Ethics

Drive-by Trojan Download: CNET Embraces the Dark Side

Posted by on December 13, 2011 at 10:12 am

It appears that the draw of the almighty dollar has pulled CNET to the dark side. CNET is a popular technology news site with a download portal called Download.com where many users go to download software that are free, shareware and open source. The site built a reputation a while back as a dependable location [...]

Privacy: How To Lock Down Google’s Chrome Browser

Posted by on July 8, 2011 at 3:20 pm

Google’s Chrome browser is quickly becoming a favorite of users in the ever competitive Internet browser market mostly because of its perceived speed and clean interface. A lot of the accolades are warranted, but my focus in this write-up is on the area of user data privacy and how the Chrome browser seems to have [...]

Why We Should Thank, Not Demonize LulzSec, Anon

Posted by on June 26, 2011 at 9:36 am

So the 50-day cruise is over and the guys at LulzSec are going back underground. That should worry some of us because if they did not want us to know what they were doing, I don’t think any sane person would argue that they could not have done so. While the media has been abuzz [...]

The Distribute IT Fiasco: Risk Management Done Wrong

Posted by on June 25, 2011 at 8:30 pm

“It is not the strongest species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change” – Charles Darwin. In today’s business world, where organizations face ever-escalating customer demands and expectations and little room for downtime, logic dictates that businesses today are seriously revamping their business continuity and risk management plans, or [...]

The RSA Breach: Time for Full Disclosure?

Posted by on June 3, 2011 at 12:06 pm

As more companies with national security interests come forward with admission of breaches related to the hacking of RSA’s SecurID technology, one wonders if it is time for RSA to break its stubborn refusal to tell the public what exactly was stolen or when the breach actually occurred. At this stage, it is not just [...]