http://pifeed.com Private Investigator News - What PIs are reading right now! Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:59:28 CDT en http://pifeed.com/post/our-security-models-will-never-work-%E2%80%94-no-matter-what-we-do The problem is that it’s not balanced: Attackers generally benefit from new security technologies before defenders do. For the most part, though, society still wins. The bad guys simply can’t do enough damage to destroy the underlying social system. The question for us is: can society still maintain security as technology becomes more advanced? I don’t think it can. Because the damage attackers can cause becomes greater as technology becomes more powerful. ]]> Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:59:28 CDT Ruben Security 17 http://pifeed.com/security/our-security-models-will-never-work-%E2%80%94-no-matter-what-we-do/ http://pifeed.com/post/creepstreams-an-interactive-map-of-insecure-webcam-feeds Message boards on Reddit and 4chan were ablaze last January over a freshly exposed vulnerability in certain models of Trendnet home security cameras. This flaw, when manipulated correctly, allowed... ]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:07:36 CST Ruben Security 166 http://pifeed.com/security/creepstreams-an-interactive-map-of-insecure-webcam-feeds/ http://pifeed.com/post/private-security-officer-death-count-2012 For a large number of people going into private security, the main reason is their own security. Being a cop is an amazing job, but plain fact, and understateme ]]> Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:21:29 CST Ruben Security 150 http://pifeed.com/security/private-security-officer-death-count-2012/ http://pifeed.com/post/453000-yahoo-voice-passwords-leaked
The hacking group responsible for the leak calls it a wake-up call, not a threat against Yahoo.  ]]> Fri, 13 Jul 2012 21:11:20 CDT jimmysmall74 Security 4 http://pifeed.com/security/453000-yahoo-voice-passwords-leaked/ http://pifeed.com/post/security-guards-awarded-90m-in-class-action-lawsuit
The guards sued their employer, which had allegedly denied the workers proper rest breaks.  ]]> Fri, 13 Jul 2012 20:11:20 CDT jimmysmall74 Security 8 http://pifeed.com/security/security-guards-awarded-90m-in-class-action-lawsuit/ http://pifeed.com/post/7-ways-automated-identity-management-solves-cfats-rbps-standards It has been five years since the Department of Homeland Security introduced the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS), a program designed to secure the nation's chemical infrastructure by identifying high risk chemical facilities and requiring them to implement risk-based performance standards. ]]> Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:56:28 CDT jimmysmall74 Security 11 http://pifeed.com/security/7-ways-automated-identity-management-solves-cfats-rbps-standards/ http://pifeed.com/post/having-to-deal-with-the-now-what-on-syria By Jill Dougherty No one in the Obama administration seems ready to say out loud that the Syria peace plan has failed, but Secretary of State Hillary Clinton came close. Asked whether the six-point plan on which U.N. and Arab League special envoy Kofi Annan supposedly won agreement from Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad is failing, [...] ]]> Thu, 12 Apr 2012 01:08:13 CDT admin Security 4 http://pifeed.com/security/having-to-deal-with-the-now-what-on-syria/ http://pifeed.com/post/north-korea-getting-closer-to-missile-launch By Jamie Crawford North Korea may have begun to stack the rocket for an upcoming missile launch, according to an academic group's analysis of a recent satellite image. The blog 38 North, run by the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, had access to an April 4 image from a commercial satellite [...] ]]> Sat, 07 Apr 2012 19:47:58 CDT admin Security 2 http://pifeed.com/security/north-korea-getting-closer-to-missile-launch/ http://pifeed.com/post/u-s-investigators-visit-afghan-shooting-site By Barbara Starr Army criminal investigators have now completed their first visit to the outpost where Staff Sgt. Robert Bales served and the two villages where he is alleged to have killed 17 Afghan civilians, according to a US official. The official declined to be identified or discuss what evidence had been gathered due to [...] ]]> Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:44:41 CDT admin Security 3 http://pifeed.com/security/u-s-investigators-visit-afghan-shooting-site/ http://pifeed.com/post/u-s-to-ease-myanmar-sanctions-open-relations By Jill Dougherty Responding to Myanmar's parliamentary elections, which Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called a "dramatic demonstration of popular will," the Obama administration is taking several significant steps to normalize relations with the country. In an announcement at the State Department Wednesday, Clinton said the administration is consulting with Congress, with European and Asian [...] ]]> Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:44:40 CDT admin Security 4 http://pifeed.com/security/u-s-to-ease-myanmar-sanctions-open-relations/ http://pifeed.com/post/afghan-night-raids-by-the-numbers By Adam Levine Afghanistan and the United States may soon reach a deal over night raids that could increase Afghan control over and participation in the controversial operations, CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports from Kabul. Night raids are deeply unpopular among Afghans, but  Gen. John Allen, who commands U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan, recently [...] ]]> Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:20:23 CDT admin Security 6 http://pifeed.com/security/afghan-night-raids-by-the-numbers/ http://pifeed.com/post/the-hunt-for-plan-b-planning-for-the-day-after-in-syria By Elise Labott, CNN Foreign Affairs Reporter Expectations are low for Sunday's Friends of Syria meeting in Istanbul, where representatives from more than 70 nations and international organizations will gather to discuss ways to hasten the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad. The reason is simple. The most critical piece is missing: Plan B. Secretary of [...] ]]> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:27:11 CDT admin Security 3 http://pifeed.com/security/the-hunt-for-plan-b-planning-for-the-day-after-in-syria/