http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba * Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:37:34 GMT Clearspace 2.5.5 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/) 2010-03-17T20:37:34Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/does-second-smartphone-infection-indicate-a-trend/?cs=40133 Twice in the span of about a week , traces of the Mariposa botnot were found in SD cards of HTC Magic phones. Panda Security's PandaResearch blog has been following this story closely, reporting that the original report garnered a lot of attention, smartphones data_security user_policies malware business_technology security_policy Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:37:34 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/does-second-smartphone-infection-indicate-a-trend/?cs=40133 2010-03-17T20:37:34Z 13 hours, 7 minutes ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/comment/does-second-smartphone-infection-indicate-a-trend http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/feeds/comments?blogPost=40133 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/the-need-for-security-in-the-cloud-isnt-one-size-fits-all/?cs=40034 The rainy weather in the Northeast has me thinking about clouds -- or more specifically, cloud security .   At RSA 2010, IEEE and Cloud Security Alliance released a survey that looks at the importance and need for cloud security standards. The cloud_computing business_development usage_management_and_monitoring data_security business_technology Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:30:34 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/the-need-for-security-in-the-cloud-isnt-one-size-fits-all/?cs=40034 2010-03-15T20:30:34Z 5 days, 12 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/comment/the-need-for-security-in-the-cloud-isnt-one-size-fits-all http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/feeds/comments?blogPost=40034 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/securing-the-mobile-office-your-car/?cs=39964 When I'm in my car, I like to listen to music and enjoy some "unplugged" time. I'm in the minority, I know. Our vehicles have become remote offices and today's cars are being equipped with the latest technologies, including Bluetooth and Wi-Fi application_security business_technology data_security smart_cars ford Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:01:03 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/securing-the-mobile-office-your-car/?cs=39964 2010-03-10T22:01:03Z 1 week, 11 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/comment/securing-the-mobile-office-your-car http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/feeds/comments?blogPost=39964 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/how-bright-is-the-future-for-it-security-pros/?cs=39897 It's a career that looks like it should have a solid future, but instead, IT security professionals see a mixed job outlook.   Skeptics point out that IT opportunities in general are being shipped overseas and an article by Sean Michael Kerner at network_security business_technology it_market_analysts security_jobs workforce Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:18:16 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/how-bright-is-the-future-for-it-security-pros/?cs=39897 2010-03-08T22:18:16Z 1 week, 2 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/comment/how-bright-is-the-future-for-it-security-pros http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/feeds/comments?blogPost=39897 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/is-twitter-a-good-fit-for-your-company/?cs=39829 I love this opening paragraph written by Neil Roiter for CIO.com : Businesses are still trying to figure out what to make of social networking. The knee-jerk impulse at some companies is to ban its use because it's insecure and seen as unproductive, twitter usage_management_and_monitoring social_networks user_policies Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:12:03 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/is-twitter-a-good-fit-for-your-company/?cs=39829 2010-03-04T22:12:03Z 1 week, 6 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/comment/is-twitter-a-good-fit-for-your-company http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/feeds/comments?blogPost=39829 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/just-because-we-know-about-zeus-doesnt-mean-its-easy-to-eliminate/?cs=39795 Last month I wrote about the Zeus Trojan and its infiltration of the banking industry. As I mentioned then, Zeus isn't a new virus, with activity going back a couple of years, but it was recently announced that Zeus was responsible for infecting more trojans business_technology business_culture cyber_crime data_security banking zeus Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:57:35 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/just-because-we-know-about-zeus-doesnt-mean-its-easy-to-eliminate/?cs=39795 2010-03-03T21:57:35Z 2 weeks, 11 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/comment/just-because-we-know-about-zeus-doesnt-mean-its-easy-to-eliminate http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/feeds/comments?blogPost=39795 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/twitter-account-hacked-let-your-customers-know/?cs=39723 There's no doubting Twitter's and microblogging's growing role in the way we communicate.  But there are plenty of kinks to be worked out.  Twitter has been hacked and has crashed .  Shortened URLs , a necessary evil when you are limited to 140 security_breaches social_networks user_policies business_technology twitter Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:42:10 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/twitter-account-hacked-let-your-customers-know/?cs=39723 2010-03-01T20:42:10Z 2 weeks, 2 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/comment/twitter-account-hacked-let-your-customers-know http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/feeds/comments?blogPost=39723 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/dont-get-spoofed/?cs=39685 Cell phone spoofing isn't a new problem. It's where someone sends a text message from one phone and makes it look like it is from a phone you know -- phishing through SMS, if you will.  It also can be used in voice messages and fake phone calls.  sms privacy business_technology phishing cyber_crime security_policy spoofing smartphones Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:51:53 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/dont-get-spoofed/?cs=39685 2010-02-26T16:51:53Z 2 weeks, 5 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/comment/dont-get-spoofed http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/feeds/comments?blogPost=39685 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/march-1-deadline-for-massachusetts-data-security-law-looms/?cs=39646 March 1 is days away.  If you do business with people from Massachusetts, the month might arrive like a lion -- and not because of another Nor'easter.  March 1 is the deadline date for a new state law that requires companies to encrypt sensitive encryption smartphones state_law legislation_and_regulation business_technology privacy cloud_computing Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:47:43 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/march-1-deadline-for-massachusetts-data-security-law-looms/?cs=39646 2010-02-24T20:47:43Z 3 weeks, 12 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/comment/march-1-deadline-for-massachusetts-data-security-law-looms http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/feeds/comments?blogPost=39646 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/hhs-taking-steps-to-prevent-breaches/?cs=39621 Despite the HIPAA privacy law, despite increase awareness, and even despite all of the negative publicity generated from the Heartland situation, the health care industry continues to be victimized by cyber crime.   On its Health Information security_policy business_technology government_agencies hhs security_breaches data_security health_information_breaches Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:45:41 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/hhs-taking-steps-to-prevent-breaches/?cs=39621 2010-02-23T22:45:41Z 3 weeks, 1 day ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/comment/hhs-taking-steps-to-prevent-breaches http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/feeds/comments?blogPost=39621 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/a-security-view-of-the-state-of-the-web/?cs=39589 The abstract of Zscaler 's State of the Web report for the fourth quarter of 2009 doesn't pull any punches. The first lines state: Attackers are no longer targeting web and email servers. Today, they are attacking enterprises from the inside out, by security_policy data_security network_security malware business_technology Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:35:43 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/a-security-view-of-the-state-of-the-web/?cs=39589 2010-02-22T22:35:43Z 3 weeks, 2 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/comment/a-security-view-of-the-state-of-the-web http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/feeds/comments?blogPost=39589 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/zeus-in-the-news/?cs=39560 I suppose with the Olympics dominating the sports pages this week, it is a logical parallel that the Zeus Trojan is headlining security news. The Wall Street Journal reported on the Zeus Trojan, aka Kneber botnot, infecting thousands of companies and cyber_crime data_security security_breaches zeus_trojan Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:35:36 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/zeus-in-the-news/?cs=39560 2010-02-19T20:35:36Z 3 weeks, 5 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/comment/zeus-in-the-news http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/feeds/comments?blogPost=39560 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/whos-hacking/?cs=39502 At the end of last year, I talked a bit about Cyber Challenge , a contest where hacking skills could lead to security jobs. Another annual contest comes up in March, the Pwn2Own 2010 to test hacking skills on a number of platforms.   On the data_security security_vendors cyber_crime hackers business_technology Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:46:18 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/whos-hacking/?cs=39502 2010-02-17T21:46:18Z 4 weeks, 11 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/comment/whos-hacking http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/feeds/comments?blogPost=39502 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/are-you-feeding-a-dinosaur/?cs=39465 In the 21st century, I think we can add to Ben Franklin's ultimate certainties of death and taxes . . . and that will be the need to protect our computers .   And just like it is human nature to try and avoid death and figure out ways to pay fewer usage_management_and_monitoring security_vendors security_policy data_security endpoint_security Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:57:00 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/are-you-feeding-a-dinosaur/?cs=39465 2010-02-16T20:57:00Z 4 weeks, 1 day ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/comment/are-you-feeding-a-dinosaur http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/feeds/comments?blogPost=39465 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/writing-rugged-code/?cs=39385 Programming mistakes can lead to vulnerabilities, like the recent problems with Flash .   According to Tim Greene's Network World article , that's why three security professionals -- Josh Corman, an analyst with The 451 Group; David Rice, vulnerabilities_and_patches application_security business_technology data_security software_and_web_development Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:23:15 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/writing-rugged-code/?cs=39385 2010-02-11T21:23:15Z 1 month, 4 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/comment/writing-rugged-code http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/poremba/feeds/comments?blogPost=39385