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January 14, 2010  9:17 PM

Beware Haiti Spam & Phishing Emails



Posted by: Ken Harthun
Cybercrime, Fraud, Haiti Earthquake, Phishing, spam

With the recent earthquake disaster in Haiti, everyone should beware of any emails or solicitations on social networking sites asking for donations to help the citizens of Haiti. The cyber-slime out there typically begin exploiting the gullible shortly after such an event. This comes via

January 11, 2010  12:45 AM

Survey: IT Security Challenges 2010



Posted by: Ken Harthun
IT Security Challenges 2010, Security, security awareness, Survey, Training and Certification

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January 6, 2010  1:37 AM

ABA Recommends Using Dedicated PC for Online Banking



Posted by: Ken Harthun
Firewalls, Microsoft steady state, Online banking fraud, secrurity practice, Security, security awareness, Security policy

This is an idea that has been floating around for awhile. I recommended Convert a USB Thumb Drive into a ROBAM. (ROBAM means...


December 31, 2009  8:38 PM

Web 2.0 Security: Crossover of Personal to Professional Online Presence



Posted by: Ken Harthun
Facebook, LinkedIn, Security, Web 2.0 Security

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December 30, 2009  9:04 PM

Web 2.0 Security: Weaponized OpenSocial and Other Social Networking Applications



Posted by: Ken Harthun
Facebook, Security, Social Networking Hacks, Web 2.0 Security

If you're on it, you've seen the...


December 27, 2009  3:36 PM

Web 2.0 Security: Watch Those Passwords



Posted by: Ken Harthun
security awareness, Security policy, Security practice, Web 2.0 Security

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December 24, 2009  2:31 PM

Web 2.0 Security: Impersonation & Targeted Personal Attacks



Posted by: Ken Harthun
Secure Computing, security awareness, Security practice, Web 2.0 Security

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December 20, 2009  6:52 PM

New Series: Web 2.0 Security



Posted by: Ken Harthun
Cybercrime, Hacking, Security, security awareness, Security practice, Social Networking Hacks, Web 2.0 Security

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December 20, 2009  5:51 PM

ExecTweets IT



Posted by: Ken Harthun
InfoSec, Security, Twitter

While searching for some relevant...


December 13, 2009  11:33 PM

Golden Rule #14: If Spam Has You Irate, Obfuscate!



Posted by: Ken Harthun
14 Golden Rules of Computer Security, Email security, Security, Security policy, Security practice, spam

Spam email is not only a nuisance, it’s a...