02 March 2010
Credant Technologies, the endpoint data security specialist, has warned laptop users to turn off their WiFi signals when not in use to prevent the use of low-cost scanners tracking down the machines.
www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7750/laptop-theft-can-be-reduced-by-turning-off-wifi/

Posted: March 3rd, 2010 under Computers, In The News, Internet, Security.
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Posted: March 2nd, 2010 under BTS News.
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Botnet bearing the Zeus Trojan infected 75,000 systems worldwide in 2,500 enterprises, government agencies
Feb 18, 2010 | 04:52 PM
By Kelly Jackson Higgins
DarkReading

Yet another sign that the Zeus Trojan isn’t just for stealing consumer online banking credentials anymore: Some 2,500 enterprises and government agencies worldwide have been infiltrated by a botnet spreading the pervasive piece of malware, a security firm revealed today.

http://darkreading.com/insiderthreat/security/attacks/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=223000193

Posted: February 20th, 2010 under Security.
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www.focus.com/fyi/it-security/15-major-reasons-businesses-security-gets-compromised/

Posted: January 25th, 2010 under Computers, Security.
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By Phil Villarreal on January 12, 2010 10:30 AM
 
In an interview with an unnamed Facebook employee, the Rumpus revealed some disconcerting revelations about the privacy, or lack thereof, in the social network. The most eye-popping of these is that Facebook keeps track of the profiles you click on the most.

Summarized in a post on The Cleveland Leader, here are some of the top pieces of info from the story:
http://consumerist.com/2010/01/anonymous-facebook-employe-says-network-keeps-track-of-whom-you-stalk-most.html

Posted: January 12th, 2010 under Internet, Security.
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Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 10:04 am

A word of warning to those of you who rely on hardware-based encrypted USB flash drives. Security firm SySS has reportedly cracked the AES 256-bit hardware-based encryption used on flash drives manufactured by Kingston, SanDisk and Verbatim.

http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=6655&tag=nl.e589

Posted: January 7th, 2010 under Computers, Security.
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Posted: January 1st, 2010 under BTS News.
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Posted: December 25th, 2009 under BTS News.
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Date: December 19th, 2009
Author: Debra Littlejohn Shinder

If it seems like you’re getting hit with more email scams than ever, you’re right. Deb Shinder explains what you and your users should watch out for to avoid being duped.
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/10things/?p=1227&tag=nl.e101

Posted: December 23rd, 2009 under Computers, Internet, Security.
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Are you one of the 350 million Facebook users? I’m a big fan of Facebook and like many I connect daily to see what my friends are doing and to share photos. As a security professional I am very careful about what I post and what information I allow to be shared. In that respect I’m unique…

http://billpstudios.blogspot.com/2009/12/who-gets-your-personal-information-on.html

Posted: December 6th, 2009 under In The News, Internet, Security.
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