Obviously, computer hackers shouldn’t be helped by their unsuspecting targets, yet that’s what happens all too often, the DarkReading.com blog advises. “From lengthy email signatures to employees’ social media posts,” Kelly Sheridan writes, “we look at the many ways organizations make it easier for attackers to break in.” Examples would be “human resources sharing photos […]
A confessed “childhood vandal” discusses Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) in a post on SecurityInfowatch.com. CPTED applications include “commercial office buildings, industrial buildings and facilities, parking facilities, schools, automated teller machines and U.S. federal government buildings — obviously this is not the comprehensive list of all CPTED’s focus. It’s interesting to note that the […]
Security InfoWatch provides a run-through of the growing threat of identity fraud on the Internet. This potentially costly offense involves an e-mail messenger or website intruder who identifies his purported business or identity as legitimate when they’re not. Call them fraudsters, and watch out. “According to Experian,” InfoWatch advises, “more than two in five consumers […]
A year from now, the Department of Homeland Security will start getting really serious about who flies on airliners within the U.S – by requiring they present a REAL ID to get aboard. “Beginning October 1, 2020,” a DHS post advises, “every air traveler must present a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license, state-issued enhanced driver’s license, […]
Both the nation’s, and its citizens’, cyber security outlook is being greatly complicated by the advent of quantum computing, which enables hostile parties to harvest data via the Internet. Be they individuals or hostile nations, the Dark Reading blog advises, the threat is real. “We’re developing smart cars and smart cities. and it’s all connected […]
Something emergency response pros probably already know, but Dr. Randall W. Hanifen, a fire department shift captain, adds his take on incident command vehicles for emphasis. On the In Public Safety blog, Dr. Hanifen advises “Make sure your incident command vehicle meets your needs.” An incident commander works from a command vehicle. “Several types of […]
How reckless computer hackers can seem! The Threatpost blog reports on how “a known threat actor, Tortoiseshell, is targeting U.S. military veterans with a fake veteran hiring website that hosts malware.” Go there and you’ll be prompted to download an app “which in turn downloads malware that deploys malicious spyware and other tools onto victims’ […]
We find this theme arising with increasing frequency: From the Security Magazine blog – “The government cannot do for organizations that which they will not do for themselves.” And it’s underlined. Yes, security is a discipline, one that needs to start with anyone responsible for the safety of others and the safekeeping of property. When […]
The security outlook for the world’s future isn’t all that encouraging, advises a new report from the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). “The report defines the authoritarian-corruption nexus as ‘the growing convergence of licit and illicit state and non-state actors that facilitates and launders the profits of illegal activity, reinforcing the strength and survival of authoritarian […]
Cybersecurity may be a business concern, but, warns Security Infowatch, “very few companies have taken the threats seriously.” “People play Russian roulette with their business decisions all day,” says Dave Tyson, Senior Vice President of Apollo Information Systems, who also formerly served as President of ASIS International. “Cybercrime is more profitable than the drug trade.” […]