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InfoSec’s Secret Star Promoter: Lauren Nelson, Miss America 2007
January 28, 2008 – 6:00 am
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Forget Bruce Schneier! Who in the infosec community knew that Miss America 2007’s platform was internet security? CNN’s report on Miss America 2008 concludes with:
On hand for the crowning will be Miss America 2007, Lauren Nelson. The former Miss Oklahoma has spent the past year…
Spiteful Employee destroys $2.5 Million worth of data, data recovered
January 25, 2008 – 4:23 pm
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A CNN video report: an employee believed she was to be fired and deleted the firm’s 7 years worth of data valued at $2.5 million dollars. The data was forensically recovered in full.
The cop had it correct and simple: backup your data.
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America Complacent: Chertoff Terrorism Interview on BBC America
January 16, 2008 – 6:00 am
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In a rare instance, I happened to catch the broadcast of the Chertoff interview that lead to this BBC story stating that Europe is the largest threat to the US.
What is not written in the article is Chertoff’s remark that Americans are becoming complacent in the fight against terrorism.…
Unrealistic Uber-Hackers now portrayed as murders
January 3, 2008 – 6:00 am
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The movie Untraceable is hinged upon a computer savvy hacker who murders people online using technology. Watch the trailer below for multiple “hacker” and cyber-crime references. It’s my belief that the evil computer hacker character is a trend we will see continue to multiply…
French Trader Jerome Kerviel Spoofed Emails to Legitimize Fake Transactions