Tag Archives: Information Security
Data Sanitization Explained
Are you managing data sanitization properly? Every time you retire a computers, laptops, tablets, smartphones, portable media, printer or other digital device a strict protocol needs to be maintain for data sanitization. Data sanitization is the deliberate, permanent and irreversible destruction of data stored on… Continue reading
Top IT Security News Sources
We live in a very insecure and tenuous digital world. Technology is critical to the success of any business but with it comes supernumerary cybersecurity risks. Not a day passes without a poignant reminder of this fact. A recent landmark study of cybercrime by Web… Continue reading
Mac Security Myths
No product or service can claim absolute security. Any that do should be met with a good measure of prudent skepticism. Let’s be clear: I’m not singling out Apple as a creator of inferior products or saying they don’t make quality products – far from… Continue reading
Windows 7 & Server 2008 – Time to Upgrade
The end of 2 beloved and notorious operating systems Microsoft Windows 7 & Server 2008 R2 is upon us. As of January 2020, Windows 7 and Windows server 2008 will no longer be supported. Much like you may remember the end of life for Windows… Continue reading
Why You Need HTTPS on Your Website
Most any web user can tell you when they visit a website that uses HTTPS. They know this by the green lock in browser or the HTTPS (vs. HTTP) in the address bar. This indicates that you can generally trust your connection to the site… Continue reading
Social Engineering Examples
Social engineering is a threat that faces organizations from small business to large enterprises. As we’ve explored multiple times on this site, there are few organizations that are truly prepared to address these types of threats. Social engineering attempts to coax, cajole, and manipulate others… Continue reading
Why Security Awareness Training
Enterprises invest in all the latest security technologies but often neglect an absolute fundamental component of information security – end users. Organizations can employ the best technology practices of next generation firewalls, anti-malware and intrusion prevention system. Corporations these days understand security should be ‘baked… Continue reading
WannaCry Ransomware – 5 Lessons Learned
Unfortunately malicious software is an everyday occurrence. As of Friday May 12th a massive ransomware attack dubbed WannaCry infected over 230,000 Windows computers in over 150 countries. It’s spread was fast and furious. WannaCry ransomware held the victims computer/data for ransom by encrypting it. Among… Continue reading
Addressing the Insider Threat
Technology is a powerful tool in assuring the confidentiality, availability and integrity of your critical data – but it is no failsafe. Even the best of breed technology deployed in a layer approach (defense in depth) will have flaws. The most well meaning and resourced… Continue reading
Protecting Against Malicious USB
If you found a random USB device what would you do with it? Would you be curious and plug it into your computer to find what juicy secrets it holds? Or would you leave it where you found it? Most often, unsuspecting, ill-informed users take… Continue reading
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