2016 – The more things change, the more they remain the same. Web security is and will continue to make the news in 2016 (and that is not a good thing). Yes, we will continue to see social engineering (never…
Trusted Identity in Cyberspace
A Look at White House’s National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace The need to improve the current state of online identity has been hailed at the highest levels of the U.S. government. “By making online transactions more trustworthy and…
Is the Web Becoming Less Secure?
Is the Web Becoming Less Secure? A PBS Analysis In the wake of the Gawker Media hacking over the weekend, Jeffrey Brown gets a wider perspective about the vulnerability of online information and the danger of further cyberattacks from James…
Gawker Analysis
A Gawker Analysis On PBS Gawker Media, one of the web’s largest publishers, was hacked over the weekend and information for about 1.3 million users was made public. Jeffrey Brown speaks with the NewsHour’s Hari Sreenivasan about the cyber attack…
Web Security – Company Boards Must Assume Cyber Attacks Will Occur
Company Boards Must Assume Cyber Attacks Will Occur Says Bloomberg Cyber attacks are now so common that corporate directors must assume that their companies’ intellectual property will be stolen, according to experts at this summers Bloomberg Link Boards & Risk…
Intel to Acquire McAfee, Moving Into Online Security – NY Times
Intel to Acquire McAfee, Moving Into Online Security The New York Times is reporting that Intel, the chip maker, has turned into Intel, the security specialist. The entrance to Intel’s campus in Hillsboro, Ore. Intel’s move to buy McAfee is…
Web Security Predictions for 2010
Web Security Threats Projected to Grow for 2010 2010 will see increasing Web security threats and are projected to grow to users of social networking and media sites such as Facebook and Twitter, according to security vendor McAfee. “In 2009…
Phishing, Cyber Crime and the Ugly Truth
Although this is an older post, we thought this more recent set of information might be helpful to readers. We found this identity theft 101 article to be useful. Greetings Web professionals everywhere! The topic for today’s podcast is Phising,…
Phishing-What is it exactly, How Big of an Issue this really is and Who Monitors this Activity
Greetings WOW Members and Web Professionals Everywhere. Web Security is an issue of importance to Web professionals and to the customers we serve. To that end, I’d like to cover the topic of Web security or more specifically “Phishing” and…