This report, which is based upon information from law enforcement and complaints submitted to the IC3, details recent cyber crime trends, new twists to previously-existing cyber scams, and announcements. Investment Scam The IC3 continues to receive complaints involving subjects who have obtained the names and social security numbers of individuals for illegal purposes. Subjects use [...]
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Bring Your Own Device – is it for you?
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) describes the recent trend of employees bringing personally-owned mobile devices to their place of work, and using those devices to access privileged company resources such as email, file servers, and databases. It’s a hot topic these days, with both small and large [...]
Network Security update for the week of 4/23
Network security covers a variety of computer networks, both public and private, that are used in everyday jobs conducting transactions and communications among businesses, government agencies and individuals. Networks can be private, such as within a company, and others which might be open to public access. Network security is [...]
Mobile Update for the week of 4/9
Cell phones are fetching an integral part of our daily lives. It is no surprise that a revolutionary study just released says mobile technology has everlastingly changed the way we love, live and work. The cell phone has made long distance interactions easy. GSM phones that place calls worldwide have turned this world into a [...]
No Privacy, please!
We are in a world were our communication, information , search, entertainment, creation, and content are done with some form of digital device with access to the internet. This dynamic intricately tied to our personal and professional lives : privacy both online and offline is being transformed. Some of this is within our control and [...]
Firewall Update for the week of 4/2
The term “fire wall” originally means a fireproof wall intended to prevent the spread of fire from one room or area of a building to another. A firewall’s purpose is very simple: to block or filter people from accessing your computer remotely or viruses and worms infecting your machine. Its basic task is to regulate [...]
Privileged Identity 101: Digging for God-Like Accounts
By Philip Lieberman When I think about managing identities and privileges within an organization, one of my favorite analogies for the whole privileged identity lifecycle is biblical. Everything starts ‘in the beginning’ with a super user. Whether someone starts with a server or a workstation, creates on-premise solutions for their network [...]
Data Security update for the week of March 12
As we all know, data security is the practice of keeping data protected from corruption and unauthorized access. The focus behind data security is to ensure privacy while protecting personal or corporate data. This week, the web has been talking about everything from increased vigilance, to highlighting some easy steps you can take to better [...]
Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for February 2012
Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for February 2012 Published: Thursday, February 09, 2012 Version: 1.0 This is an advance notification of security bulletins that Microsoft is intending to release on February 14, 2012. This bulletin advance notification will be replaced with the February bulletin summary on February 14, 2012. For more information about the bulletin [...]
Data Privacy Day commentary
Privacy is the topic of the day and will be for us all week. Here are some points-of-view from some of the technology folks speaking out on the subject. Let us know what you think and if you have any follow up articles you wish posted, please share with us. January 29, 2012 in National [...]
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