Whenever I log onto a site with a username and password combination, especially when online banking or shopping, I always verify the site is secured using Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption. That is, the URL begins with https vs. http, which means all traffic between my computer and the web server is SSL encrypted. Any [...]
Reviews
Spokeo.com: Powerful People Search or Cyberstalking Made Easy
A colleague of mine recently suggested I search for my own name on www.spokeo.com. I had heard of Spokeo before, but never really given it any thought. However, I did the search and was instantly amazed at how much information was returned. I was also amazed at just how wrong the information was. It seems [...]
Security
Don’t Expose Yourself to the Internet
Good network security is done with multiple layers of protection. Even though you may think your computer is secure because you keep it up to date with the latest security patches and virus signatures, zero day exploits come out all the time (for which there are no patches until, quite often, a much later date). [...]
Security
Getting a Leg Up on Patch Tuesday
With Microsoft regularly releasing patches on the first Tuesday of every month, affectionately known as “Patch Tuesday,” it can be difficult to run every patch through proper testing scenarios. This is especially true for Government IT these days where many IT shops are required to patch within 48 hours of release. Even in the commercial [...]
News
Hacker Remotely Disables Over 100 Cars
I’ve been reading this headline, or some variation of it, for over a week now and just have to laugh every time I see it. If you haven’t heard, a disgruntled ex-auto dealership employee in Austin, Texas, used a purportedly stolen username and password to logon to a system called WebTeck Plus, which is used [...]