/// Archive for: Security
USB Flash Drives: Will We Ever Learn?
February 21, 2012
Recently various news stories came out relating to the loss of an un-encrypted USB flash drive. The USB flash drive was owned by an employee...
Government Doesn’t Have A Clue How To Combat Cybercrime
February 21, 2012
“Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness. When change is absolute there remains no being to improve and no direction is set for...
Passware’s Software Underscores Need For FireWire Protection
February 21, 2012
Got an hour to spare? Computer forensics firm Passware claimed recently that its latest software toolkit cracks Apple’s FileVault full-disk encryption (FDE) platform in less...
USB Sticks Continue To Give IT Managers Headaches
February 21, 2012
The old security chestnut of lost USB sticks is back in the news again, with reports of a stick containing a safety assessment of a...
What Does Your IP Address Say About You?
February 20, 2012
This Valentine’s Day, the Serious Organised Crime Agency in the UK took control of a domain that had previously been used to distribute copyrighted material,...
Non-Microsoft Software Is Responsible For Growth In Vulnerabilities
February 20, 2012
A report from Secunia concludes that cybercriminals are effectively outdistancing IT admins when it comes to software patching and security. But the battle is far...
Let’s Talk About The F-Word
February 17, 2012
Fraud in the UK has increased seven-fold since 2003 and doubled last year, costing the country £2 billion (FraudTrack). Experts predict that it will get...
Could High Profile Data Losses Be A Thing Of The Past?
February 16, 2012
Over the past year a number of organisations have suffered high profile data losses, leading to hefty fines and considerable damage to their reputation. With...
Nortel Chinese Hack Is A Wake-Up Call To Telecoms Security
February 16, 2012
Hackers – probably from China – have been quietly spying on Nortel’s platforms for almost a decade, if an article in the Wall Street Journal...
The Scary New Hacking Trend
February 14, 2012
Starting with Operation Aurora – the brazen 2009 cyber attacks on Google and other large enterprises – through to the recent high-profile data breach that...
Is Antivirus Software Powerless To Stop Data Breaches?
February 14, 2012
A report from Trustwave claims that antivirus (AV) software is powerless to stop data breaches. I say the study’s conclusion is similar to that of...
Social Media Policies Are Essential To Mitigate Security Risks
February 13, 2012
76% of SMBs (small and mid-size business) surveyed in a poll carried stated that they are under pressure to allow more access to Web 2.0....
7 Reasons To Consider Hosted Anti-Spam
February 10, 2012
Spam is a headache for both users and administrators. You know the drill – the company invests in good anti-spam and anti-phishing software hoping to...
Top 15 Security Blogs You Have To Read
February 09, 2012
One of the topics I’m passionate about is security, and there’s no better way to keep up-to-date and aware of all that is going on...
Trustwave Gaffe: Playing Fast And Loose With SSL Certificate Management
February 09, 2012
Trustwave’s revelation that it has issued a digital certificate that allowed a private company to spy on SSL-protected connections within a data loss prevention (DLP)...
