Posts Tagged ‘IT network security’
Is IT security stifling innovation?
Let’s face it—Providing adequate IT security needs does indeed stifle innovation. How could anyone argue with that?
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Sometimes the CEO infects the network
The CEO, President, or owner is often one of the most dangerous users on a company network! Read on to learn why and what to do about it…
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Beware of sites that say you need the latest Flash player
One of the most common scams criminals use is to tell you to “click here to download the latest flash player” using the real flash logo and everything. Only get the flash player and updates from www.adobe.com – never a link on some other web site. Stay safe!
How Twitter was hacked
What happened to Twitter can happen at any company. The attacker exploited common problems in many corporate networks.
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Easily steal the information from a computer
I am in the business of helping you keep your computers safe. You need to know how easy it is for someone to take your data from you. Here is a video.
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Users are one of your most vulnerable assets
Criminals can access your network when your users unknowingly make it easy for them.
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You may never know your computer is infected
Think about it. If a cyber criminal is monitoring your computer to steal your passwords, they do NOT want you to know.
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Business executives are liable for security breaches
Most executives put the IT team in charge of IT security and then forget about it until they need to approve a capital expenditure.
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IT Security is like a Heart Attack
Most people wait until they have a heart attack before eating right and exercising, but it may be too late.
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How are the hackers getting past your firewall?
I get calls from IT Professionals asking what to do when a cybercriminal is trying to log in through the network remotely with a brute force “password guessing” attack. The IT professionals often state they are surprised an outsider could do this “since the firewall was up and running.”
I’m used to executives wanting a single “silver bullet” to take care of security, and am educating them and their IT professionals alike that no single IT security device or strategy can be viewed as complete on its own.
For example, these two statements are wrong: “I know we are safe because our firewall is up and running.” “I am safe traveling on the road because I always connect to my office through a VPN.” Firewalls and VPN’s are wonderful IT security tools – mandatory security tools if you ask me – and they are not enough. Today’s cyber security situation is so dire that you need many different layers of protection in place. There is NO SUCH THING as an IT security “silver bullet.”