Image via Wikipedia One of the greatest challenges to privacy and security in the next several years is Social Networks and Social Media. Sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, MySpace and others can be the downfall of valuing information. The ability to share and provide information is completely the opposite of network security requirements. This is [...]
Posts Tagged ‘antivirus’
Vanguard Security Conference – Supplier Security
Posted: 2nd June 2009 by admin in Security Assesment, Supplier SecurityTags: antivirus, Code review, hacker, Identity theft, Managed Vulnerability Scanning, Supplier Security, web security, Website security
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I spoke yesterday at the Vanguard Security Conference (http://www.go2vanguard.com) Vanguard has been doing this conference for a number of years. The focus is on Mainframe security. Most security professionals these days have never worked on MF security. I am proud to say I have back in the mid-90′s. We perhaps I shouldnt be do happy, [...]
US to set out cyber security plan -Baha to the rescue
Posted: 29th May 2009 by admin in Compliance, Corporate Stupidity, Government SecurityTags: antivirus, data loss, hacking, Managed Vulnerability Scanning, security, security metrics
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Why did it takes us over 2 decades to really approach the cybersecurity topic. When I started in informatio security in in 1994, it was the wild west. People were creating processes, developing security frameworks and growing a whole new industry. I like to think I played some part in being on the early team [...]
Laptop Encryption – Serious lack of security
Posted: 30th April 2009 by admin in Hacking News, Managed SecurityTags: antivirus, data theft, firewall, hacker, laptop encrption, pgp, security
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I believe that more personal information has been stolen than there are actual people in the US. How much was stolen from the government would prove a nice study. And has anyone in the government actually been fired? So the employee lost the laptop. Do you blame the employee or the agency for not educating [...]