There is no trying when it comes to protecting your customer’s data: Heartland tries to rally industry in wake of data breach (Network World) The CEO of Heartland Payment Systems (Robert Carr) is calling for the card payment industry to share security information and consider end-to-end encryption. Mr. Carr is a strong advocate of “end-to-end encryption Read more…
At Davos this week, I’ve had the opportunity to speak with world leaders about the most pressing issues of the day. Among the issues we’ve been discussing is the true cost of cybercrime, and the incredible drag it’s creating on the global economy. To underscore that point, we just announced the results of the first Read more…
Tags: Data Protection, Dave DeWalt, dewalt, research
Late last year, my sister forwarded to me an email that foretold of great evil and destruction should anyone open an email with a “Happy New Year” greeting for a subject. The email begged us to save the world by forwarding it to everyone we know. She wanted to know if she should believe it. Read more…
Recently, xiaonei.com (a Chinese social-networking site, similar to Facebook) fixed a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability known as “HTTP Response Splitting.” This flaw occurs when a web application does not properly filter carriage returns and linefeeds (%0d%0a). This allows an attacker to split the HTTP response header like so: HTTP/1.1 200 OK ”¦ Set-Cookie: _de=a\r\n\r\n <script>alert(/XSS/);</script>; Read more…
Although DLP has been recognized as a defined market by analysts like Gartner and Forrester, it’s still not seen as a fully matured market. Perhaps that is why there is still a lot of confusion around this market. Another reason for that could be the fact that many vendors use different acronyms to define their offering in an attempt to distinguish themselves from their competitors. For instance, Fidelis has introduces their Extrusion Prevention System (EPS) when referring to their Network DLP Solution.
Tags: Content Protection, Data Protection, DLP, Information leak, Information Protection, Vericept DLP, Vontu DLP, Websense DSS
So it was inauguration day and I had a dentist appointment. My family was asking me how I managed to schedule an appointment on such a historic day. All I can think is that they have plasmas all over the office perhaps they will be showing it on one TV and thank goodness for my Read more…
Tags: Cyber Security Mom, Family Safety
All parents’ greatest concern is sexual predators. A few years ago we thought we understood which children were at risk more than others. But since then we have learned that there are several profiles of children and teens who are at risk. We have now concluded that all children and teens are potentially at risk Read more…
Tags: Cybercrime, Family Safety
All of us have watched Chris Hansen’s To Catch a Predator series on Dateline. We sit in front of our TV with baited breath, wondering if that overweight creep will actually walk through the door and if the is stupid enough to sit down with Chris and shoot the breeze about why he showed up Read more…
Tags: Cybercrime, Family Safety
Google Yourself (and Your Kids)! No, I haven’t changed my policy on using inappropriate language. Google is the search engine and information gathering phenomenon that collects bits and pieces of information available online. Kids have dubbed searching for yourself or others you have met, or want to meet, online as “Googling” someone. (You can just Read more…
Tags: Cybercrime, Family Safety
No thanks! Buying meds from spammers is not a good idea. If you’re a man and you’ve used the Web, chances are you have received or are receiving lots of emails from a bunch of people you don’t know, who really think you need a little help in the bedroom. Take a peak below at Read more…