Good security starts with continuing attentiveness to what is being kept safe from intrusion. The attendent circumstances don’t lend themselves to trivialization or distortion, as Brian Krebs discusses in a post headed “Beware of Security by Press Release”. As Krebs explains, “It goes a bit like this: A security firm releases a report claiming to […]
When there’s a security-related issue at hand, whether it involves theft, intrusion or, indeed, weather itself, the people at risk need to know about it. So, as an example in an educational setting, Caroline Hamilton advises about “Planning and Implementing a Campus Mass Notification System,” on the Security InfoWatch blog. “Every organization,” Ms. Hamilton writes, […]
Many business offices are functioning as though they don’t have walls, the Clearswift cyber security blog notes. That’s because their increasingly mobile employees are using portable computers, iPads and cellphones for business purposes. And those mobile devices may not be as secure as their office counterparts. So how do we insure the security of out-of-office […]
The ‘Dark Web’ is defined as the part of the World Wide Web “that is only accessible by means of special software, allowing users and website operators to remain anonymous or untraceable.” That is, if the scamers use their passwords correctly. Naked Security reports on some digital predators in the Netherlands who found their sites […]
On the Security blog, Kevin Coleman, a security authority and visionary, identifies “the top five drivers of current approaches and strategies for security.” They are both physical and digital. For PRO Barrier, whose expertise is primarily in entrance and perimeter security, the most pertinent of Coleman’s concerns is “obsolete/inadequate physical and digital perimeter protection capabilities.” […]
The U.S. Secret Service doesn’t just protect the President, it catches credit card fraudsters too. So advises the Dept. of Homeland Security’s blog, in reporting that the Secret Service has arrested five men for their involvement in “a sophisticated credit card and identity theft scheme.” The five have been accused of “operating a series of […]
With the pace of cybersecurity concerns steadily increasing, TaoSecurity offers a library of “Essential reading for the Security Professional”. The cybersecurity volumes listed were published from 2014 forward and cover topics from Cyber Law & Policy to Risk & Compliance. Collectively, they’re dubbed The Cybersecurity Cannon. They’re not just for summer, but year-round, reading – […]
They just keep on coming – security threats and word on how to counter them. Scammers are now into payment card fraud and, notes Kelly Sheridan on DarkReading, “Cybercriminals are working together to share tools, tutorials, and credit card data to scam victims.” “It turns out, Kelly continues, “payment card fraudsters learn their skills as […]
Knowing how to detect and deter cybersecurity intruders is an increasingly sought-after skill. Ericka Chickowski on the DarkReading site advises that “by 2022 there will be a global shortfall of cybersecurity workers of 1.8 million people.” Ms. Chickowski adds that “A lot of the issue comes down to the fact that there aren’t enough candidates […]
What’s involved in keeping up with computer security threats? A lot, and the challenge of besting hackers is getting ever more unnerving. That’s the impression one gets from reading the post “Oracle is patched into a software crisis” on Security InfoWatch. “You don’t have to be a news junkie,” John Matthew Holt observes on InfoWatch, […]