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Monthly Archives: August 2008
Servers still not patched
I just read an article this morning on Linux servers under the Phalanx gun: A problem with people, not code. There were quite some things which made me think when I read it: There was a statement in there, which … Continue reading
Posted in Policy, Process
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Why I do not like e-Voting
As you know, I am Swiss. Switzerland is known as being one of the most direct democracies in the world. It is not uncommon for us having (or being allowed) to vote every other month as there are a lot … Continue reading
Posted in Legislation
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„Scareware“ on the Raise
We have regular ConfCalls with our security support to exchange trends and issues we see. During the last one we had an interesting discussion I would like to share with you: We seem to get a hell lot of calls … Continue reading
Posted in Consumer, Policy, Process
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IE8 – a new Set of Privacy Features
As you (hopefully) know, the release of Internet Explorer 8 is coming closer. One thing we always look at is how to make surfing more secure and more private. The IE team just launched a blog post on the InPrivate … Continue reading
Posted in Consumer, Processes, Products, Strategy
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How to circumvent Privacy Laws
As you all know, most jurisdictions allow individuals to ask for data collected by an organization (being it a company or a governmental organization). A lot of countries have Data Protection Commissioners that look into what companies and more often … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Law Enforcement, Privacy, Terrorism
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Your PIN on the Internet
Yes, it is true: There is somebody who publically put known PINs on the Internet. I bet yours is there too: http://www.positiveatheism.org/crt/pin.htm Roger
Posted in Fun
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Secure Development: More than „just“ code!
I just read an interesting post by Michael Howard (Security is bigger than finding and fixing bugs). He refers to a statement Google seem to have made on its development practices (Google shares its security secrets): In order to keep … Continue reading
Posted in Processes
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Insights into Windows 7 Engineering
Are you interested to learn how Windows 7 (next version of Windows) is engineered? Are you willing to get in touch with the engineering team? Then read their blog: Engineering Windows 7 Roger
Posted in Processes, Products, Strategy
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The Global Network of Crime
We all know that crime is global and that they are doing their best to leverage the legal shortcomings and the limitations of the cooperation between Law Enforcement agencies. There is a good article about one case in the New … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Cybercrime, Terrorism
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Announcement of the MSRC Ecosystem Strategy Team Blog
Our teams around the Microsoft Security Response Center recently launched a new blog called MSRC Ecosystem Strategy Team Blog. The blog is thought to give more insights into the work we do with the security ecosystem knowing that vulnerabilities and … Continue reading
Posted in Microsoft, Processes
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