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Linked – Defensible Custodian Self-Collection is Possible, But it is Not Easy

GN Netcom, Inc. v. Plantronics, Inc., No. 12-1318-LPS 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 93299 (D. Del. July 12, 2016) represents the perils that can arise from custodian self-collection when the company found itself on the receiving end of a $3 million sanctions penalty for evidence spoliation. The heart of the case emphasizes that establishing a litigation…

Linked – “Hacked” e-mail account of White House worker exposed in 2013 password breach
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Linked – “Hacked” e-mail account of White House worker exposed in 2013 password breach

An unnamed US intelligence official was quoted by NBC News as calling the leak of contractor Ian Mellul’s e-mails “the most damaging compromise of the security of the president of the United States that I’ve seen in decades”—one caused by the use of an outside personal e-mail account for government business. The e-mails included full…

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Linked – Australian police warn of ransomware USB drives showing up in mailboxes

For most ExtremeTech readers this should almost go without saying, but if you find a mysterious USB drive in your mailbox, don’t plug it in. There are more dangerous things a criminal element could drop in your mailbox, but a malware infected USB drive isn’t good. Police in Australia are investigating a series of thumb…

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Linked – Why Data Reduction is Key for Meaningful Visualizations

In my experience, and in the experience of many others as well, unfocused attempts at visualization over raw, unreduced data produce visualizations that are not particularly useful for security operations.  Visualization does have tremendous potential to bring value to security operations when leveraged properly.  Performing data reduction by posing specific, targeted, incisive queries into the…

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Linked – 5 Excellent Video Tutorials to Teach Students about Online Safety

The web provides limitless opportunities for learning, creating, sharing, and exploring the depths of human knowledge. But it is also an unsafe arena where one needs to be equipped with the needed tools and know-how to better stay safe and browse the net securely. As parents and teachers, we need to teach our students about…

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Linked – No one in tech will admit that they’re old

CF: Do you think that stigma associated with age is strongest in the tech industry? DL: Yes. Mark Zuckerberg said that young people are smarter. Now, he said that a long time ago, he probably would be more diplomatic and discreet about it now, but I bet he still believes it. I think in tech…