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Network Solutions “Hacked Account” Demonstrates Incompetence

January 7, 2010 – 5:00 am – When in doubt, claim the account was hacked. That appears to be the reasoning of a Network Solutions Technical Support Representative. Normally I do not write about other companies but this is an interesting case. As professionals we view being hacked as something we defend against. While some…
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US Drones Hack: It’s The Same Old Story

December 18, 2009 – 11:00 am – CNN reports that Iraqi insurgents were able to hack and view live feeds from US Spy Drones. The vulnerability was a non-technical one. The article summarized the issue as thus: The official said that many of the UAV feeds need to be sent out live to numerous people at one time, and encryption was…
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An Analysis of the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse “Chronology of Data Breaches” and Implications for Information Security Professionls (pt. 1)

June 23, 2008 – 6:00 am – Within the next few weeks—if not earlier—you should visit the “Chronology of Data Breaches” database available at the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse website (privacyrights.org). The database provides a listing of privacy-related security breaches that have been reported in the United States,…
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