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September 29, 2010

Security Risks in Third-Party Partnerships

The recession has taken its toll on enterprise network security.  Budget cuts mean less money available to spend on security measures.   Layoffs result in disgruntled ex-employees who may want to ta... More >

September 27, 2010

LinkedIn Spammed

I got a LinkedIn connection invitation this afternoon.  Well, actually, it was a reminder than I had invitations pending.  The reminder came to my personal e-mail, where such reminders are not uncomm... More >

September 24, 2010

Corporate Identity Theft on the Rise

In Florida, a small business owner was flooded with calls from job seekers responding to a want ad on the company's website.  Only problem was, the company wasn't hiring and had no ads posted. Acco... More >

September 22, 2010

One Company's Wish for the Cyber Security Bill

Among the many issues on President Obama's agenda is improving cyber security.  He named a cyber security czar, for example. In response, Congress has also introduced bills that call for improved... More >

September 20, 2010

Will Two-Step Authentication Provide Better Cloud Security?

As more enterprises consider moving to cloud computing, security in the cloud remains a major concern, particularly the ease in which hackers can gain access to data.   Google Apps intends to ... More >

September 15, 2010

Controlling Privacy at Heart of Security Efforts

Privacy is the great paradox of the Internet age. We want to use this great tool to network and share information, yet we don't want everybody to have access to all of the information. We blame Faceb... More >

September 13, 2010

Wi-Fi Continues to Be Unsecured

I thought the danger of public hot spots and unsecured Wi-Fi was old news, but a new Computerworld article raises concerns that many people are still uninformed on the topic.  As the article stated... More >

September 10, 2010

Could a Smartphone Attack Shut Down Wireless Communications?

As smartphones become the target of Trojans and other attacks, I guess it would go without saying that one of the major concerns is the sensitive personal or enterprise information that can be cull... More >

September 8, 2010

Cookies as a Security Tool

Computer cookies have a mixed reputation .  As the folks at Mykonos Software told me: First-party cookies are an understood and accepted part of using many of today's Web applications. When you go... More >

September 7, 2010

Smartphone Trojans Beginning to Appear

It really was just a matter of time until reports of apps infected with Trojans and other spyware picked up steam.   ZDNet UK reported that Android is the latest victim. A free game download,... More >

September 3, 2010

Get Out the Bug Spray: September is the Month of Bugs

Bugs certainly seem to be in the news a lot lately (if you've planned a vacation lately, you had to be worried about bed bugs).  And now Abysssec Security Research has kicked off September as its Mo... More >

September 1, 2010

Stopping E-Mail Security Breakdowns

As I wrote earlier this week, according to a Proofpoint survey, e-mail is the top cause of data loss for the enterprise.   In response, a commenter pointed out how this survey result shows why... More >

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