Stop Id Thieves http://www.stopidthieves.org Information on Preventing and Repairing Identity Theft Fri, 21 Dec 2007 23:35:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 en Off the wire: Vista vs Mac OS X security: why ZDNet vulnerability numerology is absurd http://www.stopidthieves.org/2007/12/21/off-the-wire-vista-vs-mac-os-x-security-why-zdnet-vulnerability-numerology-is-absurd/ http://www.stopidthieves.org/2007/12/21/off-the-wire-vista-vs-mac-os-x-security-why-zdnet-vulnerability-numerology-is-absurd/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2007 23:35:45 +0000 http://www.stopidthieves.org/2007/12/21/off-the-wire-vista-vs-mac-os-x-security-why-zdnet-vulnerability-numerology-is-absurd/ Notorious Zoon Award winner George Ou is again trying to convince the world that Mac OS X’s security is in shambles while Microsoft has solved the security crisis in created, at least for users of new…

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]]> http://www.stopidthieves.org/2007/12/21/off-the-wire-vista-vs-mac-os-x-security-why-zdnet-vulnerability-numerology-is-absurd/feed/ Off the wire: Safe and promiscuous Web browsers http://www.stopidthieves.org/2007/12/21/off-the-wire-safe-and-promiscuous-web-browsers/ http://www.stopidthieves.org/2007/12/21/off-the-wire-safe-and-promiscuous-web-browsers/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2007 21:29:39 +0000 http://www.stopidthieves.org/2007/12/21/off-the-wire-safe-and-promiscuous-web-browsers/ A quick tip for keeping yourself safe online - if you don’t mind extreme web browsing.

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]]> http://www.stopidthieves.org/2007/12/21/off-the-wire-safe-and-promiscuous-web-browsers/feed/ Off the wire: Computers with DMV info stolen http://www.stopidthieves.org/2007/12/21/off-the-wire-computers-with-dmv-info-stolen/ http://www.stopidthieves.org/2007/12/21/off-the-wire-computers-with-dmv-info-stolen/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:30:42 +0000 http://www.stopidthieves.org/2007/12/21/off-the-wire-computers-with-dmv-info-stolen/ In the state’s third high-profile breach of personal privacy this year,the Department of Motor Vehicles will begin mailing letters today to 155 customerstelling them that their personal information mi…

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]]> http://www.stopidthieves.org/2007/12/21/off-the-wire-computers-with-dmv-info-stolen/feed/ Symantec Earns 35th Consecutive VB100 Award http://www.stopidthieves.org/2007/12/21/symantec-earns-35th-consecutive-vb100-award/ http://www.stopidthieves.org/2007/12/21/symantec-earns-35th-consecutive-vb100-award/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:25:47 +0000 http://www.stopidthieves.org/2007/12/21/symantec-earns-35th-consecutive-vb100-award/ “As security testing methods and technologies evolve and advance, Symantec looks forward to taking part in new opportunities that help ensure that consumers have the most comprehensive information with which to compare security products.”

Friday, 21 December 2007, 9:23 am Press Release: Symantec Security vendors and testing organisations also collaborate to devise new testing guidelines for today’s behaviour-based security solutions AUCKLAND … via Scoop

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]]> http://www.stopidthieves.org/2007/12/21/symantec-earns-35th-consecutive-vb100-award/feed/ Privacy Problems with AskEraser http://www.stopidthieves.org/2007/12/21/privacy-problems-with-askeraser/ http://www.stopidthieves.org/2007/12/21/privacy-problems-with-askeraser/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:18:10 +0000 http://www.stopidthieves.org/2007/12/21/privacy-problems-with-askeraser/ Last week, Ask.com announced a feature called AskEraser (good description here), which erases a user’s search history. While it’s great to see companies using privacy features for competitive advantage, EPIC examined the feature and wrote to the company with some…

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]]> http://www.stopidthieves.org/2007/12/21/privacy-problems-with-askeraser/feed/ 5 Secure Reasons for Thin Clients - Baseline http://www.stopidthieves.org/2007/12/21/5-secure-reasons-for-thin-clients-baseline/ http://www.stopidthieves.org/2007/12/21/5-secure-reasons-for-thin-clients-baseline/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:07:04 +0000 http://www.stopidthieves.org/2007/12/21/5-secure-reasons-for-thin-clients-baseline/
5 Secure Reasons for Thin Clients
Baseline, NY - 6 minutes ago
A zombie is a PC infected with an application—a Trojan—that gives hackers unfettered access. Zombies linked together in a network are often referred to as a …

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]]> http://www.stopidthieves.org/2007/12/21/data-encryption-brought-into-focus-by-hmrc/feed/ VizSEC 2008 Call For Participation http://www.stopidthieves.org/2007/12/21/vizsec-2008-call-for-participation/ http://www.stopidthieves.org/2007/12/21/vizsec-2008-call-for-participation/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:03:17 +0000 http://www.stopidthieves.org/2007/12/21/vizsec-2008-call-for-participation/ VizSEC 2008 Workshop on Visualization for Cyber Security
http://vizsec.org/workshop2008/
September 15, 2008 / Cambridge, MA USA
In conjunction with RAID 2008

The 5th International Workshop on Visualization for Cyber Security will provide a forum for new research in visualization for computer security. We are pleased to be holding this year’s meeting in conjunction with the 11th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Intrusion Detection. The VizSEC Workshop will be held at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts USA on Monday, September 15, 2008.

As a result of previous VizSEC workshops, we have seen both the application of existing visualization techniques to security problems and the development of novel security visualization approaches. However, VizSEC research has focused on helping human analysts to detect anomalies and patterns, particularly in computer network defense. Other communities, led by researchers from the RAID Symposia, have researched automated methods for detecting anomalies and malicious activity.

The theme for this year’s workshop, which will be held in conjunction with RAID 2008, will be on bridging the gap between visualization and automation, such as leveraging the power of visualization to create rules for intrusion detection and defense systems. We hope that VizSEC participants will stay for the RAID Symposium and RAID participants will consider coming a day early to participate in VizSEC.

We also solicit papers that report results on visualization techniques and systems in solving all aspects of cyber security problems, including:

* Visualization of Internet routing
* Visualization of packet traces and network flows
* Visualization of intrusion detection alerts
* Visualization of attack tracks
* Visualization of security vulnerabilities
* Visualization of attack paths
* Visualization of application processes
* Visualization for forensic analysis
* Visualization for correlating events
* Visualization for computer network defense training
* Visualization for offensive information operations
* Visualization for building rules
* Visualization for feature selection
* Visualization for cryptology
* Visualization for detecting anomalous activity
* Deployment and field testing of VizSEC systems
* Evaluation and user testing of VizSEC systems
* User and design requirements for VizSEC systems
* Lessons learned from development and deployment of VizSEC systems

All submitted papers will be peer-reviewed. Full and short papers from the workshop will be published in an edited book (details to follow).

Full Papers
Full papers should present mature research results. (We will release page count and formatting instructions when we confirm the details of publishing the proceedings.)

Short Papers
Short papers can be used to present less mature research results than full papers, or late-breaking results. (We will release page count and formatting instructions when we confirm the details of publishing the proceedings.)

Demos
Demonstrations can be used to show new or updated development efforts. Demo submissions should consist of a 2 page abstract.

Posters
Posters can be used to describe work in progress or updates to previously published VizSEC research or R&D. Poster submissions should consist of a 2 page abstract.

Deadlines
April 11, 2008 : Deadline for full paper submission
May 9, 2008 : Deadline for short paper submissions
July 11, 2008 : Deadline for poster and demo abstracts

http://vizsec.org/workshop2008/


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]]> http://www.stopidthieves.org/2007/12/21/hacking-your-wallet-this-holiday/feed/ Coming to zeitgeist near you… http://www.stopidthieves.org/2007/12/21/coming-to-zeitgeist-near-you%e2%80%a6/ http://www.stopidthieves.org/2007/12/21/coming-to-zeitgeist-near-you%e2%80%a6/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:37:05 +0000 http://www.stopidthieves.org/2007/12/21/coming-to-zeitgeist-near-you%e2%80%a6/ You know you’ve entered the public’s consciousness when industry rags use you in one of their online quizzes. I have to admit though, I’d feel like more of a SaaS luminary if I didn’t fail the quiz so miserably. Did they have to make it so hard? At least I got the question about Alert […]

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