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Microsoft, The Complex Password Conundrum

July 18, 2014 by Marc Handelman in All is Information, Computation, Information Security, Infosec Policy, Network Security

 

Redmond - apparently - now believes in the efficacy of something-less-than-complex, at least in regards to passwords...

 

July 18, 2014 /Marc Handelman
All is Information, Computation, Information Security, Infosec Policy, Network Security

Что происходит в России, остается в России*

July 09, 2014 by Marc Handelman in Network Security, National Security, Intelligence, Infosec Policy, Information Security, Identity Theft

In an apparent effort to protect their data from the all-seeing eye(s) of foreign intelligence agencies, the new game in Russia has many, if not all, of the underpinnings of millennia-old Tsarist infrastructure. Information despotism at it's finest...

 

 

What Happens in Russia, Stays in Russia*
July 09, 2014 /Marc Handelman
Network Security, National Security, Intelligence, Infosec Policy, Information Security, Identity Theft

Vixie: Open Internet is Slowly Poisoning Us

June 19, 2014 by Marc Handelman in Secure DNS, Web Security, Security Conferences, Network Security, Information Security, Infosec Policy, All is Information

...in which, the erudite Dr. Vixie -  CEO of Farsight Security - enlightens us regarding the danger of the so-called Open Internet. Today's Must See video.

June 19, 2014 /Marc Handelman
Secure DNS, Web Security, Security Conferences, Network Security, Information Security, Infosec Policy, All is Information

Narcissim, On Display

June 17, 2014 by Marc Handelman in Cryptography, Data Security, Espionage, Government, Information Security, Infosec Policy, Intelligence, Physical Security, US Armed Forces

Well wrought opinion piece eyeballing the narcissism of one Edward Joseph "Ed" Snowden. Today's' Must Read.

June 17, 2014 /Marc Handelman
Cryptography, Data Security, Espionage, Government, Information Security, Infosec Policy, Intelligence, Physical Security, US Armed Forces

Richman Center, Electronic Threats

June 16, 2014 by Marc Handelman in Information Security, Education, Infosec Policy

The Richman Center, at Columbia hosts a panel discussion targeting Cyber Threats and Cyber Security, with Judith Germano, Chief of Economic Crimes, U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey; Brendan Hannigan, General Manager, IBM Security Systems; and Matthew Waxman, Professor of Law and Faculty Co-Chair, the Roger Hertog Program on Law and National Security. The panel moderator is Jesse Greene, Executive in Residence and Senior Fellow at the Richman Center. Today's MustSee Security talking heads video. Enjoy.

June 16, 2014 /Marc Handelman
Information Security, Education, Infosec Policy
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