents and suggested content for each section of the document. [...]

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US official say weak computer security among allies makes sharing cyber information a risk – Washington Post

SecureTech — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:32:03 +0000

WASHINGTON — A senior Pentagon official says international cooperation on developing better tools and methods to prevent cyberattacks is being undermined by poor computer security among U.S. allies. Rear Adm. Samuel Cox, who is director of intelligence … “computer security” – Bing News Posted from: SpinSafe.com

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Information Security Risk Analysis, Second Edition

SecureTech — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 08:39:17 +0000

The risk management process supports executive decision-making, allowing managers and owners to perform their fiduciary responsibility of protecting the assets of their enterprises. This crucial process should not be a long, drawn-out affair. To be effective, it must be done quickly and efficiently.Information Security Risk Analysis, Second Edition enables CIOs, CSOs, and MIS managers to [...]

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Android Gets Bad Rap for Risk, Security Rearchers Say – PCWorld

SecureTech — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 22:40:33 +0000

Digitaltrends.com Android Gets Bad Rap for Risk, Security Rearchers SayPCWorld(See also "Which Android Security Tools Are Worth Your Time?"). Chris DiBona, Google's open-source programs manager, said as much recently — claiming on Google+ that mobile operating systems such as Android, iOS, and BlackBerry don't need antivirus …Attacks in Android's side-view mirror are smaller than they [...]

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Information Risk Management in an Age of Enterprise

SecureTech — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:37:37 +0000

Ecommerce has become an integral part of critical business processes throughout organizatuions large and small. The risks to sensitive assets remain poorly understood by managers and other key stakeholders. Soultions are found in the application of protection measures to reduce risks and potential losses. Making systems safe enough means mitigating risks to the point they [...]

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Biz Break: Facebook settles privacy case, AMR bankruptcy, risk to HP printers – San Jose Mercury News

SecureTech — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:45:42 +0000

Biz Break: Facebook settles privacy case, AMR bankruptcy, risk to HP printersSan Jose Mercury NewsThe researchers, however, said that a fix would not be possible after the hack was made. "If and when HP rolls out a fix, if a printer is already compromised, the fix would be completely ineffective. Once you own the firmware, [...]

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Stupid Myths, ‘Dumb Ideas’ Keep Enterprises at Risk

SecureTech — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:44:03 +0000

Despite a growing awareness of threats and basic measures necessary to secure networks and data, many misconceptions and myths keep users and enterprises at risk, a consultant said at a summit in New York City … Read the original post on Computer Security – Bing News Posted from: SpinSafe.com

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Stupid Myths, Mistakes Keep Enterprises at Risk

SecureTech — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:43:08 +0000

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Sony Recalls 1.6 Million Bravia TV Sets Because of Fire Risk (Bloomberg)

SecureTech — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 23:41:42 +0000

Bloomberg:Sony Recalls 1.6 Million Bravia TV Sets Because of Fire Risk — Oct. 12 (Bloomberg) — Sony Corp. recalled 1.6 million Bravia flat-panel TVs sold worldwide since 2007 because a faulty component may cause them to melt or catch fire. — Sony recalled the liquid-crystal display TVs … Read the original post on Computer – [...]

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