[Cisco 2009 midyear security report | Privacy and social networking | The Government Accountability Office's latest report on information security | Sophos Security Threat Report | A federated model for cyber security]
Security professionals at the U.S. Department of Energy have developed a new model for sharing security information that could work in any industry or supply chain.
A federated model for cybersecurity (project website)
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DarkReading: Making a federal case about sharing security data
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[09/08/28]
July 2009 update. Covers, among other things, security risks related to social networking.
Sophos Security Threat Report - July 2009 update (PDF)
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The Register: Twitter, Facebook urged to improve security
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[09/08/26]
Agencies continu to report progress, but need to mitigate persistent weaknesses.
GAO: Information security - Agencies continu to report progress, but need to mitigate persistent weaknesses
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GAO: Information security - Agencies continu to report progress, but need to mitigate persistent weaknesses (PDF)
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DarkReading: 'Persistent weaknesses' may leave key agencies vulnerable to attack or compromise, report says
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[09/08/25]
Two studies about privacy and social networking.
Leslie K. John, Alessandro Acquisti, George Loewenstein: The best of strangers - Context dependent willingness to divulge personal information (SSRN)
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Joseph Bonneau and Sören Preibush: The privacy jungle - on the market for data protection in social networks (PDF)
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Schneier on security: Privacy salience and social networking sites
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[09/08/24]
The Cisco 2009 Midyear Security Report presents an overview of Cisco security intelligence, highlighting threat information and trends from the first half of 2009. The report also includes recommendations from Cisco security experts and predictions of how identified trends will evolve.
Cisco: Cisco 2009 midyear security report
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Cisco: Cisco 2009 midyear security report (PDF)
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Darkreading: Report - cybercriminals take lessons from business school
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[09/08/09]
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