Bruce Schneier recommends The Quixotic Quest for Invulnerability: Assessing the Costs, Benefits, and Probabilities of Protecting the Homeland, which concludes amongst other things, that we abandon any effort to imagine a terrorist target list.Maybe, but... Presto Vivace Blog »
"Hotel chain now says data of just 10 guests was exposed; newspaper claims 8 million" (here)Can't they look at logs and know for sure? Hmmm...Do they have logs?Do they know whether they have logs?Do they know what are logs?Ehmmmm...About me:... (posted on 27 Aug 2008 by Anton Chuvakin on Security)
Instead of my usual "blogging frenzy" machine gun blast of short posts, I will just combine them into my new blog series "Fun Reading on Security." Here is an issue #7, dated August 27th, 2008. Sad, but VERY insightful story of Alan Shimmel getting... (posted on 27 Aug 2008 by Anton Chuvakin on Security)

27 Aug 2008

Linux security idiots

Linux is more secure than most operating systems, but Not if you don't practice basic security measures read more (posted on 27 Aug 2008 by Cyber Cynic)
Ah, Microsoft, but let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach. And you can't reach a whole lot higher than the International Space Station (ISS), which NASA this week revealed had a few extra astronauts on... (posted on 27 Aug 2008 by 9 to 5 Mac)
While Rich is off on a well deserved vacation with his wife, I’m joined by Mike Rothman, analyst, consultant, blogger, podcaster and friend. Mike and I recorded Monday night since I should be in a hotel somewhere in Southern California when this goes... (posted on 26 Aug 2008 by Network Security Blog)
I got a report today from an employee who had just gotten a call from someone claiming to be either working for Dell, or on behalf of Dell. The caller's story was that they were working for the Dell credit... (posted on 26 Aug 2008 by Kees Leune)

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