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posted in June 2011
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Comment: Re: Think like a Hacker - ivka - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: a history lesson - SecTech - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: a history lesson - SecTech - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: a history lesson - Kurtkeys - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: a history lesson - SecTech - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: a history lesson - Kurtkeys - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: a history lesson - SecTech - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: a history lesson - Kurtkeys - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: a history lesson - SecTech - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: a history lesson - Kurtkeys - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: a history lesson - SecTech - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: a history lesson - Kurtkeys - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: a history lesson - SecTech - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: a history lesson - Kurtkeys - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: 2580(?) Explained - SecTech - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: a history lesson - SecTech - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: a history lesson - Kurtkeys - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: a history lesson - SecTech - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: Scary - Nicole Ferraro - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: Scary - Kim Davis - 6/30/2011
Comment: Scary - Nicole Ferraro - 6/30/2011
Comment: Security Standards - Kim Davis - 6/30/2011
Reading the Riot Photos
Editor's Blog  
6/30/2011   17 comments
Photographs from the Vancouver hockey riots are being used to expose the individuals responsible in a manner that circumvents due process.
Comment: The Cloud Darkens - Bolingbroke - 6/30/2011
Comment: a history lesson - Kurtkeys - 6/30/2011
Comment: Still an Orphan - Bolingbroke - 6/30/2011
Moving IT up the Enterprise Priority Queue
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
6/30/2011   18 comments
Recent news points to the risks that accrue when IT isn't made a top enterprise priority.
Comment: Re: Think like a Hacker - ivka - 6/30/2011
Comment: is it that bad? - Mashka - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: No Good Solution - kenton - 6/29/2011
Comment: No Good Solution - kenton - 6/29/2011
The Hopeless Case of Passwords
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
6/29/2011   49 comments
Passwords may work in theory, but user fallibility makes them unworkable in practice. We need alternatives.
Comment: We are at risk - nasimson - 6/29/2011
Comment: Re: big bad US... - Rich Adler - 6/28/2011
Comment: Re: bounty hunters - Jart Armin - 6/28/2011
Comment: Re: bounty hunters - Jason_13 - 6/28/2011
Comment: Allies and Rivalries - Jason_13 - 6/28/2011
Comment: Re: big bad US... - Rich Adler - 6/28/2011
Comment: Re: big bad US... - Mike Acker - 6/28/2011
Comment: Re: bounty hunters - Jart Armin - 6/28/2011
Comment: big bad US... - Rich Adler - 6/28/2011
Comment: Not So Well Placed - cvargas - 6/27/2011
Comment: Re: bounty hunters - Jart Armin - 6/27/2011
'Internet Freedom' Aside, US Leads in Data Requests
Editor's Blog  
6/27/2011   27 comments
The United States made more than 4,600 requests for private user information from Google from July to December 2010, and Google complied 94 percent of the time.
Comment: As With Any Insurance - cvargas - 6/27/2011
Comment: Re: No end in sight - cvargas - 6/27/2011
Comment: LulzSec is just one - cvargas - 6/27/2011
Comment: Re: No end in sight - cvargas - 6/27/2011
Comment: Re: Still? - abdlah - 6/27/2011
Comment: Re: No end in sight - modza - 6/27/2011
 IT Clan Chat: CEOs & IT
IE Radio  
6/27/2011   182 comments
The role of IT has grown so important in many organizations that the CEO has taken charge. Join us as we discuss the trend toward linking IT more closely to enterprise top brass.
After LulzSec, Business as Usual
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
6/27/2011   32 comments
The disbanding of LulzSec probably means nothing at all as far as high-profile hacking activity is concerned.
Comment: Re: Still? - Mary Jander - 6/27/2011
Hackers Take Note: Cyber-Insurance Is on the Rise
Jart Armin  
6/27/2011   62 comments
The insurance industry is finding a rich mine of premiums among companies fearful of data breaches and damage from cyber-criminals.
Comment: Re: Still? - Rich Adler - 6/25/2011
Comment: Re: Still? - abdlah - 6/25/2011
Comment: Re: Still? - abdlah - 6/25/2011
Comment: Insurance No thanks... - aum007 - 6/25/2011
Comment: Re: contracted IT... - Kicheko - 6/24/2011
 Security Clan Chat: Playing War Games
IE Radio  
6/24/2011   147 comments
The United States is walking an ever finer line between offensive and defensive cyber warfare.
Comment: Re: Still? - Mary Jander - 6/24/2011
Comment: Re: contracted IT... - Kicheko - 6/24/2011
Comment: Re: Still? - Rich Adler - 6/23/2011
Comment: contracted IT... - Rich Adler - 6/23/2011
Comment: Still? - abdlah - 6/23/2011
IT & the CEO: A Dangerous Gap
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
6/23/2011   31 comments
In many organizations, IT has become so important that the CEO has taken charge. In others, lack of CEO cooperation can be disastrous.
Playing War Games
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
6/22/2011   12 comments
The United States treads an ever finer line between defensive and offensive cyber activity.
Comment: Re: Cyberstalking - scucci - 6/22/2011
Comment: Re: the lulz - Mike Acker - 6/22/2011
Comment: Re: the lulz - The Dream Chaser - 6/22/2011
Comment: the lulz - Mike Acker - 6/21/2011
Comment: Schwing - The Dream Chaser - 6/21/2011
Comment: Measuring Security - Mike Acker - 6/21/2011
Comment: Re: Finger pointing - Jason_13 - 6/21/2011
Comment: Puzzles - The Dream Chaser - 6/18/2011
Comment: And, BTW - knoxzoo - 6/18/2011
Comment: Re: Finger pointing - cvargas - 6/18/2011
Comment: Re: Thanks, Jart - nimantha.de - 6/18/2011
Comment: Re: Digging Deeper - Kim Davis - 6/17/2011
Comment: Re: Finger pointing - Kim Davis - 6/17/2011
Comment: Re: Thanks, Jart - Jart Armin - 6/17/2011
Comment: Re: Curious, Jart - Jart Armin - 6/17/2011
Comment: Re: Thanks, Jart - Gigi - 6/17/2011
Comment: Re: Finger pointing - cvargas - 6/17/2011
Comment: Re: Curious, Jart - cvargas - 6/17/2011
Comment: Re: It's no wonder - Paul Whyte - 6/17/2011
Comment: Re: Thanks, Jart - Jart Armin - 6/16/2011
Comment: Finger pointing - Mary Jander - 6/16/2011
Comment: Re: Curious, Jart - Jart Armin - 6/16/2011
Comment: Re: Turkey Shoot? - Mike Acker - 6/16/2011
Comment: Re: Well said! - Nicole Ferraro - 6/16/2011
Comment: Turkey Shoot? - Mike Acker - 6/16/2011
Comment: Well said! - Mary Jander - 6/16/2011
Comment: Count Me In - The Dream Chaser - 6/16/2011
A Proposal for Securing the IT Supply Chain
Jart Armin  
6/16/2011   28 comments
Can you trust your IT equipment suppliers to deliver secure gear? Here's a method that can guarantee that.
Calling on Twitter to Remove Hacker Account
what.the.ferraro  
6/16/2011   27 comments
Twitter is letting a hacker group thrive on its site against its own rules.
Comment: Re: Of many minds - Tom Nolle - 6/15/2011
Comment: Just In - The Dream Chaser - 6/15/2011
Comment: Re: Of many minds - Kim Davis - 6/15/2011
Comment: Of many minds - Mary Jander - 6/15/2011
Comment: Re: Cringley - Kim Davis - 6/15/2011
Comment: Cringley - The Dream Chaser - 6/15/2011
Comment: Re: I agree... - Kim Davis - 6/15/2011
Comment: Re: I agree... - Kim Davis - 6/15/2011
Comment: Re: Countdown - Mary Jander - 6/15/2011
Comment: Re: Countdown - scucci - 6/15/2011
Comment: There we go - Nicole Ferraro - 6/15/2011
Comment: Countdown - Bolingbroke - 6/15/2011
Comment: I agree... - JCitizen - 6/15/2011
Internet-in-a-Suitcase: Help or Warfare?
Second Shooter  
6/15/2011   7 comments
The US government's notion of "Internet in a suitcase" may provoke real online warfare.
The Turkey Shoot Continues
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
6/15/2011   19 comments
A blizzard of breaches by spies, crooks, and pranksters leaves high-profile organizations and enterprises reeling.
Comment: Re: Spot on - scucci - 6/14/2011
Comment: Re: Spot on - Kim Davis - 6/14/2011
Comment: Re: Spot on - scucci - 6/14/2011
Comment: Re: Spot on - Kim Davis - 6/14/2011
Comment: Re: Spot on - scucci - 6/14/2011
Comment: Re: Spot on - Bolingbroke - 6/14/2011
Comment: Re: Spot on - Mike Acker - 6/14/2011
Comment: Re: Spot on - Mary Jander - 6/14/2011
Comment: Re: Spot on - Mary Jander - 6/14/2011
Comment: Re: Spot on - antonis - 6/14/2011
Comment: Re: Spot on - Gigi - 6/14/2011
Comment: FUD sells - Michael Singer - 6/13/2011
Comment: Re: Spot on - dlavie - 6/13/2011
Comment: Re: Spot on - Kim Davis - 6/13/2011
Comment: Spot on - Nicole Ferraro - 6/13/2011
US Double Standards on Cyber-Warfare
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
6/13/2011   16 comments
The US comes close to double standards when it threatens retaliation for cyber-attacks while conducting clandestine activities against other countries' networks.
Comment: Re: Tracking - Kim Davis - 6/13/2011
Comment: Re: ACLU paradox - knoxzoo - 6/13/2011
Comment: Tracking - Nicole Ferraro - 6/13/2011
From Cookies to Fingerprints
Kim Davis  
6/13/2011   3 comments
One way or another, online commerce relies on tracking you – or your device.
Comment: Re: ACLU paradox - Kurtkeys - 6/11/2011
 Security Clan Chat: Hacking Just for Laughs
IE Radio  
6/10/2011   256 comments
LulzSec has raised its profile this month with hacks on Sony and an FBI affiliate. Does this activity have a serious purpose or is it, as the group's name suggests, just for the laugh-out-louds?
Comment: Let Freedom Reign - Mary Jander - 6/10/2011
Comment: It's on - The Dream Chaser - 6/10/2011
Defining 'Freedom Boxes'
Eben Moglen  
6/10/2011   5 comments
Eben Moglen believes it's time for a People's Internet, made possible by "Freedom Boxes."
Security: Not Just a Hacker Problem
Second Shooter  
6/9/2011   4 comments
Only one enterprise in eight says it would submit to a public security audit.
Comment: Re: ACLU paradox - knoxzoo - 6/9/2011
Comment: ACLU paradox - mcpresident - 6/9/2011
Sites Owned, Just for the Lulz
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
6/8/2011   28 comments
Underground hacking groups are making life hard for major corporations as well as for law enforcement. LulzSec may be the most brazen, boasting a major data heist from Sony last week.
Apple's iMessage Targets BlackBerry Messenger
Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World  
6/7/2011   2 comments
Apple's new iMessage is one more useful feature for consumers and enterprises to consider, and it threatens RIM's BBM.
Comment: Re: Any Defense ? - Kim Davis - 6/7/2011
Comment: Any Defense ? - Bolingbroke - 6/7/2011
Disaster at Sony
Internet Evolution Poll  
6/7/2011   10 comments
Have the enormous outages caused you to distrust Sony's networks?
'Black Hat' SEO Could Render Search Worthless
Beau Brendler  
6/7/2011   11 comments
The practice is making it harder for people to find useful destinations.
Comment: Re: Off the Grid - Brian Newby - 6/6/2011
Comment: Re: Not much different - kq4ym - 6/6/2011
A Fresh Wireless Tracking Threat Looms for Citizens
John Myers  
6/6/2011   45 comments
State police are using GPS tracking gear that makes iPhone tracking look tame.
Comment: Re: Could it be - Jart Armin - 6/3/2011
Comment: Re: Could it be - Kim Davis - 6/3/2011
Comment: Re: Could it be - Jart Armin - 6/3/2011
Comment: Re: Could it be - Kim Davis - 6/3/2011
Comment: Re: Cyberstalking - Ariella - 6/3/2011
Comment: Re: Could it be - Paul Whyte - 6/3/2011
Comment: Re: Hoo-boy - smkinoshita - 6/2/2011
Comment: Re: Cyberstalking - Ariella - 6/2/2011
Comment: Re: Cyberstalking - Ariella - 6/2/2011
Comment: Process iindeed - Mary Jander - 6/2/2011
Comment: Re: Off the Grid - Kim Davis - 6/2/2011
Comment: Re: Could it be - Kim Davis - 6/2/2011
Comment: Re: Open doors? - Paul Whyte - 6/2/2011
Comment: Re: Off the Grid - Bolingbroke - 6/2/2011
CIOs Turn to Analytics in the Cloud
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
6/2/2011   8 comments
Enterprises are finding business intelligence coalescing in cloud services.
Comment: Re: Off the Grid - Mary Jander - 6/2/2011
Comment: Re: Hmm - Michael Singer - 6/2/2011
Comment: Re: Cyberstalking - Kim Davis - 6/2/2011
Comment: Re: Open doors? - Paul Whyte - 6/2/2011
Comment: Re: Hmm - Paul Whyte - 6/2/2011
Comment: Hmm - Nicole Ferraro - 6/2/2011
Comment: Re: Cyberstalking - Ariella - 6/2/2011
Comment: Re: Cyberstalking - jabailo - 6/2/2011
Comment: Re: Cyberstalking - Ariella - 6/2/2011
Comment: Re: Cyberstalking - Ariella - 6/2/2011
Comment: Off the Grid - Bolingbroke - 6/2/2011
Dumb Devices Will Turn Internet Into 'Power Grid'
Beau Brendler  
6/2/2011   8 comments
The proliferation of "dumb" devices may turn a creative network into something resembling a power grid.
Cybersecurity Summit Touts Cooperation
Jart Armin  
6/2/2011   18 comments
International cooperation is the goal of 450 government, industry, and technical leaders from 43 countries meeting in London this week.
Comment: Re: Security - magneticnorth - 6/1/2011
Comment: Re: Cyberstalking - mtechie - 6/1/2011
Comment: Open doors? - Kim Davis - 6/1/2011
Executives Addicted to Smartphones, Tablets
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
6/1/2011   18 comments
Whether you call it consumerization, pro-sumer, or bring-your-own-device, it's causing headaches for some enterprises.
Comment: Re: Hoo-boy - Kim Davis - 6/1/2011
Comment: Re: Cyberstalking - jabailo - 6/1/2011
Comment: Re: Cyberstalking - Kim Davis - 6/1/2011
Comment: Hoo-boy - Nicole Ferraro - 6/1/2011
Comment: Re: Security - nathanwosnack - 6/1/2011
The Pentagon Rattles Its Cybersabre
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
6/1/2011   5 comments
In a paper to be released this month the Pentagon argues aggressively, but probably ineffectually, that cyber-attacks can constitute acts of war and warrant a military response.
Comment: Re: Cyberstalking - Kim Davis - 6/1/2011
Comment: Cyberstalking - Nicole Ferraro - 6/1/2011
Comment: Re: a split decision - hrcohen - 6/1/2011
A Paradoxical Remedy for Cyberstalking
Robert McGarvey  
6/1/2011   28 comments
Expanding your online presence may work better as a hindrance for cyberstalkers than attempting to disappear from the Web.
Comment: Re: Security - Alan Reiter - 6/1/2011
Comment: Re: Security - Alan Reiter - 6/1/2011
Comment: Re: Security - Alan Reiter - 6/1/2011
Comment: Re: Security - Alan Reiter - 6/1/2011
Comment: Re: Security - Alan Reiter - 6/1/2011
Comment: Re: Comcast-NBCU - modza - 6/1/2011
Comment: Re: Security - Alan Reiter - 6/1/2011
Comment: Re: Security - Alan Reiter - 6/1/2011
Comment: Re: Security - Alan Reiter - 6/1/2011
Comment: Re: Security - Alan Reiter - 6/1/2011