Risk analysis as it pertains to computer resources, is a process of determining potential fiscal cost of having one or more of the three elements(reliability, integrity, and confidentiality) First what are we risk analyzing? A Website that… How would one analyze risks?
Kaspersky PDF download link Highest threat(2013 survey) is malware or viruses. , the next threats come to Spam, and phishing attacks. Network intrusion or hacking is 4th, then after that theft of mobile devices and… Kaspersky IT Security survey: “Fighting the Silent threat”
My education is as a Systems engineer (and is in my Blood 🙂 What is a systems engineer? Applied Mathematics as well as engineering. What sets Systems Engineering apart from standard IT? Notice… In business since 1995 as IT consultant – Systems Engineer
Hopefully you will not see this image on any of your computers: But unfortunately there is no way to recover from this Cryptowall infection, the only hope is to recover the files,from a shadow volume… Defend correctly or in time the criminals will force you to pay attention- Cryptowall 2.0
Yes it is possible to get in front of security problems. First have a Security policy in place. The policy will include patching all systems in a best possible method. I.e. cannot patch a system… Do you want to get ahead of all the security headlines?
Kmart had an IT department and still got a malware breach with the credit card numbers stolen.
JPMORGAN SPENT $250 MIL DOLLARS ON SECURITY DEFENSE – STILL HACKED. http://oversitesentry.com/?p=614 http://oversitesentry.com/?p=606 The post that explains the number of scans per month ( a USENIX conference paper) If there are any weaknesses the hackers will… We are attacked by 5 trillion scans per month?
What is the reason one hires an independent CPA to check your financial books? Unfortunately even where employees are trustworthy and capable, it makes sense to periodically review their work. Even the PCI Security Standards… Independent review of your IT Security
IT departments have too much to do They have to keep up with new technologies, all of the new security potential vulnerabilities are frequently too difficult to keep up with unless that is your full-time job… We should be reviewing our IT departments
I normally do not make so many cross links from my sites, but If you are now seeing this for first time, Please be aware of this new style of attack. I explain it a… Tabnapping – new style of attack