Blog Posts Tagged with "online safety"
Treat Passwords Like Cash
May 15, 2012 Added by:Danny Lieberman
Every Web site and business application has a different algorithm and password policy. For users, who need to maintain strong passwords using 25 different policies on 25 different systems sites, it’s impossible to maintain a strong password policy without making some compromises...
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Taming the WWW or Wild Wild West
May 14, 2012 Added by:Jayson Wylie
There is a reason the security world refers to exploitation on the Internet to activity ‘in the wild’. A comparison can be made to the lawless, tough and unforgiving world of the Wild West in American history. You can get your stuffz or scalp taken...
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Five Concerns Surrounding Pinterest
May 10, 2012 Added by:Allan Pratt, MBA
At the current time, there are no privacy or security settings similar to Facebook or Google Plus, and boards cannot be made private, similar to customized Facebook lists or customized Google Plus circles. The bottom line is that anyone with Internet access can view your boards...
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Healthcare Data and the (Private) Social Network
May 10, 2012 Added by:Danny Lieberman
Previously, we talked about the roles that trust, security and privacy play in online healthcare interactions. In this post we look at privacy challenges in social networks and describes how you can implement a private healthcare social network for without government regulation...
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It's Summer Blockbuster Season Again - Time to get Prepared
May 08, 2012 Added by:Lee Munson
One of the most used tricks that black hat hackers use during this time of year is to piggyback off of the advertising of big budget movies. There are a lot of ways that you can leverage attacks with this type of advertising and believe me they use all of them...
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On the Underground Economy of Twitter Followers
May 07, 2012 Added by:Gianluca Stringhini
All Twitter Account Markets we analyzed offer both "free" and "premium" versions. While premium clients pay for their services, the free ones gain followers by giving away their Twitter credentials - a clever way of phishing - or by sending out "promoted" content, typically spam...
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The FBI Discusses Internet Social Networking Risks
April 05, 2012 Added by:Infosec Island Admin
Social networking sites have created a revolution in connectivity. However, con artists, criminals, and other actors are exploiting this capability for nefarious purposes. There are primarily two tactics used to exploit social networks. In practice, they are often combined...
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DHS: Don’t be Fooled by Too Good to be True Websites
April 03, 2012 Added by:Headlines
According to a recent report, the fan craze created by the film The Hunger Games has created the perfect opportunity for devious cybercriminals to take advantage of Internet users. While clicking on a link may seem innocent enough, it can actually infect your device...
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Cyber Self Defense For Non-Geeks
March 28, 2012 Added by:Jeffrey Carr
These principles won’t be sufficient when you’re in high-risk locales and they won’t stop a targeted attack, but they will make it less likely that you’ll suffer a serious breach because of poor security habits or over-reliance on antivirus or firewall applications...
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Hackers Target Social Media for Social Engineering Attacks
March 23, 2012 Added by:Dan Dieterle
Hackers are getting much better at their craft, and people are making it very easy for them. A Social Engineer will use information gathered about a person, place or business in specially crafted attacks that play on people’s thoughts, beliefs or emotions...
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US - UK Progress Towards a More Secure Cyberspace
March 15, 2012 Added by:Headlines
"We share an abiding commitment to keeping cyber-criminals from victimizing our citizens and weakening our trust in networked technology. Owing in part to our close partnership, it is harder than ever before for criminals to operate in cyberspace with impunity..."
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How Safe is Paying Online with Your Smart Phone?
March 13, 2012 Added by:Robert Siciliano
Handset manufacturers, application developers, and mobile security vendors continue working to improve mobile security. Banks are offering a consistent sign-on experience for both their online and mobile channels, including multifactor authentication programs for mobile...
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HTTPS and Tor: Working to Protect Your Security Online
March 09, 2012 Added by:Electronic Frontier Foundation
EFF frequently recommends that Internet users who are concerned about protecting their anonymity and security online use HTTPS Everywhere, which encrypts your communications with many websites, in conjunction with Tor, which helps to protect your anonymity online...
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The Need for Advancements in Browser Based Security
March 08, 2012 Added by:Headlines
"Data protection is fast becoming a product and service differentiator. It is incumbent on business leaders to take a holistic view of these issues and understand how they are undermining consumer trust. Now is the time for businesses to make data protection a priority..."
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Social Media, Over-Sharing and Personal Data Controls
March 05, 2012 Added by:Gurudatt Shenoy
The solution lies in having control of your data. This means your data is encrypted and stored on social network servers and only you have the the keys to provide access to others. Social Networks should also offer tools that enable clear and identifiable verification of members...
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On President Obama’s Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights
March 01, 2012 Added by:Brian Dean
If new legislation is passed, those who have already embraced the CPBR concepts will be well positioned to comply with it. Also, meeting these objectives will meet your clients’ expectations, including those detailed by the CPBR, creating a competitive advantage...
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- Follow Up to the Out of Band Authentication Post
- Skype Malware Campaign Spreading Poison Ivy Trojan
- I Hope Edo is Worth the Privacy Risk
- Dutch MoD Innovation Competition 2012: CYBER Operations 2.0
- NIST Workshop: The Technical Aspects of Botnets
- Security Automation by Hand - Batch/Bash/FOR
- Who Are You Preaching to Anyway?
- Some Observations on Klout Scores
- Where Will the Buck Stop in Cloud Security?
- How Does Your Bank Protect Your Data?