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Router Security

Schneier on Security

This report is six months old, and I don’t know anything about the organization that produced it, but it has some alarming data about router security. A published private key provides no security at all. However, we can tell for sure that the vendors prioritize security differently. was released in October 2010.

Security 117
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German DPAs Issue Joint Position Paper on Alternatives to Safe Harbor

Hunton Privacy

On October 26, 2015, the German federal and state data protection authorities (the “German DPAs”) published a joint position paper on Safe Harbor and potential alternatives for transfers of data to the U.S. the “Position Paper”). that are solely based on Safe Harbor. on the basis of BCRs or data export agreements.

Paper 40
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Hacking Pickleball

Schneier on Security

In this paper we will draw attention to one serious problem with such a rule-based approach. I don’t understand pickleball at all, so that explanation doesn’t make a lot of sense to me. (I I watched a video explaining the shot; that helped somewhat.) But it looks like an excellent example.

Paper 88
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German Federal Office for Information Security Issues Final Framework Paper on Information Security for Cloud Computing

Hunton Privacy

On May 10, 2011, the German Federal Office for Information Security , (the Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik or “BSI”) released the final framework paper on information security issues related to cloud computing. The comments and contributions have been incorporated in the final framework paper.

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German DPA Issues Position Paper on Data Transfer Mechanisms in Light of CJEU Safe Harbor Decision

Hunton Privacy

On October 14, 2015, the data protection authority (“DPA”) in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein ( Unabhängiges Landeszentrum für Datenschutz ) issued a position paper (the “Position Paper”) on the Safe Harbor Decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “CJEU”). The Position Paper discusses the recent Schrems v.

Paper 45
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Experts detailed how China Telecom used BGP hijacking to redirect traffic worldwide

Security Affairs

Security researchers revealed in a recent paper that over the past years, China Telecom used BGP hijacking to misdirect Internet traffic through China. Security researchers Chris C. Demchak and Yuval Shavitt revealed in a recent paper that over the past years, China Telecom has been misdirecting Internet traffic through China.

Paper 111
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German Federal Office for Information Security Issues Draft Framework Paper on Information Security for Cloud Computing

Hunton Privacy

On September 28, 2010, the German Federal Office for Information Security , (the Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik or “BSI”) released a draft framework paper on information security issues related to cloud computing. The paper addresses the following issues: The definition of cloud computing.