IT Security

Archive: 08-2011

• Protecting the blind side: Invest in security awareness to protect data

  Dominic Vogel crafts an apt football analogy to underscore the importance of investing in security awareness training for employees. Not doing so could undo all of your high-dollar tech solutions.

  Posted by Dominic Vogel | August 30, 2011, 6:40 AM PDT

• Security Daily: A new way to aggregate InfoSec news

  Security Daily uses unique Swiss technology to supply information security news. And it’s based on tweets and hashtags.

  Posted by Michael Kassner | August 30, 2011, 6:00 AM PDT

• Balancing the needs for online advertising and privacy

  Michael Kassner gets schooled on issues surrounding the advertising versus privacy debate. It’s not as black and white as you might think.

  Posted by Michael Kassner | August 29, 2011, 7:18 AM PDT

• (Cyber) Rebels with a cause

  Cyber civil disobedience is a concept that is increasingly in the news as high-profile protests and attacks proliferate. Deb Shinder looks at the new “hacktivism” and the line between...

  Posted by Deb Shinder | August 22, 2011, 11:42 AM PDT

• Back to basics: A four phase approach to patch management

  Alfonso Barreiro addresses one of the most common risk mitigation tools in every organization — patch management. He presents a four-phase approach that will help you create your own patch...

  Posted by Alfonso Barreiro | August 22, 2011, 6:00 AM PDT

• Android's permission system: Does it really work?

  Under certain conditions, Android allows applications to sidestep permissions. The bad guys probably know which ones. Do you?

  Posted by Michael Kassner | August 20, 2011, 1:43 PM PDT

• Kaspersky disputes McAfee's Shady Rat report

  Eugene Kaspersky’s rebuttal of McAfee’s Shady Rat report is stirring some controversy in the security industry. Read why he thinks the report is “alarmist” and spreading...

  Posted by Selena Frye | August 18, 2011, 1:47 PM PDT

• Six stages of malware response: Streamline your approach

  Dominic Vogel is a rookie security guy making his way in a corporate setting. Here, he offers his streamlined approach to malware response, and the important things you can learn from this routine...

  Posted by Dominic Vogel | August 17, 2011, 11:19 AM PDT

• LinkedIn: Surprise changes to defaults affect your privacy

  Do you know what Social Advertising is? If you use LinkedIn, you may already be part of it. Michael Kassner sorts out LinkedIn’s privacy policy and suggests settings you may want to change.

  Posted by Michael Kassner | August 12, 2011, 10:30 AM PDT

• The great debate on strong passwords: xkcd weighs in

  The xkcd web comic offers a humorous snapshot of the value of security advice about password strength over the years. This might be a good one to pin up in your office.

  Posted by Selena Frye | August 11, 2011, 1:01 PM PDT