truecrypt or bitlocker or ....
Looking at changing the way we encrypt the HD of our roving users laptops. the two 'free' options I'm looking at are truecrypt and bitlocker. Anyone got any experience of either - postive or negative...
View ArticleSo, how about that password security?
Just read this post from Malwarebytes: http://blog.malwarebytes.org/whats-in-the-news/2013/08/revelations-chromes-stored-passwords This really jolted me, as I would have thought a browser that is...
View ArticleDid you know you can see passwords on Chrome?
Ran across this blog entry today and figured I'd check it out to see how insanely strong their password strategy is: Chrome’s insane password security strategy... only to realize it wasn't about how...
View ArticleEncryption
We have a requirement to encrypt some information to a CD or USB but the person or users encrypting should not know the encryption key or be able to decrypt the CD or usb pen once it is encrypted....
View ArticleColor coded badges and content design
We have recently implemented badge based door access (and attendance in some areas). I am working on designing badge labels for them and wanted to survey for input on what kind of things other spice...
View ArticleWired just published my latest post on Windows security
Here is the latest blog post I wrote for Wired:Four Steps to Ensure Your Windows Network Isn’t at Risk Please let me know your thoughts! Thanks in advance for your valued feedback.
View ArticleEncrypting WAN Traffic
I have a client that has a sonic wall TZ 210 and their WAN is provide by the Building land lord and shared with 4 other buisnesses / store fronts in the same physical building. In the equipment room...
View ArticleWindows 7 password crack
Morning folks, This is for personal use, so if this post gets deleted I understand. My girlfriends youngest brother was given a laptop from his older brother, luckily the older brother put himself in...
View ArticleConsidering Bit9, thoughts from those using it?
We are currently evaluating Bit9 to replace SEP and I was wondering if those that are actually using it have any feed back for us. So we are looking to see if there was something on the market that...
View ArticleSSL pointing to domain name instead of internal server FQDN - I need a workaroun
Hello security guru's, security n00b here. We have a customer using remote desktop services on 2k8r2sp1. They want remote access to the rdweb portal. Purchased an SSL from network solutions (domain...
View ArticleWhere can I download a medium level virus?
So, I am running a machine that is testing a piece of software similar to DeepFreeze. I'm trying out the software and want a somewhat intrusive but not completely debilitating virus to try rolling...
View ArticleHow to do a NOT query in Security Centre
So I've got Kaspersky Security Centre 9, and one of the things I love about it is the auditing functionality with the hardware and applications registry. However now I'm trying to find out which of my...
View ArticleE-Mail Viruses - Why So Many ?!
Why do some of the employees here, mostly people with seniority, receive hundreds of e-mails containing viruses a week !? I do stop about 99.999% of them from affecting the computers and none of them...
View ArticleBank Trojan - Multiple Hits
We've been hit 3 times over the last 5 years with different types of banking trojans. They come in the same way and cause some bad people to gain access to banking credentials. Fortunately we have...
View ArticleAngry ex-employee still has email access: Have we been hacked?
This is the 38th article in the Spotlight on IT series. If you'd be interested in writing an article on the subject of backup, security, storage, virtualization or MSPs for the series PM Eric to get...
View ArticleMyCleanPC.com
Has anyone ever actually used this I'm almost 100% sure it's a scam of some sort. but somebody asked me about today and just got curious
View ArticleEmail Provider w/ Full Encryption
At the company I'm with I have been tasked with a fun little project. Find a way to get compliant with our email without spending a lot. We currently use another provider for our email of 100+...
View ArticleWhat is a good "starter" IT Compliance standard?
Right now I have no regulations regarding how secure to make my network other than not letting bad people in :) But somewhat for bragging rights, and somewhat to make my network more secure to ensure...
View Articlehelp setting up password management system
I have been trying this with Lastpass but failing miserably on almost all counts. Can anyone with any lastpass, keepass, password manager, etc. experience answer any of the following? I am trying to...
View ArticleLastpass Enterprise and Enterprise Password Management Questions..
Are any of you using this? At work we use KeePass which rocks except its biggest limitation which is that the contents of an individual database are fully accessible to anyone who has access to it, so...
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