Security vulnerability in the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance
Cisco’s disclosure of a security vulnerability in the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance
The Fine Print Observations, thoughts and predictions by Sujeet Bambawale
The Insecure Post: Volume 1: January 2016
The Insecure Post will be a periodic roundup of developments in information security with a focus on leadership and pragmatic risk management.
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Candid feedback
On its Management Blog, Bloomberg Business advocates three things to encourage candid feedback: Find trusted advisors Reinforce candid feedback Find the value in every message So, I called on Aalaap – one of the...
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Banks, hospitals, universities, the post office, the grocery…and now, the underwear store
Hanesbrands Inc. (umbrella firm for various brands including L’eggs, Playtex, Wonderbra, Champion, and Maidenform) stated on Wednesday – June 29, 2015; that a customer order database was breached by a hacker in June 2015, compromising information for about 900,000 online and telephone customers. Yours truly was a customer at that time, and was a part of the folks notified by Hanes.
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The pursuit of happiness
Measuring the effect of small changes to a lifestyle in the pursuit of happiness
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Nintendo, Nestle, Loreal, Siemens, Oracle amongst many using a vulnerable PHP file manager
Security researcher Sijmen Ruwhof has publicly disclosed a security vulnerability in a PHP file manager used by the likes of Nestle, Siemens, Loreal, 3M, Hilton, T-Mobile and Nintendo; to manage confidential content. The disclosure talks about this content being accessible. The vendor has not responded; but, as of July 29, the Siemens Social Media Team has responded via social media.
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The Opportunity in Context : Is your Big Data speaking your language?
Pick one of the following two: Alert: 123 computers indicate the presence of X malware or… Alert 1: Computers belonging to 15 Senior Directors are indicating an infection of X malware. They are direct...
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July 23 in Lafayette
The July 23 shooting in a movie theater at Lafayette, Louisiana. This article looks at advances in imaging technology and the established example of the Transportation Security Administration to manage high-traffic areas with a view of establishing a security baseline without impacting the user experience.
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Personally Identifiable Information in the age of Instagram
martinak15 / Foter / CC BY In April 2010, the National Institute of Standards and Technology published a set of recommendations as a guide for protecting the confidentiality of Personally Identifiable Information [PDF]. Co-authored...
