By: Fred Donovan - Technology Reporter
Hard-Learned Lessons from the Honan Hack
August 23rd, 2012
We have all heard by now about the hack of security journalist Matt Honan’s iCloud account, aided by Apple’s support personnel. The hackers, who go by the name Clan Vv3 and Phobia, were able to gain access to Honan’s iCloud account by obtaining information from various public sources, including getting the last four digits of [...]
Safe Social Media in 3 Steps
May 21st, 2012
Social media introduces risk – no doubt about it. As security pros, our first inclination is to of course ban it’s use on our networks altogether because it’s the safest approach. But, it’s also the wrong one. Like it or not, social media has forever changed the way we do business, for the better. According [...]
Keys to the Kingdom
October 28th, 2011
For hackers, social media is the top malware delivery vehicle of choice right now. And why not? Social networking sites are where the people are – and their information is readily available. Sadly, many unsuspecting people fail to realize that by creating a Facebook page, they are literally handing bad guys all the necessary needed [...]
The Sony PlayStation Network Breach – Yet Another Lesson in Crisis Communication
June 13th, 2011
Ah, another day, another dollar marketing misstep in the unfortunate context of a crisis communications. Actually, ‘misstep’ for many companies in the age of social communications is far too lighthearted a term to use. Consider the news headlines devoted to the Sony data breach of 100 million user records. This seemingly never-ending saga is yet [...]
7 Trends to Watch for in 2011
December 13th, 2010
In 2011, the threat landscape will continue to evolve. Here are 7 trends that have a high probability of happening. 1. State-sponsored cyber crime will become a regular occurrence It all started with China and the Google hacks (APT) and reared its head again with Stuxnet. It’s no longer your disgruntled employee or even the [...]
How To Reduce Your Web 2.0 Risk
March 25th, 2010
95 percent of companies use Twitter and Facebook. Learn about the latest risks these web 2.0 applications bring into your organization and how to manage them.
5 Steps to Bridge Social Media and Security
February 3rd, 2010
As businesses move at a rapid pace to integrate social media as part of their overall corporate strategy to engage, build brand awareness and drive thought leadership, unfortunately, security has taken a back seat leaving businesses wide open to these Web 2.0 threats. The use of Web 2.0 has opened new risk channels for the [...]
My Password Is My Password
January 28th, 2010
Education is still key to IT security. Just look at users’ passwords. The New York Times reported last week on a study that exposed the overwhelming simplicity of users’ password choices. According to the study, which was conducted by Imperva, 20 percent of Web users choose a very simplistic password that can be easily guessed [...]
Key Steps to Navigate Around New Facebook Privacy Settings
January 4th, 2010
What’s all the fuss about the latest changes on Facebook? Simply put, the changes mean that nearly everything that you place on your Facebook page can now potentially be made available to anyone surfing the Internet. The latest Facebook changes are purported to be an enhancement to make the social networking site easier for people who are looking [...]
Sesame Street Simple Facebook Guide to Surviving Malicious Attacks
October 30th, 2009
It certainly seems that not a week goes by without hearing about yet another attack on Facebook users. Last week it was a phishing scam driven by a botnet, and this week, we have two new and different phishing scams — one cleverly tricking users into revealing their passwords and another installing malware that quietly [...]
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