Monthly Archives: February 2012
Windows 8′s Killer Feature: The Killswitch
February 28, 2012 - 24 Comments
If you knew Microsoft could remotely remove software from your computer, would you feel safer or more concerned? Inside Microsoft’s new Windows 8 Metro operating system, a “killswitch” could do just that. The killswitch is an increasingly popular piece of technology that allows companies to remotely remove software from your … Read More
Information is Power
February 24, 2012 - No Comments
You may have heard the saying, “Information is power.” This is especially true when it comes to securing your network. When your network is breached, the attacker has information about your network that you do not. The attacker is aware of some vulnerability or flaw that allows them to gain … Read More
Why You Should Use A Random PIN
February 23, 2012 - No Comments
There’s safety in numbers – but only if your PIN isn’t your birthday or one of 100 commonly used examples. In fact, according to research by Cambridge University, using your birthday means that there’s an 8.9% chance a stranger could guess your PIN in three attempts. This means that if … Read More
Malware Detection Team is now Security Research
February 23, 2012 - No Comments
Please update all URLs from malware-detection-team to security-research.
Top Five Tips To Keep Your Computer Secure
February 22, 2012 - 8 Comments
If your house was like your computer, it wouldn’t come with locks and you could be burgled from thousands of miles away. Obviously, you’d secure your castle before moving in – so why don’t we do the same for computers? Here are our top five computer security tips that’ll help … Read More
SCADA Environments Lack Sufficient Information Security
February 22, 2012 - 1 Comment
The technicians at a local chemical manufacturing plant have discovered that a virus has disabled their temperature monitoring controls. Although they are unsure of when the virus compromised the systems, they do know several vats are overheating. Alarms are signaling that an immediate evacuation is required. The warning isn’t limited … Read More
How To Manage Security Threats Related To Employee Behavior
February 22, 2012 - No Comments
Humans, sometimes referred to as wetware by security insiders, are a major source of enterprise security vulnerabilities. Cyber criminals regularly target employees and temporary workers with malware and social engineering attacks to breach security defenses and gain access to private information. You might assume that as technology savvy twenty-somethings fill … Read More
How To Minimize The Risk Of Indirect Attacks
February 21, 2012 - No Comments
Life isn’t fair and neither is security. You follow best practices. You have well defined policies for data protection. All of your endpoints are secure. You can go ahead and take those extra vacation days you rolled over last year, right? Not a chance. Even if you have done everything … Read More
Is You Data Security Disappearing Into the Clouds?
February 20, 2012 - No Comments
Personal cloud services are popping up like spring weeds. Services like DropBox, Box.net, iCloud, Amazon Cloud Drive and soon Windows 8 (via SkyDrive) entice users with promises of free storage and accessibility from everywhere on every device, and utilization of these services is continuing to expand. According to Forrester, personal … Read More
Spear-Phishing: Spam Gets Personal
February 20, 2012 - No Comments
We’ve spoke about “phishing” – a malicious attempt to steal your personal details – on here before. But have you heard about “spear-phishing”? It’s an e-mail technique that makes spam personal. Traditional phishing methods work on volume. By spamming hundreds of thousands of people with phishing e-mails, a tiny percentage … Read More
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