There is a reason why computer users are called “users.” Like crack addicts who are drug users, more is never enough. And when under the influence, people do stupid things. I find myself scanning the Dell catalog like it’s the latest (or any) Victoria Secrets catalog...
Successful organizations realize antivirus software must be installed on all PCs. Antivirus software works well if updates are automatic and ongoing (as new risks and threats are identified) to prevent expensive damages to PCs, information and reputations...
"We need to talk about security, it's becoming an issue." This is a line that would draw a blank on many a CEOs face, even today. "We've got strong password policies, and no-one's allowed to use USBs", the CEO may burble. If that's your last line of defence, and you merely trust ...
Some time ago, I read a news report about a family who wanted to obtain the email messages of their son who had been killed in Iraq. Wow. I hadn’t thought about all my electronic virtual possessions, such as emails and files...
Computerworld reported that a hacker threatened to expose health data and demanded $10 million from a government agency. The alleged ransom note posted on the Virginia DHP Prescription Monitoring Program site claimed that the hacker had backed up and encrypted more than 8 million patient records and...
According to a survey of London and New York City taxi companies last year revealed that more than 12,500 devices, such as laptops, iPods and memory sticks, are forgotten in taxis every six months. Portable devices that may have troves of sensitive data...
How many people remember the Big Brother scare surrounding the Processor Serial Number (PSN) embedded in Pentium 3’s (and some Pentium 2’s) back in 1999-2000? Despite some of the technical community stating that the PSN was not a solid identifier, as it could be easily masked...
Word for the Week: Cyber Banging. Also called Net Banging - This refers to the internet recruiting process that gangs use to target kids. Gangs typically target high school and middle school kids but there are cases where kids as young as 8 have been recruited...
Errata Security released the results of a survey conducted over the week of Security B-Sides and the RSA Conference in San Francisco. The survey found that Microsoft SDL was the most common security development lifecycle chosen of the companies using formal methodologies, but Ad Hoc solutions ar...
There are bazillion scammers using a bazillion ruses to get your money. The lowest of the low are the ones who scam the elderly. These same conmen often do it door to door and can be very dangerous. Con men posing as city employees seem to be the most effective scam. In one incident 2 men pose...