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September 29, 2009

Chrome Frame: Must Microsoft Sling Mud?

Google recently released Chrome Frame , a plug-in that runs under Internet Explorer and and provides support for HTML 5 and better JavaScript performance to Microsoft's IE browser. Now, Microsoft is... More >

September 28, 2009

E-Mail Security: There Is Enough Blame to Go Around

I found a very interesting article in Network World that I just had to share. A bank employee from Wyoming bank "accidentally" sent confidential information to the wrong Gmail account. The bank sen... More >

September 24, 2009

Improving Mobile Device Security

Mobile devices are embedded in enterprises. That's the way it is and that's the way it will be for the foreseeable future. Whether it's a laptop, netbook, thumb drive, or an iPhone, there is no bound... More >

September 22, 2009

Facebook Hacking Scheme Targets Users, Abusers

You can hire a Facebook hacker for $100. Well, that's what the advertisement says, anyhow. Is there someone on Facebook that you would like to get back at? PandaLabs has just discovered an online ser... More >

September 21, 2009

Fighting off Click Fraud

According to a recent posting at Click Forensics , a company that improves traffic quality for the online advertising community, a newly discovered botnet is capable of hiding itself as search ad t... More >

September 17, 2009

InfraGard: A Must-Join Organization for Security Pros and Civilians Alike

As a security professional, I need to share information with peers in order to work effectively. I also like to be able to share information about tools that help me do this -- with both peers and no... More >

September 15, 2009

Security Breach Brings Opportunity for Improvement

Americans are very reactive people. We wait for something bad to happen and then we throw everything we have at it to fix it, until the next thing happens and the cycle continues. CIO.com recently ... More >

September 14, 2009

Why Security Needs More Diversity

I found a very interesting article in Network World recently, " Why high tech needs women executives ." The article did a good job of discussing how companies are starting to realize the advantages i... More >

September 10, 2009

ISP Ordered to Pay Damages for Illegal Activity on Network

A judge in California ordered two ISPs to pay $32 million in damages to Paris-based Louis-Vuitton Malletier. The ISPs -- Akanoc Solutions and Managed Solutions, both owned by Steven Chen -- allowed... More >

September 8, 2009

Overcoming Virtual Server Security Risks

A server is a server, right? They are just made up of hardware and software. But virtual servers have different hardware and software and and bring different and very real security risks. Let's loo... More >

September 7, 2009

IBM Says It's Official: The Web Is Insecure

IBM has just released its X-Force 2009 Mid-Year Trend and Risk Report on risks, and the report says that the Web is insecure. According to the report, the number of malicious links in the first hal... More >

September 2, 2009

Why Is Google Exempt from Change Management?

Gmail users were in for an unpleasant surprise Tuesday when Gmail was down for about 100 minutes . According to Google's Gmail blog , it experienced an outage due to a routine upgrade. Like every o... More >

Amazon EC2 Features Help the Cloud Get a Little Safer

The issues with cloud computing at this point include security, performance, costs, service and vendor viability. Security will be a leading concern for the foreseeable future, but for users who have... More >