Daily Archives: January 8, 2013

In US, SSN is being removed from Medicare records…

A bill is being passed in US to de-link Social Security Number from medicare ID cards. This is being pushed to avoid Medicare identity theft. Report The decision follows the observation that medicare security breaches are resulting in loss of … Continue reading

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Dutch Responsible Disclosure Guideline..organizational responsibilites

In continuation of the earlier posts, following are the obligations that the Dutch National Cyber Security Council has imposed on the owners of systems. According to the guidelines it is necessary for the organization to have a policy on” Responsible … Continue reading

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Free CEAC support for Ethical Hackers reporting vulnerabilities

I refer to the earlier post where the Disclosure guidelines for Ethical Hackers suggested by the Government of Netherlands when they observe vulnerabilities. (The original Dutch version guideline is available here:: English Version) One of the suggestions made there in … Continue reading

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The Dilemma of Advertising on Internet

Advertisements on the Internet are increasingly attracting attention of the public. No doubt that advertisers using innovative advertising techniques are mainly responsible for this attention. But a news about a French ISP blocking advertisements by default through its routers has … Continue reading

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Guidelines For Ethical Hackers

The Netherlands Government has issued guidelines for “Ethical hackers” who discover vulnerabilities for reporting the vulnerabilities. According to the guidelines a person who discovers the vulnerability should report it directly to the owner of the system in a confidential manner. … Continue reading

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