May 31, 2011 12:00 PM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
Cloud Computing,
Encryption,
Internet,
Privacy,
Security best practiceGot this announcement this morning from Sophos about a lecture at the New South Wales branch forum of the Australian Computer Society (ACS). That's a bit out of my way, so I couldn't attend, but here's the gist:
The topic is Privacy and security in the cloud - is there...
May 29, 2011 1:35 PM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
E-mail scam,
Epsilon breach,
Malicious Website,
MalwareAccording to the good folks over at Sunbelt Security (now owned by GFI), an incredible 73,000 new types of malware are being issued every day, a 26% increase over last year's figures. Between this and the recent security breach at Epsilon, I am noticing a huge increase in my own spam levels. One of...
May 28, 2011 12:12 PM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
Security Humor,
VideoVery funny Cisco commercial. Sometimes, we just have to laugh and make fun of ourselves as Cisco does in this video.
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May 28, 2011 1:12 AM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
Email security,
Fraud,
Malicious Website,
Malware,
Security,
TrojanGot an interesting email this morning purportedly from "alerts@federalreserve.gov" with "Your Wire fund transfer" as the subject. Here's a screen shot:
May 25, 2011 1:28 AM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
Apple,
FakeAV,
Mac,
OS X,
Security[caption id="attachment_1235" align="alignleft" width="245" caption="Mac Attack"]
May 22, 2011 4:56 PM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
password manager,
passwords,
SANS,
Security,
security awareness,
Security best practice[caption id="attachment_1233" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Source: thegoldguys.blogspot.com"]