Archive for category: General Security

Recently reviewed Security threat modeling, or threat modeling, is a process of assessing and documenting a system’s security risks. Security threat modeling enables you to understand a system’s threat profile by examining it through the eyes of your potential foes. With techniques such as entry point identification, privilege boundaries and threat trees, you can identify strategies to mitigate potential threats to your system. Your security threat modeling efforts also enable your team to justify security features within a system, or security practices for using the system, to protect your corporate assets.

Treat your laptop like cash Get it out of the car, don't ever leave your laptop behind Keep it locked, use a security cable Keep it off the floor, or at least between your feet. Keep passwords somewhere else, not near the laptop or case Don't leave it “for just a sec” no matter where you are Pay attention in airports, especially at the security check If you have an alarm, turn it on

Not all computer security is about tin foil hats and anonymous browsing. Everyone who uses a computer has a horse in the security race. For the purpose of this post, we're breaking down online security into four essential parts: passwords, browsers, at-home Wi-Fi and networking, and browsing on public Wi-Fi. Within those categories we'll give you a checklist of everything you should do, from the bare minimum to the tin-foil-hat best.