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Ross Anderson

Schneier on Security

Of course it was before 2008, when we created the Security and Human Behavior workshop. Recently, we saw each other on only a couple of occasions every year: at this or that workshop or event. Ross Anderson unexpectedly passed away Thursday night in, I believe, his home in Cambridge. I can’t remember when I first met Ross.

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Microsoft Patches Six Zero-Day Security Holes

Krebs on Security

“This can be hugely damaging in the event of ransomware attacks, where high privileges can enable the attackers to stop or destroy backups and other security tools,” Breen said. CVE-2021-31959 affects everything from Windows 7 through Windows 10 and Server versions 2008 , 2012 , 2016 and 2019.

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News alert: NCA’s Data Privacy Week webinars highlight data protection for consumers, businesses

The Last Watchdog

Plaggemier In addition to a collection of publicly available educational materials, NCA is hosting a series of events featuring privacy experts, policymakers, and engineers to promote the campaign’s core theme. Empower yourself by adopting repeatable behaviors to actively manage your data.

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Australasian Virtual Worlds Workshop 2008 - November 28/29

ChiefTech

At the end of the month, Swinburne University is hosting the Australasian Virtual Worlds Workshop 2008 : “ The Australasian Virtual Worlds Workshop is an event for Australasian researchers, educators and business people involved in virtual worlds, to meet and discuss topics related to virtual worlds.

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At Online Social Networking and Business Collaboration World 2008

ChiefTech

I'm attending Online Social Networking and Business Collaboration World 2008 in Sydney today but unfortunately a lack of easy access to power and wifi at the venue is limiting my ability to blog and twitter (the hash tag is #osnbc ). Technorati Tags: Online Social Networking and Business Collaboration World 2008 , Events , Sydney

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New Guidance for public Librarians: Managing safe and inclusive Services

CILIP

They can be applied in four specific contexts: Development and management of library stock Provision of public internet access Appropriate use of public spaces (including meeting and event spaces) Provision of publicly accessible events and activities CILIP produced the guide with funding from Arts Council England.

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Day two at OSNBC 2008

ChiefTech

During 2007 the held a forum in Second Life to gather feedback on how they might use the space and in April 2008 they held a virtual youth forum to celebrate Youth Week. and Automatic capture of a transcripts from the event (for the organiser - however, see my point about voice support above).