Pathway to a Career as an Ethical Hacker/Pentester
I graduate with my BA in information security in May and have already been accepted into my Master's program in information security management. While I enjoy aspects of enterprise risk...
View ArticleSNEAK PEEK At New Site: HACKBUSTERS
KnowBe4 Announces Hackbusters, A Curated IT Security News Site. You miss important security news because you aren’t subscribed to the right sources, or your relevant security news is snowed under...
View ArticleWhat is the most efficient way to track users that are logged onto the network?
I know there is a way to pull a report of what machine is logged on, but I am looking to create a report, or merely see who is logged on to what machine and where exactly that machine is physically...
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Why the heck do some web sites have such crazy (insecure) password requirements?
I was setting up access for someone this morning on the US Social Security site for small businesses. They give you an ID and ask for a password. I had to read it twice because I couldn't believe it....
View ArticleAdvice needed - USB flash drives / data security
Hi all, Last week a Director of our business decided that the situation with regards to USB flash drives needs an urgent review. He asked me to audit all such devices currently in use, what files are...
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Insider Threat Manifesto - Beating the Threat from Within
We've conducted a piece of research with 500 IT decision makers in the UK and US to better understand their attitudes to insider threat, as well as how well set up they are to manage it.Download the...
View ArticleHow Target was broken into
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/02/target-hackers-broke-in-via-hvac-company/Here's an interesting writeup on how Target's payment systems were broken into.On a quick glance, it seems unbelievable, but...
View ArticleWhich of these cipher Suites are the strongest
I posted a topic about this yesterday. I updated firmware on a switch and now i have more options for cipher suites 3des-ede-cbc-sha Encryption type tls_rsa_with_3des_ede_cbc_sha ciphersuite...
View ArticleNext Generation Firewall or Unified Threat Management Device suggestions
We are looking to replace our Cisco Firewalls and Web filter. We are looking for an appliance that is first and foremost a replacement for the web filter, but could also be a replacement for our...
View ArticleWho has been infected by Cryptolocker Ransomsware and how have you recovered?
Anyone who has been hit by this bug please help me out. I am some users clicking on attachments and then seeing the ransomware pop up? Any ideas on prevention,recovery?
View ArticleNeed help tracking a users inactivity
Looking for some advice. Was asked by HR today if I had a way to track a users inactivity.Here's the scenario:User says she works from 9-5pmHer Manager says she does not see the user after 3pm.I have a...
View ArticleOdd behavior from our security system
So we have a bunch of security camera's that are behaving rather odd...Every morning when the front desk computer is booted up a piece of software connects to the camera hub and gets the classical grid...
View ArticleWhat is dynect-mailer.net
What is dynect-mailer.net? Spice works showed it as something new installed on a computer in a managed network. Is this spam / virus /malware or on the up and up?
View ArticlePhishing Attack Education Providers - What has your experience been?
Looking for a solution provider to do a simulated phishing attack that will also roll-up training and awareness with it.The two companies I found are phishme and phishproof. Does anyone have experience...
View ArticleLinksys virus
Just wanted to form a topic on this (since I was unable to find an existing one). I stumbled on this website and thought the community should be aware of it....
View ArticleQuestion about ANX
Has anyone out there used ANX as a PCI compliance support vendor? I've looked through the reviews on here but only see ANXebusiness Officescreen. Thank in advance for any insight.
View ArticleCradlePoint Alternatives
We are currently testing out CradlePoint's 3g/4g router for our field people. It's great and everything, but they started to be more and more expensive.Is there another robust 3g/4g router alternative?...
View ArticleWebsense Finds Cyber-Crime Evidence by Analyzing Network Crash Data
Thought it was pretty interesting and that I should share this.http://www.eweek.com/security/websense-finds-cyber-crime-evidence-by-analyzing-network-crash-data.ht...Text1"Instead of trying to identify...
View ArticleGFI Languard 2012 - the most craptacular piece of s...ecurity software?
Hello, Any GFI Languard users out there? Just wondering is it me or is Languard 2012 the worst piece of software I have come upon on recent years. I have previously used the Languard 9.6 and it was a...
View ArticleShoretel security is a joke
Here is my conversation with our shoretel partner. Am I wrong to assume that this is a blatantly risky security practice. Does anyone else run shoretel for VoIP? Do you have your firewall disabled...
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