The Norm Coleman Web crash and full disclosure (part 2)

Laptop theft gives 850,000 doctors the blues; A look at stolen Hotmail data finds simple passwords Security Strategies Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile | Forward this to a Friend >>> Sponsored by Network World Research Storage Survey - Chance to win $500! Are you involved with storage for your organization? Could you use an extra $500 cash? Come share your storage knowledge with us and enter a drawing for a chance to win $500 cash! Click here to participate! Spotlight Story The Norm Coleman Web crash and full disclosure (part 2) In the first of this three-part series, Becki True, CISSP and I recounted the story of the breach of security of the colemanforsenate.com Web site. This second column is also the product of close collaboration between True and myself. 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