http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/security_insider/ An open dialogue about security and compliance for the enterprise. en Copyright 2011 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:33:23 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.21-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The Department of Justice handed out 11 indictments in what is believed to be the biggest identity theft hacking case. Allegedly, this eclectic group of Americans, Ukrainians, Estonians and Chinese were involved in stealing more than 40 million credit card... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/security_insider/2008/08/eleven_indicted_in_biggest_ide.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/security_insider/2008/08/eleven_indicted_in_biggest_ide.php Privacy/Information Theft Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:33:23 -0500 andreyee In a recent report from Sophos, it appears that the US has overtaken China as the country hosting the most infected websites. If you believe the report, the growth of US-based infected websites has been phenomenal - from approximately 25%... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/security_insider/2008/05/united_states_overtakes_china.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/security_insider/2008/05/united_states_overtakes_china.php Industry Trends Sun, 04 May 2008 23:39:25 -0500 andreyee It's tax season and if that's not enough to get you down, here's something to get your attention. A slew of scam emails are circulating, purporting to be from the IRS. These emails are targeted to companies and seek additional... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/security_insider/2008/04/beware_the_tax_scamming_emails.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/security_insider/2008/04/beware_the_tax_scamming_emails.php Alerts/Warnings Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:07:03 -0500 andreyee Going through airport security? You might want to be prepared for a few extra questions and a little longer inspection if you own the ultra-thin MacBook Air. Apparently, it's unusual physical dimensions is something that TSA inspectors might be unaccustom... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/security_insider/2008/03/airport_security_macbook_air.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/security_insider/2008/03/airport_security_macbook_air.php Odds and Ends Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:54:35 -0500 andreyee Social networks like Facebook and MySpace continue to face security and privacy related issues as functional capabilities expand amd social interactions within the community become more complex.. Here are a couple of examples. First up, Facebook. It recently acknowledge that... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/security_insider/2007/12/privacy_problems_with_social_n.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/security_insider/2007/12/privacy_problems_with_social_n.php web 2.0 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:40:20 -0500 andreyee The news about Salesforce.com's phishing incident broke almost 2 weeks ago on Slashdot...although there were rumors swirling about for a number of days prior to the report. A Salesforce employee fell victim to a phishing attack that captured his company... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/security_insider/2007/11/implications_of_salesforce_phi.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/security_insider/2007/11/implications_of_salesforce_phi.php Industry Trends Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:59:33 -0500 andreyee Apparently, two weeks ago, the Al Qaeda summoned an "Electronic Jihad" to commence on Nov 11. In a special Internet announcement in Arabic, picked up DEBKAfile’s counter-terror sources, Osama bin Laden’s followers announced Monday, Oct. 29, the launching of Electronic... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/security_insider/2007/11/electronic_jihad.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/security_insider/2007/11/electronic_jihad.php Alerts/Warnings Fri, 09 Nov 2007 22:20:03 -0500 andreyee As a software vendor, it must be the software equivalent of finding yourself on Hollywood's "worst dressed" list. Here are the top 10 most vulnerable apps in 2007 published by Bit9, an endpoint security company. 1. Yahoo! Messenger 8.1.0.239 and... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/security_insider/2007/11/top_10_most_vulnerable_apps_fo.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/security_insider/2007/11/top_10_most_vulnerable_apps_fo.php Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:18:54 -0500 andreyee On Monday, Adobe released a patch a vulnerability in its Adobe Reader software (v 8.1 or earlier, v. 7.0.9 or earlier) exposed by U.K.-based researcher Petko Petkov. The vulnerability makes it possible for the spread of malicious PDF files resulting... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/security_insider/2007/10/adobe_fixes_vulnerability_but.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/security_insider/2007/10/adobe_fixes_vulnerability_but.php Alerts/Warnings Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:32:54 -0500 andreyee First, it was Paris Hilton's cell phone. Then some mischievious hacker compromised Carrie Underwood's MySpace account. Now Ann Coulter, the controversial conservative talking head, joins a growing list of celebrities, including Madonna who have been "victimized" by hackers. Apparently, hackers... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/security_insider/2007/10/ann_coulter_hacked_1.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/security_insider/2007/10/ann_coulter_hacked_1.php Odds and Ends Wed, 17 Oct 2007 08:29:25 -0500 andreyee On the hype scale, social networking is red hot! Facebook, MySpace, Linkedin are all examples of the force multiplying, networking effect of Web 2.0. Yet as Peter Schoof reported last week, there is healthy debate on whether these sites should... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/security_insider/2007/10/social_networking_versus_corpo.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/security_insider/2007/10/social_networking_versus_corpo.php web 2.0 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:56:08 -0500 andreyee The emergence of Web 2.0 is one of the greatest challenges for corporate security managers today. One primary reason it poses such difficulty for the traditional security model is the unregulated way Web 2.0 applications are deployed and used in... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/security_insider/2007/10/how_web_20_is_challenging_corp.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/security_insider/2007/10/how_web_20_is_challenging_corp.php web 2.0 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 21:56:28 -0500 andreyee If you're one of millions of Americans with a mortgage, consider this - your mortgage company holds much of your privacy/identity info. Yet, have you ever wondered if your information is safe with them? According to this article, three spreadsheets... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/security_insider/2007/09/identity_data_leaked_from_mort.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/security_insider/2007/09/identity_data_leaked_from_mort.php Privacy/Information Theft Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:47:26 -0500 andreyee Peter Schooff beat me to this post but... hey, it's summer and I'm moving slow. Independent Security Evaluators, a security consulting group headed up by security expert Avi Rubin, reported on a number of iPhone vulnerabilities. Among the more serious... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/security_insider/2007/07/is_the_iphone_secure.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/security_insider/2007/07/is_the_iphone_secure.php Alerts/Warnings Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:45:14 -0500 andreyee I've been on vacation so I missed this announcement when it came out. HP has not been particularly focused on security so this wasn't an acquisition that seemed obvious at first. However, according to HP, this acquisition is complementary to... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/security_insider/2007/06/hp_acquires_spi_dynamics.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/security_insider/2007/06/hp_acquires_spi_dynamics.php M&A Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:40:39 -0500 andreyee