Happy New Year all! 2011 is going to be an exciting and eventful year.

Looking forward to completing my CISSP studying and passing the grueling 6 hour test in April or May at the latest. 

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As a marketing professional, it’s hard for me to criticize social media. It’s a groundbreaking, effective means of spreading the word. And it’s, dare I say, free.

What began as a way for people to get in…

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It looks like the black hole exists on the Internet. Hackers used a variety of tactics from combined encryption, stealth programming and an unknown hole in Internet Explorer to gain access to Google, Adobe and dozens of other high-profile companies according to anti-virus firm McAfee.



‘Operation Aurora’ is the name being used to label a string of attacks on over 30 companies in the technology, financial and defense sectors. This name is believed to be the one used by the hackers for… Continue

Will the day arrive when Internet users refrain from online purchases or online banking? There's a likely chance.



Antivirus maker Symantec, monitors about a third of the world’s e-mail traffic. According to their statistics, 87% of e-mail in the past year was spam, meaning every person on earth received an average of 5,000 spam messages. Let’s hope for a better new year.



2% of that spam is harboring malicious software or ‘malware,’ a 900% increase from the previous year.… Continue

It’s getting past the law. Phishing schemes are penetrating law firms, stealing sensitive data often connected to large corporate clients. Lawyers are sometimes stereotyped as skeptical and untrustworthy. It is surprising then, that the hackers are granted access to their networks.



‘Phishing’ attacks usually come in the form of a personalized email from a known source such as a bank requesting account updates. When clicked on these links, one is taken to a ‘phishing site’. No, not a… Continue

Have you noticed unusual withdrawals on your bank statement lately? You may be a victim of ATM skimming. Intelligent criminals are installing high tech ‘skimming’ devices to ATM machines that collect card information from customers. Bank of America and Chase Bank were recent targets of this crime, losing over $100,000 of client monies. Read more……

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Over 100 information technology professionals attended Rochester’s annual security conference. Participants and speakers alike traveled from accross the country to learn about breaking news in information security.



UberGuard president and CEO, Chris Karr opened the technical track session Thursday morning with stories of a social engineer. At times one wondered if he had mistaken his identity for Matt Damon in a Borne Identity flick. Piggybacking into side entrances of supposedly… Continue

Personal identity theft becomes more familiar in an electronic age.



It’s not just your patients’ information you need to take care of but your own. Just last month tens of thousands of doctors’ personal information was stolen. This data breach effected panel members of Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield across the US. How did such a catastrophe happen? An employee laptop. Read more...…



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Fighting does exist in Cyberspace. And although it may be true that an email exchange that has gone awry could be considered cyber warfare, it is often on an elevated level involving corporations and hackers. According to ‘wisegeek’ such hackers reside alongside terrorists in their ability of destruction. But is that really fair? Computer hacking is most common among teenagers and young adults. Are they mature enough to be categorized as terrorists? Or is it even a question of maturity? The… Continue