The insider threat is alive and well these days as illustrated by the recent Wikileaks scandal. Traditional information security focuses on keeping people out with firewalls and such, but what about the bad guy that's already behind your firewall? How do you protect your system and data from the insider who works right along side you and is looking to steal from your company or leak data to sites like Wikileaks?

There's no perfect answer, but there is something that can help, and it starts with your software developers and your business process engineers. They are both likely familiar with the concept of the use case. This week we look at the use case's evil twin: the misuse case. Check out Combating The Insider Threat with Misuse Cases to learn how you can get your software developers to put their bad guy hats on so that you can guard against the inside threat.

A few months ago I did a review of the state-of-the-art 2GiG Go!Control home alarm system. This week I review the Alarm.com Interactive Alarm Monitoring service that is often paired with the 2GiG system.

This combination of equipment and service provide one of the most high-tech and interactive alarm systems available. Check out both reviews to learn more.. Do you have Alarm.com's service? Let us know your opinion of it in the comments section below.

When does sharing on Facebook become oversharing, and when does oversharing become a personal safety risk? We attempt to answer both of these questions in this week's featured article: The Dangers of Facebook Oversharing.

We're not talking about type of oversharing where you describe every detail of your day down to how the oat bran you ate that morning is helping your regularity. The oversharing we're discussing is the sharing of information that a stalker, thief, lawyer, or possibly an employer might use against you.

Do you share sensitive information, such as your location, on Facebook? Do you think oversharing is a personal safety risk? Let us know in the comments section below:

Have you ever gone on vacation and forgot to arm your home security system? Have you ever wanted to check in on your pet while you were away from home?

If you answered yes to either of these questions,  you will definitely want to check out our featured article on 5 Must-have Security Apps for iPhone. We'll also take a look at apps that can encrypt phone calls from your iPhone and track your phone if it's lost or stolen.

What's your favorite security-related iPhone app? Let us know in the comments section below.