Security

Your Business and the CIA Triad: What’s your Status?

Posted by Daniel on September 1, 2010 at 7:21 am

The core goal of information security is to assure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of all the sensitive data kept by an organization. That’s critical for the continuity of business operations, as well as legally and ethically required.

Online Tracking & Spying is No Joke!

Posted by Daniel on August 28, 2010 at 9:50 am

You’ve heard about it and read tons of articles about it, but until you actually experience it, you do not realize how unnerving online spying can be. As a Computer Security Consultant, I spend a lot of time on the internet reading, researching and writing. Naturally, I subscribe to a lot of content providers for [...]

Disney Sued For Spying With Flash Cookies

Posted by Daniel on August 18, 2010 at 9:48 am

We all love our web browsing and the internet has become a part of our daily existence. Unfortunately, the internet has also become a great tool for the invasion of our privacy by “marketing” companies who are doing everything they can to “stand out” and be “ahead of the curve”. Tweet This Post

Watch Out: Copyright Lawsuit E-mail Scam

Posted by Daniel on April 30, 2010 at 8:10 am

So I received an email from a very perceptive user the other day. The request was to look into a suspicious e-mail that accused this user of copyright infringement: “To whom it may concern, It has come to our attention that you have made an unauthorized use of my copyrighted work in the preparation of [...]

Astaro Releases Free Edition for Small Businesses

Posted by Daniel on January 28, 2010 at 1:48 pm

Astaro Corporation, a leading network security vendor, recently announced the launch of the Essential Firewall edition of its flagship security solution Astaro Security Gateway (ASG), available for free to all organizations worldwide. The Essential Firewall edition is claimed to include all the necessary functionality that all organizations need to secure their networks and operate a [...]