Some new software I think might be of interest to group members

This is commerical software and I am not sure appropriate
for this 
list (unless you want announcements of every release of
Archer, 
XACTA etc as well) 

On Mon, 04 Dec 2006 18:44:31 +0100 Fred Cohen
<dr.cohenmac.com> 
wrote:
>It a java jar file and should execute on just about any
computer 
>out  
>there. Perhaps, if you are worried about it, you could
run it from 

>a  
>computer at the local library or elsewhere. Showing a
screen shot 
>is  
>really not likely to be very informative. I don't think 
>"Influence"  
>it is anything like a mind mapping tool and I am certain
that  
>"Security Decisions" is not. If you want more
details on 
>Influence,  
>you might want to start at:
>
>http://all.net/
>	=> Library
>		=> Deception for Protection
>			=> 2001: A Framework for Deception
>
>In the cited references and drill-downs into influence
and 
>perception  
>summaries, I provide the underlying material used to
perform the  
>analysis used in Influence.
>
>The package comes with documentation of how and why it
does what 
>it  
>does (press the "Help" button), so that's
really the best way to  
>understand it.
>
>FC
>
>On Dec 4, 2006, at 8:53 AM, Saqib Ali wrote:
>
>> Dr. Cohen,
>>
>> Can you provide some screenshots, details and
features of the
>> software. I am usually wary of installing any
software from the 
>web.
>>
>> From the current description on your website it
merely looks 
>like mind
>> mapping tool with decision analysis feature.
>>
>> Thanks
>> saqib
>> http://www.full-d
isk-encryption.net
>>
>> On 12/3/06, Fred Cohen <dr.cohenmac.com> wrote:
>>> I recently released two new software products
that are 
>available for
>>> free download and testing. They are called
Influence and 
>Security
>>> Decisions. I thought group members might want
to download and 
>try  
>>> them.
>>>
>>> Influence is a software program that applies
psychological 
>research
>>> results to the practical challenges of
influencing others. It 
>takes
>>> information from you about your situations,
analyzes them, and 
>tells
>>> you the risks and rewards for different
influence strategies 
>you
>>> might try. It's kind of like an all seeing eye
into the 
>future...
>>>
>>> Security Decisions 2007 puts sound information
security 
>practices
>>> into a usable form for decision makers in
enterprises of all 
>sizes.
>>> Make better and well documented security
decisions more quickly 

>and
>>> with a sound basis, starting right now...
>>>
>>> Both can be accessed by going to http://all.net/ and pressing 
>on the
>>> proper picture. This takes you to an
information page with a 
>download
>>> capability. I would love to get feedback from
group members.
>>>
>>> FC
>>>
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>intended
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>>>
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Saqib Ali, CISSP, ISSAP
>> http://www.full-d
isk-encryption.net
>
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is 
>intended  
>to serve --
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