http://vincentarnold.com/blog Information Security, Technology and General Musings Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:29:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Muddied responsibilities create unwanted risk. Kevin Coleman says auditors may start labeling poorly defined IT duties as a material deficiency. By Kevin Coleman, Technolytics Institute August 26, 2008 — CSO — Separation of duties is a key concept of internal controls and is the most difficult and sometimes the most costly one ... http://vincentarnold.com/blog/separation-of-duties-and-it-security/ Commentary: Whaaaaaa!!!!! Are you kidding me? We're gettin' our arses kicked so let's bail to stop the pwnage and have a good cry while we are at it...This is absolutely ridiculous. Nice way to teach values New Haven. NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Nine-year-old Jericho Scott is a good baseball player -- ... http://vincentarnold.com/blog/superstar-9-year-old-pitcher-throws-too-hard-opposing-teams-coach-forfeits-game-packs-its-gear-and-leaves/ Commentary: Never saw this comin'...Who's watchin' the watchers? Council have been accused of using surveillance powers to pry into residents sex lives. By James Kirkup Last Updated: 5:35PM BST 24 Aug 2008 The Conservatives say local government officials are monitoring couples' sleeping arrangements for council tax purposes. They have released documents they say shows that ... http://vincentarnold.com/blog/local-councils-accused-of-spying-on-residents-sex-lives/ Commentary: I don't know...maybe it's me but I think this is a serious problem. By PETE YOST The Associated Press Wednesday, August 20, 2008; 6:27 PM WASHINGTON -- The White House is missing as many as 225 days of e-mail dating back to 2003 and there is little if any likelihood a recovery ... http://vincentarnold.com/blog/white-house-missing-as-many-as-225-days-of-e-mail/ Coming from Windows Mobile from way back in the day, this should be interesting. Folks that know me know that I wouldn't touch an Apple product if it was the last device of it's kind on the planet. I'm a staunch Windows guys (early 1990's) and plan to stay that ... http://vincentarnold.com/blog/ok-its-donei-have-an-iphone-3g/ http://vincentarnold.com/blog/note-to-frances-mens-4x100m-swimming-relay-teamoh-nm/ By JOHN MARKOFF Published: August 5, 2008 A criminal gang is using software tools normally reserved for computer network administrators to infect thousands of PCs in corporate and government networks with programs that steal passwords and other information, a security researcher has found. The new form of attack indicates that little progress has ... http://vincentarnold.com/blog/russian-gang-hijacking-pcs-in-vast-scheme/ (07-14) 19:23 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- A disgruntled city computer engineer has virtually commandeered San Francisco's new multimillion-dollar computer network, altering it to deny access to top administrators even as he sits in jail on $5 million bail, authorities said Monday. Terry Childs, a 43-year-old computer network administrator who lives in ... http://vincentarnold.com/blog/sf-officials-locked-out-of-computer-network/ By Glenn Derene Published on: June 30, 2008 When it comes to the U.S. government’s computer security, we in the tech press have a habit of reporting only the bad news—for instance, last year’s hacks into Oak Ridge and Los Alamos National Labs, a break-in to an e-mail server used by Defense ... http://vincentarnold.com/blog/inside-nsa-red-team-secret-ops-with-governments-top-hackers/ By Jeremy Kirk, IDG News Service June 13, 2008 Gary McKinnon could become the first British hacker extradited to the U.S. for allegedly deleting data and accessing information on U.S. military and NASA computers ... http://vincentarnold.com/blog/british-hacker-faces-extradition-hearing/