Saturday, January 28, 2012
Five Web Application Security Myths (Part 2)
Many Companies fail to Make the First Step Towards Security because of Misconceptions and Security Myths Protecting your website from hackers is tough. The battle between the good guys (you) and the bad guys (the hackers) is an ever escalating war where a misstep on your part may mean a breached site. Last week we touched on the first two of these myths. Get ready for the last three … Read More »
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Five Web Application Security Myths (Part 1)
Many Companies fail to Make the First Step Towards Security because of Misconceptions and Security Myths Protecting your website from hackers is tough. The battle between the good guys (you) and the bad guys (the hackers) is an ever escalating war where a misstep on your part may mean a breached site. But, many companies fail to even make the first step towards security because of misconceptions and security … Read More »
Saturday, January 28, 2012
The Zappo’s Breach – When Bad Things Happen to Good Companies
Who doesn’t love Zappos? They are one of the friendliest Internet stores in the US. Zappos started in 1999 by Nick Swinmurn, a truly great guy, who grew the company to $1 billion in sales by 2008. It has been a few years, but I still remember those giant boxes of Zappos shoes my wife and daughter would order – lots of styles in several sizes each. The shoe … Read More »
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Morto and Me
A Secret Beginning My brief relationship with the Morto worm lasted exactly 5 days, at least that I know of. She may have been lurking in my life for several weeks before that time; there were times when I would just catch a glimpse of her out of the corner of my eye, but I cannot be sure. When Morto finally did decide to make herself known there was … Read More »
Friday, January 6, 2012
Help – I Think my Kid is a Script Kiddie
As a security guy I sometimes have friends and relatives asking me for professional advice, like “I lost my iPhone, can you help me look for it?” or “How do I delete my browser history, you know, in case my wife checks up on me?”. It’s not easy being a technical wizard amongst the masses. The other day the mother of one of my daughter’s friends confessed her concern … Read More »
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Cleaning Up Your PC For The New Year (part 2)
It’s that time again – a new year, new resolutions and every attempt to be a better, smarter, smaller (that weight thing again), richer person in 2012. Some of you will even go so far as to do a New Year’s cleaning of your house, car (a source of shame for me, at least) and maybe the dog. As we consider our new, better lives, don’t forget January is … Read More »