• Two-Step Verification Launched For Twitter
    [May 24, 2013] After a series of high-profile hacks and calls from the user base, Twitter has finally unveiled their form of two-step verification.
  • How To Secure Your WordPress Site Against Hacker Attacks
    [May 3, 2013] One of the easiest content management systems to set up and use is WordPress, the largest self-hosted blogging platform in the world, powering more than 60 million websites worldwide.
  • Privacy Proponents Still Aren’t Satisfied With CISPA
    [April 12, 2013] Rep. Adam Schiff announced on Friday that he would be introducing a pro-privacy amendment to CISPA that would force companies to remove any identifiable information from data it shares with the government. Surprisingly enough, the bill’s authors seem to be taking this amendment, and other pro-privacy amendments, seriously.
  • Is Social Media Security Out of Your Hands?
    [March 15, 2013] I read an interesting article from the New York Times this week. It was about the problem of social media accounts being hacked and hijacked and something bad happening to a brand. Before we get started though. let’s make it clear that if ANYONE thinks that what happened to the Burger King Twitter account where [...]
  • 9 Tips for Greater Social Media Security
    [February 22, 2013] After a few hackers “Had it their way” with Burger King’s Twitter handle, we started thinking that password security is a big deal, and not everyone’s doing it right. Here are a few simple steps that can help you avoid a situation that would be, well, a whopper (#groan) of a public relations nightmare.
  • The Most Trusted Internet Company For Privacy In 2012 Was Mozilla
    [January 30, 2013] January 28 is Data Privacy Day. It’s a topic that has become increasingly more important in recent years as more of our information moves to the Internet. Consumers are largely untrusting when it comes to Internet companies, but one has at least earned more trust than others.
  • AVG Gets New Search Deal With Yahoo
    [December 18, 2012] Antivirus maker AVG announced on Thursday that it has formed a new Search and Distribution relationship with Yahoo. AVG’s Secure Search offering is now powered by Yahoo. This is interesting, considering that Yahoo’s own search is powered by Bing. AVG CEO JR Smith said, “AVG is excited to team up with Yahoo! to help provide [...]
  • Meraki Acquired By Cisco For $1.2 Billion
    [November 19, 2012] Cisco continues its acquisition, as the company announced that it intends to acquire Meraki (yet another cloud company). Cisco will pay about $1.2 billion in cash and retention-based incentives.
  • Helpful Password Tips To Keep Your Accounts Safe
    [October 31, 2012] National Cyber Security Awareness Month is now over, but here's what the Department Of Homeland Security said about it:
  • Private Network Cloud Service Announced By AT&T and IBM
    [October 12, 2012] This week AT&T and IBM announced that they will be teaming up to provide a "network-enabled" cloud service for private networks. The product will be promoted to Fortune 1000 companies across the world as an option for companies that need both cloud solutions and a high level of security. The service will be offered starting in "early 2013."
  • HP Expands Enterprise Security Solutions
    [September 14, 2012] Amid the spectre of job cuts and huge losses, HP seems to be reinventing itself. As many aging hardware manufacturers have, the company is beginning to restructure its business and focus its efforts on providing quality B2B enterprise solutions.
  • Security Firm Outs Oracle, Stating They’ve Known About Java Exploits Since April
    [August 31, 2012] We brought you news on Monday that hackers were using two big zero-day exploits in Java to install malware on victims' PCs. Due to Oracle's tiered update process, we won't see a potential fix until October. As it turns out, they may not have been zero-day exploits at all. In fact, Oracle may have known about the current exploits for months.
  • The End Of Patent Trolls?
    [August 3, 2012] I think we all agree that something has to be done about patent trolls. The patent system that they abuse is broken and it does nothing to better the economy. In fact, recent studies say patent trolls actually cost the economy about $29 billion in 2011. What's a country with crappy patent laws to do? Pass a bill that would define software patents and punish the trolls that seek to abuse them.
  • 450,000 Accounts Hacked From Yahoo Voices
    [July 13, 2012] If you use Yahoo Voices to create content for the Web, you really should change your password now. After things were looking up for Yahoo, it's a pretty big downer to know that one of your service has just been hit with a devastating attack.
  • MD5crypt Password Scrambler Not Safe, Says Creator
    [June 8, 2012] One of the more interesting things revealed to the public during the LinkedIn password leak debacle is the fact that entire forums exist where black-hat hackers work together to crack hashes. The speed with which LinkedIn and eHarmony's passwords were obtained from the leaked hash is also disconcerting, considering that these companies are both large and reputable. The fact is, a company can do everything right when it comes to password security and still have something like what happened this week occur.
  • Kaspersky Analyst: Apple Security Is Not What You Think
    [May 9, 2012] When Eugene Kaspersky, the CEO and co-founder of security firm Kaspersky Lab, made the statement that Apple was "10 years behind Microsoft in terms of security," a lot of heads turned. Apple has long been touted as the leader in security and has publicly poked fun at Microsoft for its security flaws as demonstrated in below ad that targets Vista specifically:
  • Over Half Of IT Professionals Expect Security Attacks To Happen Soon
    [April 24, 2012] I'm sure this is not news, but over 60% of security and IT professionals think their organization will be the victims of some type of cyber attack within the next six months. That's an awful large group of people who are worried about the integrity of the systems they work on everyday. Either we have an enormous and growing criminal element at work here or we have some pretty shoddy systems that we're all using? Or, could it all be just a lot of hype and scare tactics from the media?
  • XRY’s Passcode Bypass Not As Powerful As It Seems
    [April 5, 2012] Last week we brought you news about a remarkable piece of software called XRY. This forensics software allows government and law enforcement officials to retrieve data off of a variety of smartphones, including iOS and Android devices. What's more, the video Micro Systemation (the company that makes XRY) posted about the most recent update shows the software getting data from a passcode-locked iPhone in under two minutes.
  • Thoughts on Mobile Security and Applications
    [March 13, 2012] Note: I wrote this for a client last summer who was looking at a banking industry application. The application was poorly written, and I hope that they have since fixed it. It makes an interesting concept that last summer we were talking about banking and smart phones, then to see a number of these issues crop up in the news since then. Mobile phone security is something very important, but we seem to keep on falling by the wayside. There has to be a happy medium between functionality and security, but we keep on missing the mark.
  • Symantec Conducts Survey on the State of Mobility in Business
    [February 24, 2012] It wasn't that long ago that scientists thought home computers would look like this in the year 2004.
  • Pwn2Own Contest Rules Revised for 2012
    [February 8, 2012] The Zero Day Initiative has published the rules for next month's Pwn2Own Contest (running from March 7-9, 2012).
  • New Google Campaign Promotes Privacy And Security On The Web
    [January 18, 2012] The new campaign, called "Good To Know" by Google, is being initiated in order to educate Internet users about ways to keep themselves protected.
  • Securing Data in 2012
    [December 15, 2011] PCI Will Push for Greater Protection While Cloud Continues to Play Catch-up
  • Android Tops Most-Vulnerable Lists, But Is It A Deserved Distinction?
    [November 21, 2011] As Android becomes more and more widespread, analysts have brought many vulnerabilities of the OS into the public eye.
  • Cyber Security On The Investor Agenda
    [October 19, 2011] US securities regulators have formally asked public companies for the first time to disclose cyber attacks against them, reports Reuters.