Tag: Cyber Crime
Security
Fixing the Weak Link in the Security Fence
Unless you've been completely off the grid for the past few days, you've probably heard about the global havoc caused by the outbreak of the "WannaCry" ransomware variant. This one is particularly nasty, in that it includes some worm-like characteristics...
Best Practices, Business Practices, Security
Hardware Firewall for USB Devices
This is one of the best low-cost security products to come along in a long time. Here's why. A few years ago, I attended a security conference sponsored by Ingram Micro (a large distributor of technology products, for those of...
Business Practices, Security
The Great Superfishing Expedition of 2015
In a move that will probably end up in the top ten technology blunders of the year, Lenovo decided, starting in September 2014, to pre-install Superfish VisualDiscovery software on some of their PCs. (Fortunately for most of the readers of...
Business Practices, Security
What’s Your Password?
Earlier this month, we posted a couple of articles on the state of cyber security. Of course, one of the biggest problems with cyber security is that too many people don’t take it seriously enough. Don’t believe me? Take a...
Business Practices, Security
The State of Cybersecurity
As we move into 2015, it’s appropriate to look back and think about what we’ve learned about the threat landscape. To that end, CheckPoint’s 2014 Security Report makes for some pretty interesting reading. According to their research, in a typical...
Business Practices, Security
Security Breaches – Assigning the Blame
One of the few newsletters I try to read on a regular basis is the one put out by the good folks at WServerNews.com. Their January 5 issue has an excellent article on security entitled “Blame the Software.” In part,...
Business Practices, Security
Causes and Costs of Cyber Crime
I read a couple of items today about security and cyber crime that I found rather interesting. One was an article that came out a week ago on infoworld.com about the “First Annual Cost of Cyber Crime Study,” conducted by...