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December 30, 2009

A New Year Deserves New Security Strategies

With the news of the latest terrorist attempt and revamped security efforts for travelers dominating the headlines the past few days, I couldn’t help but think about how important it is to be proacti... More >

December 29, 2009

Enforcement Key to a Strong Security Policy Plan

Earlier this month, I posed the question: Does your company need a security audit plan?   A good security audit will show that most security breaches are preventable. An article at IT Security... More >

December 23, 2009

Nation Is Long Overdue for a Security Czar

You’ve probably heard the news by now – President Obama has appointed Howard Schmidt as the new Cyber Security Czar . I don’t know what concerns me more: that it took the Administration since August... More >

December 21, 2009

Making Sure Security Employees' Skills Stay on Par with Hackers'

My son is majoring in IT security in college, and this weekend, someone asked him what traits a company should look for in an IT security employee. My son smiled slyly and said, “Good hacking skills.... More >

December 18, 2009

Do Your Employees Respect Sensitive Data?

Earlier this month, a TSA manual was posted to the Internet . It listed sensitive information on how passengers are targeted for secondary screening. TSA officials said the document was an old versi... More >

December 16, 2009

Seven Improved Security Features in Windows 7

While no operating system is perfect, Microsoft appears to have made significant security improvements with the release of Windows 7. I’ve made a list of some of the best security features in Windows... More >

December 14, 2009

Are Your Security Questions Secure Enough?

When an expert in data security says something scares him, I pay attention. In his AVG blog, Roger Thompson wrote that his credit card had been declined because of unusual activity and he had to ta... More >

December 11, 2009

Security Risk Trends for 2010

Last week, IT Business Edge's Susan Hall wrote of hope for an increase in IT spending in 2010 .  I hope some of those IT funds are focused on security because experts are predicting increases in dat... More >

December 10, 2009

Fight Hidden Dangers in Shortened URLs

When I first began writing on security issues, experts told me repeatedly that the best way to avoid viruses and falling for phishing scams was to hold my cursor over the link in the e-mail message. ... More >

December 8, 2009

Does Your Company Need a Security Audit Plan?

Some of the worst security breaches occur because a business was too lazy or too lax to properly protect its data . And too often, those breaches come from inside the company.   For example, an... More >

December 4, 2009

Cell Phone Security Ignoring Risk to Sensitive Calls

We’ve been hearing about all sorts of risks from cell phones for years now. Though the jury is out on whether we might be poisoning ourselves with radiation  while we talk away on our cell phone, we... More >

December 1, 2009

Protecting Laptops and External Storage

This past July, 10 laptop computers and nine external hard drives were stolen from a Naval headquarters office. Luckily, the theft turned out to be less damaging than it could have been: Only one of ... More >

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