Is Zeus still a threat?
There have been dozens of arrests in connection with a Zeus Botnet believed to be involved in the theft of over $200 million, in some reports. Read more
Assessing Risk From a Nessus Vulnerability Scan
Nessus is a very popular vulnerability scanner that is used by thousands of organizations to test networks for vulnerabilities. Read more
Cyber Security Awareness Month: 5 free resources to protect your home network and family online
If you are like me, I love the word “free”. Here are 5 free (no strings attached) resources to protect you and your family online: Read more
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month
Since 2001, October has been designated as National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM). This year’s theme is “Shared Responsibility”. Read more
Defining “Risk” for IT Security
When we discuss risk in IT security, what comes to mind? Is a “critical” vulnerability on a Windows system a risk? Is risk a high, medium, or low measurement? What does risk tell us? Read more
3 things we can learn from the Twitter security flaw
According to the official twitter blog, the cross-site scripting programming error that allowed the recent mouse over exploit had been “discovered and patched…last month”.
Mass Mailer – VBMania/”Here you have” Virus
A new mass mailer virus began propagating on Thursday (9/9). Read more
ICCS New York
In August, the FBI and Fordham University hosted the International Conference on Cyber Security which included over 60 speakers and hundreds of attendees from 40 different countries. Read more
60 Second Survey Results: Social Media Policy
Here are the results of the (inaugural) 60 Second Survey we distributed on the topic of social media access policy. Read more
Hospital PHI Breach Caused by Business Associate
This case of potential data leakage is kinda sad. It sounds like the hospital had a policy and procedures established for proper destruction of data, but the company they contracted to perform the “elimination” failed. Read more




