General Security
Tech Insight: Quick Wins For Strengthening SMB Security
A posting from Dark reading in there SMB Security section. Big or small, companies are being hacked every day no matter their size. Small businesses ask, "Why me? I don't have anything worth stealing." Yet they don't realize how useful their high-speed Internet connections are as new launch points for brute-force SSH scans and DDoS […]
Texas becomes first US state to ban warrantless email snooping
A posting from Naked Security: Texas has become the first US state to ban email snooping without a warrant. Governor Rick Perry signed the new privacy bill - HB 2268 - into law on Friday. It went into effect immediately. The bill enacts a law that sets Texas residents apart from the other 49 states by protecting […]
Thumb Drive Security: Snowden 1, NSA 0
A posting from Information Week in there Security Storage section: NSA investigators now "know how many documents he downloaded and what server he took them from," a government official -- speaking on condition of anonymity -- told the paper. In general, the use of removable USB storage devices is prohibited inside the agency. "Of course, […]
US charges eight for cybercrime targeting banks, government
An interesting articles from NBC NEWs in there Technology section: Federal prosecutors in New Jersey on Wednesday unveiled criminal charges against eight people accused of trying to steal at least $15 million from U.S. customers in an international cybercrime scheme targeting accounts at 15 financial institutions and government agencies. U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman said the […]
Best Practices for Creating a Password
Passwords are usually the first line of defense when it comes to protecting computers and information assets. What happens when that first line of defense is not properly created? I think we already know…
A World of Vulnerabilities - InfoSec Institute
Every day, we read about cyber-attacks and data breaches, incidents that represent in many cases a disaster for private companies and governments. Technology plays a significant role in our lives; every component that surrounds us runs a piece of software that could be affected by flaws and exploited by those with ill intentions.
'Activation lock' to tighten iOS security
A posting from Cnet News in there Security and Privacy section; Apple may not be able to do anything to stop a mugger from stealing your iPhone, but changes in iOS 7 will prevent the thief from trying to sell the phone as new. At its Worldwide Developers Conference here on Monday, Apple unveiled several security enhancements. Activation Lock […]
Microsoft announces five Bulletins for Patch Tuesday, including Office for Mac
A posting from Naked Security: Midsummer Patch Tuesday (or midwinter, depending on your latitude) takes place on Tuesday 11 June 2013. As you probably already know, Microsoft publishes an official Advance Notification each month to give you early warning of what's coming. These early notifications generally don't give any details, summarising only the basics, such as: The […]
Facebook forensics? What the feds can learn from your digital crumbs
An interesting article In NBC News in there Technology section: Bits of you are all over the Internet. If you've signed into Google and searched, saved a file in your Dropbox folder, made a phone call using Skype, or just woken up in the morning and checked your email, you're leaving a trail of digital crumbs. […]