Deter the Use of Flash Drives to Avoid Corporate Espionage

The portability and high capacity of flash drives is creating headaches for many companies ... to shutdown security systems and enable outsiders to easily infiltrate and steal information. What better ... . The Net is swarming with stories of the ill-use, illegal activities, and security concerns [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 11:00:00

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Breaking News - Political Commentary

Obama Can Pump Trillions in the Economy, But No One Knows If It Will WorkBy Nicholas von Hoffman, The Nation - AlternetThe nation's hopes--even the world's--are riding on it, but Barack Obama's stimulus plan is no sure shot. Nobody can say if it will work.Some questions to ponder: What has to happen for us to say that the stimulus worked? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 18:09:00

Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/26/2008

There has been a spot of trouble in Egypt recently with the Coptic (Christian) minority — it seems these uppity infidels tried to build a church. The nerve!I’ll blog on the story if I get a chance. In the meantime, there are several articles in the North Africa section about the Copts.Thanks to C [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 04:43:00

Microsoft Fixes Three Bugs in First 2009 Patch Tuesday

Microsoft released critical fixes on Patch Tuesday for vulnerabilities that could leave the door open for worms that wreak havoc on business networks. In all, Microsoft released one security bulletin that addresses three vulnerabilities ... , vice president of Symantec Security Response. “Remote attackers, even without a username [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 19:06:26

Canadian Court Rules Linking to Libel Isn't (Necessarily) Libel

my last post, the litigation arose out of an election-related controversy. Crookes Versus the World The individual plaintiff in Crookes v. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. (B.C. Sup. Ct. Aug. 29, 2008) is Wayne Crookes, a Vancouver businessman who was involved with the Green Party of Canada in 2004 [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 18:45:51

PIN Debit and PCI Compliance

Howard Riell, in an article written for Convenience Store Decisions, writes about PCI compliance ... formed the PCI Security Standards Council in the hopes of battling fraud. Today, all merchants who accept payment card transactions must comply with the PCI Data Security Standard or face sizable [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 18:29:00

News and Commentary

Children Heavily Represented Among 917 Dead, Say Officialsby Michael Jansen - Irish Times / Common DreamsHealth officials in Gaza said yesterday that the Palestinian death toll since Israel began its offensive against the Strip on December 27th had reached 917 and the number of wounded 4,100 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 08:42:00

Is Illinois the Most Corrupt State?

Is Illinois the Most Corrupt State?By Ben Pershing and Paul KaneDuring Tuesday's press conference to announce the indictment and arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Robert Grant, the special agent in charge of the FBI's Chicago field office, made a bold statement about his adopted home state:"I got here four years ago [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 19:40:20

2009 Peugeot 3008 Unveiled With Video

The Peugeot 3008 is a compact and spacious crossover. It represents a new and innovative offer, not only in the Peugeot range but also in today’s car market as a whole. Manufactured in Eastern France at the Sochaux manufacturing plant, its concept and specification has draw on all of Peugeot’s expertise and values [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 18:45:52

Increase Your Safety With Home Security Products

by Chris Channing With the advances in electronics and other technologies, ... intruders. The task in setting up a home security network isn’t easy by any means ... obtaining a breakage detection sensor for glass panes is a good idea. Door alarms are also handy [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 23:56:43

How to Find Secure Shared Hosting

If you are looking to save money on building and managing a website, shared hosting may be the way to go ... , mainly security. The major issue with shared hosting has always been the same - the availability of security and the fact that this platform can only be so secure.  Without adequate protection, the web [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:08:57

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/12/2009

The most entertaining story of the evening is the Turkish Carnival Association media hoax.The most sobering news alleges that the leaders of Hamas have holed up in a bunker in the basement of an Israeli-built hospital in Gaza.Thanks to Barry Rubin, C. Cantoni, Diana West, Fjordman, Henrik, Insubria, JD, RRW, ScottSA, Steen, VH, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 04:51:00

Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/25/2008

Events seem to be shaping up for a major confrontation between Israel and its various Muslim enemies. Hizbullah now has three times as many missiles in Lebanon as it did at the start of the war in 2006. Hamas is challenging Abu Mazen and continues to launch rocket attacks from Gaza [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 04:50:00

A Handy Explanation Of Common Home Security Tactics

by Chris Channing With the advances in electronics and other technologies, ... intruders. The task in setting up a home security network isn’t easy by any means ... obtaining a breakage detection sensor for glass panes is a good idea. Door alarms are also handy [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 23:06:29

CES 2009: VIA Artigo A2000 and NSD-7800 Home Servers

Earlier today I had the opportunity to meet with the guys from VIA who showed me their two forthcoming Windows Home Server releases. The good news is that both of these systems will be released as fully built systems and barebones systems for those of you who want to build your own. VIA Artigo A2000 Home Server [ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 06:03:04

Increase Your Safety With Home Security Products

by Chris Channing Technology is in favor of home owners these days, ... are easy to come by, and is what most home security systems make use of. Window alarms can vary in how ... a final decision on the right home security system can be somewhat tricky. There are essentially [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 08:26:05

Digging Deeper Into the CheckFree Attack

Digging Deeper Into the CheckFree Attack The hijacking of the nation's largest e-bill payment system this week offers a glimpse of an attack that ... registrar that CheckFree used to register its Web site name, told Security Fix Wednesday that someone had used the correct credentials needed to access and make changes to CheckFree's Web site [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 18:58:08

Tips For A More Secure Home Security Agenda

by Chris Channing With the advances in electronics and other technologies, ... intruders. The task in setting up a home security network isn’t easy by any means ... obtaining a breakage detection sensor for glass panes is a good idea. Door alarms are also handy [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 22:34:29

SmartHome: Best Deals on Home Automation Gadgets

Is your daily routine making you feel like a robot? ... . Today, you can live in a home very much like theirs. Security and comfort are the aims of home ... pet feeding and plant watering, automatic changing of light scenes, door controls, window shutter [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 00:17:44

Increase Your Safety With Home Security Products

by Chris Channing Technology is in favor of home owners these days, ... a final decision on the right home security system can be somewhat tricky. When a home owner wants ... periodically. Indeed, some home security sources report that a smoke alarm in each room can save [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 23:02:20

New garage shelves

One day I noticed a car pull up outside our house and stop. A moment later there was a strange sound at the front door and yet another one of those shiny little flyers was being shoved through the door. Sigh. What I wouldn't give to be free of those [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 01:40:00

Increase Your Safety With Home Security Products

by Chris Channing Technology has been making leaps and strides for home security fanatics. From surveillance to protecting from the common fire hazard, home security has become many names to different home owners. In obtaining a new security agenda, one should become familiar [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 23:30:41

This has been an unusual interregnum from President No. 43 to No. 44. Because of the need for urgent economic action as well as continuity, this country, perhaps for the first time, has had two presidents at once, in effect [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 00:38:14

The Afghan Scam

The Untold Story of Why the U.S. Is Bound to Fail in Afghanistan By Ann Jones The first of 20,000 to 30,000 additional U.S. troops are scheduled to arrive in Afghanistan next month to re-win the war George W. Bush neglected to finish in his eagerness to start another one [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 01:09:16

Will the US Electric Grid Be Our Undoing?

Back in May 2008, I wrote a post on the US Electric Grid. With the Obama administration taking over shortly, I expect there will be more discussion about upgrading the US electric grid, so below the fold is a re-post of the earlier essay. One obstacle to upgrading the grid not discussed in my earlier post is the issue of the differing costs of [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 15:54:00

Aggressive, Much?

Someone on our street (block?) had their house broken into ... broken into if they didn’t answer the door. (Earlier last year, the culprits have been caught.) We might have had a close call similar to that, where the guy would go door to door, ringing doorbells [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 22:02:35

2009 NAIAS: Lincoln Concept C Pits Detroit Against Deutschland

Today, Ford Motors launched their newest campaign to get back on top in the form of the Lincoln Concept C. Loosely based on the Lincoln MKZ and underpinned by a platform slightly smaller than the Ford Focus, the Lincoln Concept C marks Ford’s first step towards poaching in VW’s territory [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 00:39:15

Andy Greenberg, The  Forbes, 01.12.09 -Concerns over Chinese cyber-spying may have stalled a deal with Huawei that Nortel needs ... the media, rocked the security industry and added billions to the U.S. government’s cybersecurity ... -watchers and security analysts, may have spooked Nortel’s customers that carry sensitive [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 20:40:21

Tips For A More Secure Home Security Agenda

by Chris Channing With the advances in electronics and other technologies, ... to come by, and is what most home security systems make use of. Window alarms can vary in how ... intruders. The task in setting up a home security network isn’t easy by any means [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 23:44:25

HP XW6600 and XW4600 Workstations Review

Lately the SlashGear test bench has been playing home to a number of midrange workstations from HP ... 16X DVDR SuperMulti SATA Drive, HP 16-In-1 Media Card Reader, Dual Firewire 400 PCI-32, 650 watts ... on offer together with a 16-in-1 multimedia card reader or, alternatively, a floppy drive. Both our test [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 21:29:53

NY-Senate: Much Ado About Nothing (Yet)

NY-Senate: Much Ado About Nothing (Yet) Caroline Kennedy listens to a reporter's question during a news conference at City Hall in Buffalo, N.Y. on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008. Kennedy is campaigning for the open Senate seat vacated by Hillary Clinton. (AP Photo/Don Heupel) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 23:00:00

Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/21/2008

Make sure you look at all the pirate stories tonight. Most of them are in the “Sub-Saharan Africa” section, and not all of them have headlines ... Security, Jordan KingIsrael: Elections, Likud Climbing Fast in PollsMiddle East: Italian Peace Activist [more...]

Date: 2008-11-22 04:54:00

Web Reconnaissance for 01/09/2009

A short recon of what’s out there that might draw your attention, updated throughout the day...so check back often.In the News: ( ... on counterterrorism, a role that will give the CIA veteran a powerful voice on the government's use of security [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 15:56:00

Nokia Announces Home Control Center; smarthome

Nokia Announces Home Control Center; smarthome ... if you have a security camera set up, and even lets you remotely unlock the door for them. Pretty snazzy ... , remote device activation, and security functions with your phone or computer. Conservation is going [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 15:59:22

How To Steal A Car In Seconds

Thieves are becoming quicker, savvier, and more advanced. Vehicles, which are equipped with computer-based security system, keyless entry and ignition systems, can now be stolen in just a few seconds. Some thieves force the window of the car [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 15:23:57

The Shloky Twitter Page

Shloky follows the the Mubai attacks on Twitter, which Pundita describes as Web 2.0 coming into its own. Shlok Vaidya is currently the Energy Security Analyst with the Center for Terrorism Research at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. Here are some of the entries on the page. Just done [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 20:06:05

Gates As Obama Defense Chief: Another Centrist Obama Administration Sign

The clearly leaked news that Bush administration Secretary of Defense Robert Gates will likely stay on in the same post in President Barack Obama’s administration is yet one more sign that the incoming Obama administration will be centrist and will put a high premium on bipartisan cooperation [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 05:54:30

January 14 - 4000 gone at Motorola - Pink slips for 500 at Oracle - Microsoft/IBM/ layoff rumors - Mount Carmel cuts 300 - Neiman Marcus exits 375 - Jaguar dismisses 450 in UK - Barclays axes another 2000 - bon voyage to 800 at Air Canada - Seagate deletes 2950 - Reebok runs out 300 - Plantronics -18% - 1000 done at Ecolab

Mike: Good day to all. - One of my pet peeves remains the rather quiet ride that the MSM is giving upcoming congressional pay raises. Congress enacted law that raises their salary automatically indexed for inflation - a COLA (cost of living allowance) increase [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 13:59:13

Press Conference by the President 01/12/08 VIDEO

Press Conference by the President 01/12/08 VIDEO FULL STREAMING VIDEO James S. Brady Press Briefing Room In Focus: The Bush Record 9:17 A.M. EST.THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Tapper. We have been through a lot together. As I look through the room, I see Jake, Mike, Herman, Ann Compton [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 23:01:23

Securing Your Home: Some Excellent Tips

When you are purchasing a property in a real estate area, you need to make sure that it is safe for living ... or folding/locking horizontal security bar. As the windows can be easily broken, you can use tempered [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 01:40:19

Blair: “When you’re in my position it’s good to have fans anywhere”

HomeRead the speech at ‘Tony Blair Office‘Comment at end9th January, 2009First the speech from the Tony Blair website, then analysis of the Financial Times video interviewMy thoughts on Tony Blair’s speech and interview: Last night, in my earlier reference to clips of Mr Blair’s speech AND of his FT interview, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 20:13:03

Chris Weigant: Bush's Final Press Conference

President George Bush gave his final press conference today. Lest I be accused of "Bush Derangement Syndrome," I'm reproducing some of the most interesting answers Bush gave today, with a minimum of snarky commentary. Actually, what I (and many others) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 00:38:18

Transcript: President George W. Bush Final Press Conference - January 12, 2009

(Source: White House Press Office) 9:17 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Tapper. We have been through a lot together ... and Africa. I see some new faces, which goes to show there’s some turnover in this business. Through [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 20:41:57

The year in review: ZDNet’s top 5 topics

The year in review: ZDNet’s top 5 topics Posted by Larry Dignan @ 3:33 am Categories: General, Open Source, Software Infrastructure, Hardware Infrastructure, Security, Linux, Microsoft, Storage, Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Blu-ray, Ed, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Hd Dvd, Operating Systems [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 11:33:20

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/6/2009

Tuan Jim sends an string of important news articles about the gas pipeline crisis caused by the deadlock between Russia and Ukraine ... Rams Synagogue Door in FranceDenmark: Afghan to Sue for Military’s NegligenceEurope is Headed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 04:50:00

Pétition contre l'utilisation d'armes radioactives - Petition against the use of radioactive weapons

.Toutes les dernières nouvelles de Gaza et Israël Ron Paul: Israel created HamasAgainst the resolution to support Israel Amazing ... now. Red Cross demands Gaza access, cites 'shocking' discoveriesThe International Committee of the Red Cross called on Israel to allow it immediate access to Gaza, saying a trip into Gaza City revealed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 19:33:00

The Importance of 24x7 Event Monitoring in Process Control Systems

The Importance of 24x7 Event Monitoring in Process Control Systems Well, I (Steve here) ... the implications associated with SCADA and process control systems security. Unlike several professions ... and process control systems can be life threatening if a security breach occurs. For example, what could [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 16:17:37

Spam Volumes Expected to Rise with Botnet Resurrection

Spam Volumes Expected to Rise with Botnet Resurrection Spam volumes could rise considerably over the next few days now that one of the world's largest networks of compromised computers used for blasting out junk e-mail was brought back to life tonight [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 05:05:09

IND Distribution visiting Eisenmann Facility

Our friends at IND Distribution sent me a fascinating story based on their recent trip to Germany ... never expect to find a factory responsible for exhaust systems featured on the Mercedes McLaren SLR, AMG [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 06:58:23

Riding on fire and a third intifada

By Ewa Jasieiwcz, in Jabaliya and Beit Hanoun, GazaThursday January 8th 2008I’ve been working with the Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance services ... and the injured dyingfrom treatable wounds because of a lack of access to medical treatment.Last [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 15:22:00

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