You must have been taking a long (and probably well deserved) holiday if you have not noticed the increasing use of the term “cyber” in the press recently.
Anything security related is now a cyber risk, a cyber incident or a cyber attack. Governments ...
I travel a fair amount for my work and that wouldn’t be so bad except I’m a security professional that travels for work. I consistently see other business travelers do the same or similar security missteps over and over. I thought it might be a good idea ...
FileConnect latest changes do no longer include the HTTP download option but only the Java one, which most likely will redirect you to Oracle.com if your browser blocks the plugin.
The idea is to restore the HTTP download option on FileConnect. ...
iGoat v2.0 ( https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_iGoat_Project ) is a program that demonstrates common iOS mobile application security weaknesses and their remediation. There are other resources that show the use of this tool. One example, ...
Thousands of years ago, news traveled at the pace of man or animal. I mean to say you would only learn what someone else was doing or what was happening either in the next town, village, kingdom, etc. only as fast as it could physically get to you. It ...
Let’s face it users cannot be trusted to know their entire password, I am not talking about the user that writes down their passwords on sticky notes the bad guys would need physical access to actually access those. What I am really speaking to how ...
WordPress is the most commonly used blogging platform. It is easy to install and has a great ecosystem of plugins and enhancements that extend its capabilities beyond simply posting pictures of your cats. Unfortunately, millions of inexperienced users ...
I’m optimistic on the current trends in security. The concepts of “intelligence” and “big data” have to potential to shift focus to counter the current threat landscape of intentional attacks to steal or destroy valuable information. Additional focus on ...
One of the biggest problems information security encounters is either the perception or reality of slowing down the business. I’ve encountered this myself in my career. One of the ways I dealt with this problem is through an effective use of the risk ...
The Critical Security Controls (CSC's) are being adopted by federal and state agencies in the U.S., Canada and elsewhere, to increase visibility into advanced threats, to shore up defenses, and ultimately for benchmarking and to improve risk ...