Is Zeus still a threat?

November 3, 2010 · Filed Under Redefining IT Security Blog · Comment 

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

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Assessing Risk From a Nessus Vulnerability Scan

October 27, 2010 · Filed Under Redefining IT Security Blog · Comment 

Nessus is a very popular vulnerability scanner that is used by thousands of organizations to test networks for vulnerabilities.   Read more

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Cyber Security Awareness Month: 5 free resources to protect your home network and family online

October 5, 2010 · Filed Under Redefining IT Security Blog · Comment 

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

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October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month

September 27, 2010 · Filed Under Redefining IT Security Blog · Comment 

Since 2001, October has been designated as National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM). This year’s theme is “Shared Responsibility”. Read more

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Defining “Risk” for IT Security

September 24, 2010 · Filed Under Redefining IT Security Blog · Comment 

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

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3 things we can learn from the Twitter security flaw

September 22, 2010 · Filed Under Redefining IT Security Blog · 1 Comment 

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”.

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Mass Mailer – VBMania/”Here you have” Virus

September 10, 2010 · Filed Under Redefining IT Security Blog · 1 Comment 

A new mass mailer virus began propagating on Thursday (9/9).   Read more

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ICCS New York

August 19, 2010 · Filed Under Redefining IT Security Blog · Comments Off 

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

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60 Second Survey Results: Social Media Policy

August 4, 2010 · Filed Under Redefining IT Security Blog · Comment 

Here are the results of the (inaugural) 60 Second Survey we distributed on the topic of social media access policy. Read more

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Hospital PHI Breach Caused by Business Associate

July 23, 2010 · Filed Under Redefining IT Security Blog · Comment 

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

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