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File Sharing Applications: Another way to be a victim of identity theft…

2010-06-13/1 Comment/in General Security/by admin

VMware’s 3rd Annual Federal Technical Conference in DC

2010-06-12/0 Comments/in General Security/by SecurityOrb_Staff

VMware, Inc. makes virtualization software that runs on Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac OS X as well as directly on server hardware without requiring an installed operating system call VMware ESX. The VMware 3rd annual federal technical conference will be in Washington DC on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 between 8:30am – 4:00pm at the Grand […]

File Sharing Applications: Another way to be a victim of identity theft…

2010-06-13/1 Comment/in General Security/by admin

VMware’s 3rd Annual Federal Technical Conference in DC

2010-06-12/0 Comments/in General Security/by SecurityOrb_Staff

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File Sharing Applications: Another way to be a victim of identity theft…

2010-06-13/1 Comment/in General Security/by admin

If you are using a peer-to-peer file-sharing program to download music and videos, you may be a prime candidate for Identity Theft. Applications such as Limewire, Edonkey and numerous others on the Internet may also allow individuals to download personal documents from your computer at will. The issue stems from the sharing of the “My Documents” folder as the default folder for sharing media. Most users and file sharing applications will select the “My Documents” folder because that is where most of the media files are located. But think about it… what else do you have in the “My Documents” folder? Family Pictures, Personal Documents and etc…

To date, Washington DC based SecurityOrb.com have read and heard of individuals accessing mortgage applications, loan paper work and even 1040 tax information with the social security numbers of a whole family.

SecurityOrb.com recommends if users insists on using a file-sharing program, they should create a specific folder where the sharing can take place such as “Shared Documents” and do not place any personal information in that folder. In addition, running an anti-virus application and making sure it is up to date is also important.

For more information, visit SecurityOrb.com.

VMware’s 3rd Annual Federal Technical Conference in DC

2010-06-12/0 Comments/in General Security/by SecurityOrb_Staff

VMware, Inc. makes virtualization software that runs on Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac OS X as well as directly on server hardware without requiring an installed operating system call VMware ESX.

The VMware 3rd annual federal technical conference will be in Washington DC on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 between 8:30am – 4:00pm at the Grand Hyatt. It is the largest federal end-user event where IT and IT Security personnel will learn about the latest VMware solutions and how they support federal enterprises in all areas of government.

Adrian Williams of SecurityOrb.com, which is an Information Security media organization based in the Washington DC Metro area stated, “We have long seen the benefits of VMware’s workstation product in the incident response side of the game. VMware workstation would allow us to run malware or analysis compromised systems in a safe environment.”

Due to limited space, the event is giving priority to government and systems integrator personnel first. Key topics of the event will include Desktop Virtualization with VMware View 4.5, Managing & Automating Virtual Enterprise Infrastructure, Security in a Virtual Environment and Building & Managing Cloud-Ready Applications to name a few.

Sponsoring the event are Dell, Swish Data Corp, Force 3 and Quest Software.

For more detailed information on the VMware 3rd annual federal technical conference go to their website or contact:

Ben Baldi
VMware Government at Carahsoft
703-230-7407 (Direct)
888-6VMWARE (Toll-Free)
ben.baldi@carahsoft.com

The event location has been listed below, and taking the metro is highly recommended.

Grand Hyatt Washington

1000 H Street NW,
Washington, D.C., USA 20001
Tel: +1 202 582 1234 Fax: +1 202 637 4781

By Metro: Take the Blue line to Metro Center stop. There is an entrance to the Grand Hyatt Washington in the station.