May 29, 2014 | Information Security
Apple users have been reporting that their iPhone, iPad and mac devices have been digitally held hostage by hackers. The “Find my iPhone” feature designed to discourage theft by letting users shut down their smartphone remotely, has been compromised and used to hold...
Apr 29, 2014 | Information Security
A recently exposed security flaw affecting the web browser used by approximately 58% of the world, Microsoft Internet Explorer, has left a substantial amount of the world’s web browsers vulnerable to attack. Microsoft has confirmed Saturday that it was aware of...
Apr 11, 2014 | Information Security
On Tuesday, April 8th, experts announced that they have discovered a new online security vulnerability they are calling the ‘Heartbleed’ bug. Heartbleed is a very serious coding flaw within OpenSSL, an open source software library used in servers, operating systems,...
Jul 2, 2012 | Information Security
A news story that broke in late June further illustrates that even beyond the desire to heed FFIEC guidance, financial institutions have plenty of incentive to develop an incident response policy and make it a useful document. According to reports, a computer hacker...
Sep 16, 2011 | Information Security
With the summer behind us and the fall underway, many organizations will be working to finish up security projects for 2011 and begin planning for 2012. If vulnerability assessment is on the list, we urge them to include printers within the scope of the test. While...
Jun 17, 2011 | Information Security, IT Infrastructure
Although many people have started to become aware of cybercrime with high profile targets in the news such as RSA, HBGary, and Verizon, a hacking group known as LulzSec has continued down the path of destruction by leaking personal information, defacing websites, and...
Mar 3, 2011 | Information Security
A recent study at UC San Diego discovered that traditional methods used to securely wipe data from magnetic hard drives are less effective on solid-state drives. As organizations look to switch to solid-state drives for their dependability and performance, they...
Feb 15, 2011 | Information Security
Last week, Microsoft released a security patch that disables the ‘AutoRun’ function for USB drives and other forms of removable media for the Windows 2000, XP, and Vista operating systems. This patch is a long-awaited response to virus and malware attacks...
Aug 25, 2009 | Information Security
Continued from Friday’s post, here is more information regarding how the indictment of hacker Albert Gonzalez in connection with the biggest credit card number heist in history is significant to your business and protecting its information assets: As difficult as it...
Aug 21, 2009 | Information Security
The indictment of Albert Gonzalez and two other co-conspirators in connection with data breaches resulting in 130 million credit card numbers stolen is massive news. This is the largest breach of credit card numbers ever recorded, and the fact that someone was caught...
