Security Briefings – November 17th
Author: The Intern
Good morning, glad you’re joining us. Hope your Monday is without speed traps and detours!
The Intern
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And now, the news…
- McColo takedown nets massive drop in spam – The Register
- SDL announcements – Emergent Chaos
- Cloud Security Macro Layers? I’ll Take “It’ll Never Sell” for $1000, Alex… – Rational Survivability
- Microsoft’s Stance on Piracy Affects Us All – Security Focus
- Why Security, Privacy and Compliancy Don’t Mix. – Layer 8
- Who Should We Be? – Kevin Kelly
- CohesiveFT VPN-Cubed: Not Your Daddy’s Encrypted Tunnel – Rational Survivability
- Via Rail explores entertainment download business – The Globe and Mail THIS is what they come up with for a new revenue stream? Wth.
- Half Life hacker refused FBI sting bait – The Register
- 5 Ways to Keep Your Drunken Self Away From the Internet – Mashable
And, finally, who hasn’t been slightly red in the face come Monday morning? Maybe it’s only me.
Tags: News, Daily Links, Security Blog, Information Security, Security News
7th
Nice typo on #5…
@CJ
Yes, the intern has quite the sense of humour.
@CJ I was only pretending to be awake this morning, sorry! I’m usually a bit more careful.
Main Entry: com-pli-anc-y
Pronunciation: \kəm-ˈplī-ən(t)s-ee\
Function: adjective
Date: circa SOX
1: A feeling describing one’s state of compliance. Example: “I’m feeling rather compliancy today.”
2: A marketing buzzword developed by someone trying to provide audible consistancy in the pronunciation of security, privacy, and compliance.
3: The regulatory equivilent to “cyber”.
@CJ
HAHAHAHAHA!
Love it!
Don’t mind me while I sob in defeat and loser-dom.