In recent economic times, you can’t go anywhere without seeing or hearing the words “recession,” “mortgage crisis,” “unemployment rates increase,” and “layoffs.” I feel that spammers and hackers have been reaping the rewards in these tough economic times by preying on upset and depressed consumers. I have seen exponential increases on the number of [...]

Back in 2001 I was sitting at my desk (or card table as it were) getting Foundstone off the ground as a fledgling startup. At the time we were trying to make sense of 9/11 and what it meant for our country as well as our business. As we pondered the future, we were brought [...]

I remember when I first began delving into the definition of IT Risk – it was about seven years ago.  I thought it was important to be very specific when explaining what risk was because it can be such a nebulous term.  Plus the very mention of risk too often conjured up images of actuarial [...]

Recently I’ve been playing around with Facebook and realized how much fun it can be to play their games. Most of my friends are in to the game called Mafia Wars. Mafia Wars is a game where you basically start a Mafia by robbing, fighting and killing…. you know, the perfect online game for all [...]

A friend of mine recently sent me an email. It was my friend John Lewis who I hadn’t talked to in many years. He has always been an absolute music junky! I mean the boy knows more about music than anyone I know – and all music, not just rock. He is a veritable font [...]

Even if the calendar says April 1, security isn’t a joking matter. A worm called Conficker may come back with a roar on April Fools’ Day. While this may be a prank and the actual event could be immaterial, you should make sure your computer systems are protected against this pest.

For many security professionals, including [...]

Once again, technology is leading us down a garden path. Today’s new bright, shiny, object in the energy sector is called the smart grid. Smart Grid devices are small computers that are connected to the power grid, giving customers and power companies better control over the electricity they use. There are about 2 million of [...]

If you not comfortable with a lot of your life being “exposed” and out there for many people to learn about, you probably need to put your mouse down and retreat to the pre-1990s.

Those of you who are still here and not willing to give up the Internet for your privacy, you don’t have to [...]

It’s beginning to feel like every other day that we learn about yet another data breach, where credit card information or other sensitive consumer data is compromised. An air of complacency has settled in; we are becoming almost immune to the rash of incidents taking place.
The effects on consumers who have been breached are hardly [...]

I have had a crazy, but exciting few weeks.  And learned a lot! A few weeks ago, I attended the Mom 2.0 Summit in Houston. It was a conference for mommy bloggers to meet (in person) and for companies that wish to market to moms to meet us. I was pleasantly surprised that more and [...]