http://www.secuobs.com Observatoire de la securite Internet fr webmaster@secuobs.com 2009-04-21 04:14:51 - Jeff Bardin's blog : Dr Ayman Zawahiri released a new video yesterday entitled Six YearsSince the Invasion of Iraq - Thirty Years Since the Signing of a PeaceAgreement with IsraelFind out more on Tuesday April 21 at RSA - 5:40PMread moreAdd to digg Add to StumbleUpon Add to Twitter Add to Slashdothttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/85886.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/85886.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-04-14 22:14:56 - Jeff Bardin's blog - The Internet is the platform of choice for most extremist activitiesThis talk will take an in-depth look at extremist jihadi groupsthrough their own sites, as a method of information dissemination,recruitment, product development, and propaganda using our encryption,our tools, and our virtual environmentsread moreAdd to digg Add to StumbleUpon Add to Twitter Add to Slashdothttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/83265.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/83265.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-04-10 13:18:16 - Jeff Bardin's blog - Key leaders within both the information security and cloud computingindustries announced on March 31st the formation of the Cloud SecurityAlliance, to be formally launched at the RSA Conference 2009, in SanFrancisco on April 21, 2009 The Cloud Security Alliance is anot-for-profit organization with a mission to promote the use of bestpractices for providing security assurance within Cloud Computing, andto provide education on the uses of Cloud Computing to help secure allother forms of computingread moreAdd to digg Add to StumbleUpon Add to Twitter Add to Slashdothttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/81888.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/81888.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-04-07 18:09:42 - Jeff Bardin's blog - This represents both the immaturity of our profession and the highlycomplex nature of information security while challenging the conceptsthat many professionals adhere to – that ISO27001, CobiT, COSO, FRAP,OCTAVE, etc, are frameworks when in fact there are just a piece ofthe overall framework pieread moreAdd to digg Add to StumbleUpon Add to Twitter Add to Slashdothttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/80613.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/80613.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-03-27 23:41:15 - Jeff Bardin's blog - We don’t know what we don’t knowWe know of some things we don’t knowThe company really seems like it doesn’t want to knowread moreAdd to digg Add to StumbleUpon Add to Twitter Add to Slashdothttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/76135.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/76135.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-03-23 15:24:49 - Jeff Bardin's blog - Can you imagine if code was written poor for NASA and the SpaceShuttle program Sorry astronauts, no oxygen today due to a codingbuffer overflow My apologies but we just wanted to get this out thedoor fast and all the features and use cases for the app work justfine so what’s your beefread moreAdd to digg Add to StumbleUpon Add to Twitter Add to Slashdothttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/73701.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/73701.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-03-19 12:48:52 - Jeff Bardin's blog - Beware of institutions that have been infiltrated by infidels and whodo not represent our beliefs even though they claim to focusingdirectly on Egypt and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabiaread moreAdd to digg Add to StumbleUpon Add to Twitter Add to Slashdothttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/72686.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/72686.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-03-16 23:24:39 - Jeff Bardin's blog - "Determining the origins of individual and sex-specific odors -- andcontrolling exogenous chemical contaminants -- may provide the mostimportant challenge for future … studies," the researchers saidread moreAdd to digg Add to StumbleUpon Add to Twitter Add to Slashdothttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/71530.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/71530.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-03-16 15:45:08 - Jeff Bardin's blog - I would recommend that the Obama administration require all companiesreceiving bailout dollars to disclose any and all security and riskposture information including audit findings, threat and vulnerabilityinformation, incidents, breaches, and other such itemsread moreAdd to digg Add to StumbleUpon Add to Twitter Add to Slashdothttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/71357.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/71357.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-03-16 13:11:20 - Jeff Bardin's blog - There are many bloggers out there in the blogosphere but a couple thatneed some recognition Andreas Wuchner of Novartis maintains a blogread moreAdd to digg Add to StumbleUpon Add to Twitter Add to Slashdothttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/71319.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/71319.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-03-07 01:26:25 - Jeff Bardin's blog - FUD is rising to the surface once again and some CISOs are gettingaway with past negligence by calling in the fire even when they may bethe arsonistread moreAdd to digg Add to StumbleUpon Add to Twitter Add to Slashdot---------------------------------------------------------------------Presented By:Kingdom of the Blue Whale – Sun Mar 8 8PIMAGEBlue whales are the planet's largest creatures, yet we hardly ever seethem Their calls travel thousands of miles, but we can barely hearthem Now, National Geographic embarks on a mission to witness whatnobody ever has in these waters; blue whales eating and giving birthClick to Learn More natgeotvcom/bluewhaleAds by Pheedohttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/68268.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/68268.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-03-06 22:09:22 - Jeff Bardin's blog - Every once in a while we do the lighter side It is that time again toget a chuckle and get our taxonomy corrected and some images thattruly depict our current state of affairsread moreAdd to digg Add to StumbleUpon Add to Twitter Add to Slashdothttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/68220.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/68220.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-02-27 17:39:32 - Jeff Bardin's blog - Machine readable ontologies that interrelate as entities such asincident, control, threat, asset, vulnerability, impact, and risknon-inclusively could be crafted to create a near real-time awarenessmessaging solution The ability to create awareness ontologies existstoday with many readily available tools And awareness is just one ofthe options Assurance across the whole infrastructure is possibleread moreAdd to digg Add to StumbleUpon Add to Twitter Add to Slashdothttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/66009.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/66009.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-02-24 18:58:25 - Jeff Bardin's blog - Determine the risk appetite of the company Let them know that you aregoing to enable all filters for 1 week across all protocols and sharethis information only with senior members of Legal, Compliance,Privacy, HR, Internal Audit and the CIOread moreAdd to digg Add to StumbleUpon Add to Twitter Add to Slashdothttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/64767.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/64767.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-02-17 22:15:57 - Jeff Bardin's blog - At one point, we were restricted to our location due to the targetingof US Military and civilian personnel in this area Airlines werebeing targeted for hijackings by various Palestinian groups and byCarlos the Jackal We knew which airlines to avoid since these groupswere extorting money from various governments not to be hijacked Thegovernments paidread moreAdd to digg Add to StumbleUpon Add to Twitter Add to Slashdothttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/62626.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/62626.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-02-09 02:44:49 - Jeff Bardin's blog - Privacy is a flash point for varying opinions that elicits highlysubjective and emotional responses Let me relate our conversation toindustry standards, laws and our own policies regarding privacyread moreAdd to digg Add to StumbleUpon Add to Twitter Add to Slashdothttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/59713.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/59713.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-02-02 19:08:58 - Jeff Bardin's blog - Analysis would indicate that cyber insurance is still a growth area inneed of years of historical data, data that can be related back toregulations and statutes Since the creation of regulations andstatues is still a moving target, it is difficult for insurers toadequately predict risk and offer cost effective solutionsread moreAdd to digg Add to StumbleUpon Add to Twitter Add to Slashdothttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/57503.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/57503.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-02-02 17:57:55 - Jeff Bardin's blog - The underlying premise of enterprise risk management is that yourcompany exists to provide value for your stakeholders Do you have amodel that supports thisread moreAdd to digg Add to StumbleUpon Add to Twitter Add to Slashdothttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/57480.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/57480.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-01-28 21:54:14 - Jeff Bardin's blog - Please spend more money on securing your most valuable asset - ourdata - it's bad enough to have to search for a job in this market tohave salt thrown in the wound read moreAdd to digg Add to StumbleUpon Add to Twitter Add to Slashdothttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/56093.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/56093.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-01-20 03:19:31 - Jeff Bardin's blog - Masschusetts business owners and advocates protested new identitytheft reguations at a hearing recently Deadlines have already beenextend from 1/1/09 to 5/1/09 and even 1/1/10 Quit your whining, itain't attractiveread moreAdd to digg Add to StumbleUpon Add to Twitter Add to Slashdothttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/52987.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/52987.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-01-15 21:25:21 - Jeff Bardin's blog - Risk Management program includes the systematic approach of estimatingthe magnitude of risks risk analysis and the process of comparingthe estimated risks against risk criteria to determine thesignificance of the risks risk evaluation Risk assessments areperformed periodically to address changes in the security requirementsand in the risk situation, eg in the assets, threats,vulnerabilities, impacts, the risk evaluation, and when significantchanges occur These risk assessments are undertaken in a methodicalmanner capable of producing comparable and reproducible resultsread moreAdd to digg Add to StumbleUpon Add to Twitter Add to Slashdothttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/51832.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/51832.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-01-15 21:25:21 - Jeff Bardin's blog - I fight for freedom,I don't ask for more,My life is my God,My Country, My corpsread moreAdd to digg Add to StumbleUpon Add to Twitter Add to Slashdothttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/51831.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/51831.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-01-15 21:25:21 - Jeff Bardin's blog - This is the arsonist-calling-in-the fire syndrome demonstrated by manywho believe themselves to be leaders using fires that should not burnin the first place to assume operational commandread moreAdd to digg Add to StumbleUpon Add to Twitter Add to Slashdothttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/51830.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/51830.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-01-15 21:25:21 - Jeff Bardin's blog - As each year grinds on, we continue to operate at high levels ofoperational expense since we can be nothing more than a jack of manyvendors and a master of noneread moreAdd to digg Add to StumbleUpon Add to Twitter Add to Slashdothttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/51829.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/51829.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-01-15 21:25:21 - Jeff Bardin's blog - If your security department says they cannot deploy a network accesscontrol solution, tell them they are not being innovative enough andsend them the attached document They can do it If they tell you thenneed a half million dollars for whole disk encryption or something tofind bots, tell them they are full of you know what and send them theattachedread moreAdd to digg Add to StumbleUpon Add to Twitter Add to Slashdothttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/51828.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/51828.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-01-15 21:25:21 - Jeff Bardin's blog - Tyler Durden: pointing at an emergency instruction manual on a planeYou know why they put oxygen masks on planesNarrator: So you can breathTyler Durden: Oxygen gets you high In a catastrophic emergency,you're taking giant panicked breaths Suddenly you become euphoric,docile You accept your fate It's all right here Emergency waterlanding - 600 miles an hour Blank faces, calm as Hindu cowsread moreAdd to digg Add to StumbleUpon Add to Twitter Add to Slashdothttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/51827.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/51827.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-01-15 21:25:21 - Jeff Bardin's blog - I've been a bit too serious lately and it is almost time to wrap up2008 So here is a new twist on the Twelve Days of ChristmasSuggestions for new verses are welcomeread moreAdd to digg Add to StumbleUpon Add to Twitter Add to Slashdothttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/51826.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/51826.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-01-15 21:25:21 - Jeff Bardin's blog - Even though I was part of Able Flight, I guess I'll post this since itrepresents us all 6931st ESS foreverread moreAdd to digg Add to StumbleUpon Add to Twitter Add to Slashdothttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/51825.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/51825.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-01-15 21:25:21 - Jeff Bardin's blog - The need for a CISO goes away and morphs into the role of the ChiefInformation Risk Officer reporting to either a Chief Risk Officer orChief Compliance Officer outside of IT Security truly becomesembedded in this model and the costs are reduced through consolidationof effortsread moreAdd to digg Add to StumbleUpon Add to Twitter Add to Slashdothttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/51824.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/51824.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-01-15 21:25:21 - Jeff Bardin's blog - RIF, eRIF, IRIF, VRIF, downsize, rightsize, smartsize, terminated,workforce reduction or workforce optimization, moderated,simplification, reduction in force, early involuntary retirement, andfiredread moreAdd to digg Add to StumbleUpon Add to Twitter Add to Slashdothttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/51823.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/51823.shtml