An actor, usually a person, who may attempt to exploit a vulnerability of an exposed system.
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What are a few good lists of threats to use to kick-off conversations with others about what worries them?
To effectively communicate with business owners or executives on security, specifically with how people may harm their business, it often helps to discuss what types of people worry them. What are ...
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Resources for data on security incidents
What resources exist to research data on actual security incidents?
I would prefer an online resource but offline resources are acceptable. The cost of access should be less than $100 (US) for ...
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Starting with sandbox development
I am looking for some security related project in which I can contribute and also learn something. Since I am new with this stuff It will be better if that project is less complex and digestible for a ...
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Encryption and the “security time decay” of prior encrypted data
This question is on the assumption that any data once encrypted, may (eventually) be decrypted through
Brute force (compute power/time)
Exploits in the cryptography used
Theft of private keys
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