IT Security

Archive: 05-2012

• Infographic: Is free Wi-Fi a friend or foe?

  This infographic provides some current usage numbers for Wi-Fi connected devices and offers basic tips and security precautions for those using public Wi-Fi networks.

  Posted by Selena Frye | May 30, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT

• Security pros: Knowing when it's time to move on (and how to do it)

  Dominic Vogel draws on his recent experience to offer advice on job-changing strategies to security pros and others in IT when you realize it’s time to recharge your career.

  Posted by Dominic Vogel | May 29, 2012, 9:50 AM PDT

• Chrome extensions are vulnerable: Advantage, bad guys

  Chrome may be secure, but if the extensions aren’t, it doesn’t matter. Michael Kassner asks the experts why extensions are vulnerable and what’s being done about it.

  Posted by Michael Kassner | May 29, 2012, 6:24 AM PDT

• Reading online privacy policies cost us $781 billion per year

  Michael Kassner interviews two privacy researchers who feel we are spending too much to understand privacy policies.

  Posted by Michael Kassner | May 21, 2012, 7:12 AM PDT

• DNSCrypt for Windows released: Does DNSSEC make it obsolete?

  OpenDNS just released a Windows version of DNSCrypt, but does the implementation of the DNSSEC protocol make it obsolete? Patrick Lambert takes a look at what the critics are saying.

  Posted by Patrick Lambert | May 16, 2012, 12:50 PM PDT

• Malware poses as software updates: Why the FBI is warning travelers

  Those “critical update” notices you get, especially while traveling, may not be what you think. Michael Kassner gets the low-down on this serious threat as well as the Evilgrade platform.

  Posted by Michael Kassner | May 14, 2012, 7:55 AM PDT

• Infographic: How cyber-secure are public companies?

  This infographic presents some less-than-stellar numbers illustrating how well public companies are securing their web applications.

  Posted by Selena Frye | May 9, 2012, 9:00 AM PDT

• Preparing for the DNSChanger Internet outage

  Alfonso Barreiro tells all you need to know to clean up the DNSChanger malware that has affected millions of users. Make sure your organization is prepared for the July 9, 2012 deadline that the...

  Posted by Alfonso Barreiro | May 8, 2012, 6:42 AM PDT

• How user-behavior monitoring helps reduce risk

  Dominic Vogel asks a researcher and a vendor to explain what behavioral monitoring adds to an organization’s security strategy.

  Posted by Dominic Vogel | May 7, 2012, 11:39 AM PDT

• Ashkan Soltani introduces MobileScope, an innovative approach to online privacy

  There’s a lot of debate taking place on how to guarantee online privacy — but few user-ready solutions. Michael Kassner talks to Ashkan Soltani about a new tool called MobileScope that...

  Posted by Michael Kassner | May 7, 2012, 7:38 AM PDT