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Risk of Death
At the Indy GP last weekend, the laconic Texan from Longview, Ben Spies, got pole and a podium at the Indianapolis. Which is a good thing. I saw him race in AMA in 2007. Tough, matter of fact, smart racer … Continue reading
DBR600RR – The Verizoning
I admit I genuinely enjoyed the latest Data Breach Report courtesy the stalwart boffins at Verizon Business. My personal benchmark of genuineness is derived from my ability to almost immediately put it to use in my job. Nonetheless, I’d like … Continue reading
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Live Twice
Chandler at the New School made me collect, collate and sort my thoughts on the whole recall issue. Although what follows is more like bend, fold and mutilate. The greatest risk Toyotas pose to me is that I get drowsy … Continue reading
Posing
Read this bit of oddness from the Statesman this morning – “Pflugerville man posed as model online to elicit cash.” A young man with “very effeminate voice” managed to spend four years shaking down lonely men for cash while posing … Continue reading
Sociables
When I read this commentary on privacy from Andrea Dimaio from Gartner, I was mildly surprised that people still thought like this, that privacy is tied to secrecy. Bob Blakley responds at the Burton Group. I agree with his analysis, … Continue reading
Fingertips
From today’s Austin American Statesman, this article discusses the fraud deterrent effect of fingerprinting applicants for food stamps, and if it is worth the delay it may be causing in processing (Department of Agriculture says it isn’t).There are lessons to … Continue reading
Intent
There’s a whole bunch of the IDC/RSA white paper on insider risk management that puzzles me on one level or another. “Whether the threats are accidental or deliberate, the costs are still the same.” I didn’t see much data in … Continue reading
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Policy and Ethics
The excellent Grits for Breakfast posted several stories of alleged misbehavior at the Bexar County probation office, including a link to the following story from the San Antonio Current. The following passage caught my attention: According to former Bexar County … Continue reading
Data Rustler
The best thing to come out of the Texas Lege since….ever.A bill passed through the state senate increasing the penalty on hacking at the critical infrastructures we got down here Texas-way. (State jail penalty, no less.) But I’m not talking … Continue reading
Cyber
After a once over, I’m curious as to the value of the Verizon Business “Data Britches Report.” http://securityblog.verizonbusiness.com/2009/04/15/2009-dbir/ A couple questions/comments I had on the first read:1. The document really needs a glossary. It’s hard to parse the special meaning … Continue reading
The One In Five 