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April 23rd: The Perpetual Password Threat (part 2) – Live from RSA
Passwords are far from perfect. In fact, they perhaps lull our end-users into a false sense of protection which can be more dangerous than no password at all. For the average user vigilance stops once that password is entered. But the bad guys can get to your users’ passwords to do all sorts of terrible things that damage not only your clients, customers, and employees, but also your network integrity... [Read more]
April 10th: The Perpetual Password Threat (part 1)
Think your passwords offer protection from hackers? Think again. You know your passwords are the key to your kingdom. You know you’re doing something to protect them. But chances are it’s not nearly enough. On Friday, April 10th, join Steve Dispensa and co-host Dan Costa, executive editor at PCMag.com, as they take on the password security challenge. This episode will be the first of a 2-part... [Read more]
Passwords are evil!
It should be obvious just from the term “strong authentication” what the data security industry thinks of simple passwords. In fact, it’s hard to have much weaker security than just a password. One of the biggest problems with passwords is that they can be shared. In fact, some of you may remember share-level security back in the days of Windows 3.x. This system required that everyone with access... [Read more]
March 27th: Man-in-the-Middle Attackers
What if you get an email from your boss telling you to purchase a $1,000 office item. You email back to get instructions, which he e-mails back. You order the product, and then find out it wasn’t your boss e-mailing you at all. You’d be a victim of a Man-in-the-Middle attack (MITM), a cryptographic form of eavesdropping. This threat to businesses is enormous and getting worse every day. Phishing,... [Read more]
March 13th: E-Mail Exposed!
Communication via e-mail is the lifeblood of any business today, as well as your personal life. Those of you who access e-mail remotely using Outlook Web Access or another web client, and particularly those of you who are responsible for securing these systems, BEWARE. Web-based e-mail systems are especially vulnerable. A simple phishing scheme targeting any of your co-workers or your e-mail contacts... [Read more]
