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 white-papers, research reports etc.
Recently, I started noticing a trend that did not initially ring an alarm bell.
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”.
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 a work derived therefrom. We have reserved all rights in the Work, which was first published in 2008, and we have registered the copyright.
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 successful business, but we found some limitations.
Security software vendor McAfee says small- and midsized companies are becoming a popular target for hackers and online thieves.
There is some sobering statistics available which indicates that small and midsized businesses are increasingly under attack from hackers at the same time they’re downsizing their security and IT departments to cut costs.
Taking steps to protect personal information in your files and on your computer can go a long way toward preventing a security breach. Nevertheless, breaches can happen.
