Today I received the below email from my Credit Union. While this is not new it is the first time I have received an email warning from my bank. This is just a example of the threats to come. With the rise of the mobile Internet this is only [...] Continue Reading…
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Building the Case for Intrusion Prevention
With the myriad of ‘trendy’ security topics taking the spotlight today, it is critical that organizations continue to focus on core network security, namely intrusion prevention, which is one of the most effective methods for securing the enterprise. Please join DG Technology for an online briefing on: • Do businesses [...] Continue Reading…
Full Story »Article on DDOS related to WikiLeaks
While it is certainly not new the fallout from the Wikileaks postings continue to come to light. As companies have decided not to be involved with Wikileaks and have distanced themselves from Wikileaks they have become the target of attackers that feel they are the bad guys. There have [...] Continue Reading…
Full Story »Nessus Iphone App
Nessus has joined other security vendors in creating a Iphone app. They are the first vendor I know of though that allows you to manage their product. Up to this point the Iphone apps have only provided information and not allowed you to manage a product. Yes, you could [...] Continue Reading…
Full Story »Intel buys Mcafee
It was announced today that Intel will buy Mcafee for over $7 billion dollars in cash. There had been rumors that HP was looking to buy Mcafee which would have been interesting to see how they would have combined the Tippingpoint and Mcaffe intrusion prevention systems. At first glance the Intel [...] Continue Reading…
Full Story »Results for the CISM
Well ISACA was not kidding when they said it takes 6-8 weeks to get the results. I received my email at 4:00pm exactly 8 weeks after taking the exam. The good news is that I passed the exam! I am now beginning the process of verification of my work experience. ISACA [...] Continue Reading…
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