March 19, 2012 - You have not heard from me for a while. And unfortunately, there was a good reason for that. I broke my shoulder by skiing. It was in fact a stupid accident but that’s what most accidents are stupid aren’t they? (continue reading...) Read more
March 16, 2012 - Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other social media platforms are invaluable tools for 21st century enterprise collaboration and marketing, but they introduce multiple security hazards that organizations struggle to address. Dangers include confidential data leakage, reputational damage, social engineering opportunities (continue reading...) Read more
March 16, 2012 - Virtualized servers and desktops have increasingly become the norm in many enterprise environments. As a result, vendors are beginning to adapt their endpoint protection platforms to meet these changing needs. But not all security vendors are created equal. Organizations need (continue reading...) Read more
March 16, 2012 - You’ve seen barcodes all your life. So you know what they look like: rectangles “boxes” comprised of a series of vertical lines. When a cashier scans a barcode, you hear a familiar beep and you are charged for that item. A (continue reading...) Read more
March 14, 2012 - This morning I received another of those “You have won a lottery!” mails. This made me realize that cyber criminals will continue to try baiting unsuspecting net users, and so I should (continue reading...) Read more
March 14, 2012 - A couple of weeks ago, the RSA Security conference took place in San Francisco, CA. The increasing sophistication of hackers and visibility of data breaches (including one on the conference’s namesake company last year) makes this an exciting time to (continue reading...) Read more
March 14, 2012 - See March 15 and 16 updates at the end of this blog. —————————————————- The March Security Bulletin release from Microsoft was relatively light in volume. Out of the six bulletins released, only one was rated as Critical. And for good reason. MS12-020 includes CVE-2012-0002. This (continue reading...) Read more
March 14, 2012 - Welcome once again to our podcast series on critical infrastructure with Eric Knapp, Director of Critical Infrastructure Markets in McAfee’s Global Business Development Group. Today’s discussion will be part two of Compensating Measures, AKA Network Perimeter Security. If you (continue reading...) Read more
March 13, 2012 - Last year we decided to bite the bullet, max out the credit cards and take our kids to the US. We had such a fantastic time: Disneyworld and Harry Potter world in Orlando, the Smithsonian in Washington, Hollywood and the (continue reading...) Read more
March 13, 2012 - Threats from trusted employees, partners, consultants and the like continue to be an issue across every business. Because insiders have things outsiders don’t, like trust and access, they are able to operate with greater stealth and ease – and cause (continue reading...) Read more
March 9, 2012 - In my gut, I knew it was just time. I needed more growth opportunity. I wanted more challenges. Cisco was a great company to be part of and had a stellar reputation. And I was honored to lead its Secure (continue reading...) Read more
March 9, 2012 - At the McAfee FOCUS conference in October of last year, members from McAfee Labs™ spoke about malware and other threats that affect security. One of the most popular events was when they brought an iPad on stage and (continue reading...) Read more
March 7, 2012 - In McAfee’s recent State of Security report, only 35% of respondents felt they were well aware and well protected against information security risks, and 38% responded that they were aware but not protected. This second group admits that they (continue reading...) Read more
March 7, 2012 - Every day I spend hours exploring the net, print media and other sources for gathering information on the latest cyber threats and crimes. In all my searches, what has been standing out strongly is the rise in crimes against women (continue reading...) Read more
March 7, 2012 - Welcome to another installment of our podcast series on critical infrastructure with Eric Knapp, Director of Critical Infrastructure Markets in McAfee’s Global Business Development Group. If this is your first time joining us, be sure and head back in (continue reading...) Read more
March 6, 2012 - The Internal Revenue Service has issued its annual “Dirty Dozen” ranking of tax scams, reminding taxpayers to use caution during tax season to protect themselves against a wide range of schemes ranging from identity theft to return preparer fraud. An (continue reading...) Read more
March 6, 2012 - In late 2011, the FBI released documents and data focusing on “Operation Ghost Click.” This malicious operation, leveraging a variety of DNSChanger-type malware, was defined by the FBI as an “international cyber ring that infected millions of (continue reading...) Read more
March 6, 2012 - I’m a huge fan of PayPal and use it on a regular basis – it’s linked to my bank account and credit cards, and it has a lot of my close friends and family’s shipping addresses for easy gift giving. (continue reading...) Read more
March 5, 2012 - Once upon a time, we had a technocracy. A small group of individuals decided what technology we would use, where we used it, and how we used it. The technocracy is over. Individuals are finding that the consumer devices they (continue reading...) Read more
March 4, 2012 - Well, I don’t know about you, but the relaxing summer days now seem like a distant memory. The crazy combination of work, kids, school, sport and social activities has returned. Plus let’s not forget the kids’ social lives! Sometimes, when I (continue reading...) Read more