Security consultancy advises enterprise clients to steer clear of adopting large numbers of Macs
An article in The Register states, “Beware of Macs in enterprise” due to the findings by iSec Partners who claim large numbers of Macs are “in many ways more vulnerable than recent versions of Windows.” The vulnerability they specifically mention is the DHX authentication scheme which is easy to compromise and apparently “trivial to force [...]
Secure IT Alert: CERT Issues Security Recommendations to Prevent Cyber Intrusions
Homeland Secure IT Alert for Wednesday, July 21st, 2011 The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team has issued their recommendations for protection against network intrusions. I have included the entire document below, but the most current version of the document can be found here. Please keep in mind that these recommendations are not related to [...]
Computer theft can be reduced dramatically with simple & inexpensive devices #SRMC
Last week I wrote about hard drive encryption which could protect your data in the event your notebook, desktop or even a server were to be stolen… Odd that I mentioned one particular organization, Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, which had suffered two computer losses as of the date of that posting, because yesterday found SRMC back [...]
Hacking: The Good, the Bad and the Murky (From IEEE Spectrum)
Over on the IEEE Spectrum site is a neat article on “The Two Faces of Hacking” which was last updated on July 6, 2011 as of this writing and it shows a graph of hacks, which is interactive to allow you to select only the “Good”, “Bad” or “Murky” hacks or any combination. The graph was [...]
Was your personal information harvested from one of the major hacked websites?
If you are wondering if your information was exploited from one of the major hacked websites, there is a website that may tell you that. https://shouldichangemypassword.com/ It checks several databases for the occurrence of your email address. If your address is there, you may need to be concerned. If not, carry on… I checked most [...]
I wanted a secure password, so I just went with this one…
One of the newsletters I read regularly had a link to this video… So I figured it would be a great password to use… Data from Star Trek TNG emulates Picard’s voice with a very long password. Share and Enjoy:
SECURE IT ALERT: Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for June 2011 #patches
Homeland Secure IT Alert for Thursday, June 09, 2011 Microsoft Patch Tuesday will soon be upon us again, and Microsoft has not let us down! A little something for everyone…. The following is directly from their Advanced Notification for June 2011, released today: ******************************************************************** Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for June 2011 Issued: June [...]
How to avoid or remove Mac Defender malware #mac #malware #apple
It seems that Apple has finally acknowledged that there is a need to protect their users from malicious software, in particular the “Mac Defender” (also known as MacProtector, MacSecurity as well as MacDefender). In an article titled “How to avoid or remove Mac Defender malware“, posted yesterday on the http://support.apple.com site, you can find out [...]
SECURE IT ALERT: Usama Bin Laden Death Email Scam Warning Issued by the FBI
Homeland Secure IT Alert Homeland Secure IT Alert for Friday, May 13 2011 On May 04, the FBI issued a warning about links related to the death of Usama bin Laden. The text from the FBI site follows: Malicious Software Features Usama bin Laden Links to Ensnare Unsuspecting Computer Users The Internet Crime Complaint Center [...]
Deleting system files before you leave a job is not a nice thing to do, and likely illegal!
I’ve said this before, but I think I will say it again. Should you leave a job and have personal files on your system, sure, by all means, delete your PERSONAL files, that’s okay, right? Maybe… In fact, laws on the books that state that everything you do at work is property of the employer, [...]
