General Security
FastAccess Anywhere by Sensible Vision
Mario Armstrong has sales person demo security app FastAccess Anywhere by Sensible Vision. FastAccess Anywhere securely replaces passwords with a face to authenticate users to access their apps and web sites on mobile devices.
First "Patch Tuesday" of 2012
In the first “Patch Tuesday” of 2012, Microsoft is releasing seven security bulletins to address software issues an attacker could use to remotely exploit and take control of infected Windows systems. Patch Tuesday occurs on the second Tuesday of each month and on that day Microsoft releases security patches to fix vulnerabilities found in their products.
Spear Phishing: A Quick Review
Spear Phishing is very common to the traditional Phishing but more targeted to a specific group. Spear Phishing is define as an e-mail spoofing fraud attempt that targets a specific organization, seeking unauthorized access to confidential data. Spear Phishing attempts are not typically initiated by "random hackers" but are more likely to be conducted by perpetrators out for financial gain, trade secrets or military information (SearchSecurity, 2005).
Happy New Year
securityorb.com/ would like to wish the InfoSec community a wonderful and safe Happy 2012 New Year!
Avoiding Phishing
Phishing is defined as the practice of using fraudulent e-mails and fake duplications of legitimate websites to extract financial data from computer users for purposes of identity theft.
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