This slide show from Forbes.com illustrates what they feel are the 7 biggest information secuirty mistakes made by employees. It covers things like using (or losing) USB flash drives, forwarding ... Read More

It is that time of year again. The kids are bored. The parents are going insane. The vacation budget coffers are empty. That must mean that the lazy, hazy days ... Read More

F-Secure reported on their blog that they have discovered new rootkit-like software installed on systems using the Sony MicroVault USB flash drive fingerprint reading software. The USB drive uses fingerprint ... Read More

Playing off of the epidemic popularity of the video clip site YouTube, creators of the "Storm" worm have altered their tactics for the latest Storm variants. Storm is now spreading ... Read More

According to an article in The Register, one in three mobile workers admit that they have connected to insecure wireless networks that were not intended for public use. The study, ... Read More

Symantec notified Monster.com that they were under attack on August 17. Attackers using a web server in Ukraine, with credentials gathered using a Trojan, were able to gain access to ... Read More

What is your time and peace of mind worth? How much would you expect in return for having to get your credit cards re-issued and diligently monitor your credit report ... Read More

Today is the day! Patch Tuesday. For August, Microsoft has released a total of 9 Security Bulletins, 6 of which are ranked as Critical and the other 3 are Important. ... Read More

I came across an article at NetworkWorld.com which I thought was interesting. It is actually an article from ComputerWorld by Jon Epenscheid titled 10 claims that scare security pros. The ... Read More

A security researcher developed a proof-of-concept utility called Purple Pill designed to demonstrate a method for circumventing Vista's kernel and anti-rootkit defenses and smuggle malware via device drivers. What he ... Read More

A recent survey published in Information Week claims that the United States as a whole has lost more than $7 billion in the past 2 years due to viruses, spyware ... Read More

Law enforcement officers like to have the master keys. Government entities and law enforcement organizations want their information to be impenetrably secure from any unauthorized access, but they would prefer ... Read More

Oh wait! That isn't breaking news. It is *old* news that seems to be repeated every few months (or weeks), and yet many states continue to support these companies and ... Read More

I used to have a massive collection of CD's. Well, I actually *still* have a massive collection of CD's. However, the discs themselves are stored buried in a closet somewhere ... Read More