Vermont State Employees Credit Union (VSECU) Data Breach
80,000 Social Security numbers and personal financial information for members of the Vermont State Employees Credit Union have been lost in a security breach.
Category: Security
Security
Why You Need At Least Two Web Browsers
Recent security holes with Oracle’s job and Microsoft Internet Explorer have underscored the need for two web browsers (or two different computers) to separate your business processes while surfing the Internet.
LinkedIn Scam of the Day
We recently handled an incident response case where our client was infected by malware which was delivered by email. The client plead ignorance, and asked “how can we tell what is real and what is a virus?” Here’s a quick tip to do just that!
How Old Is Your Password?
Here’s a quick self-assessment on your password. Please take 1 minute to answer the questions on our brief password age survey, and we’ll report the findings back here soon. Thanks!
3 Reasons Assigning Permissions Based on Computer is Bad
Something that frequently confuses many of our clients is the concept of a user versus that of a computer.
I’m Not Worried About Security – I trust [Insert Big Company Name]
This article, written by Gizmodo’s Mat Honlan, should give anyone who trusts their security to another company second thoughts about trusting their data to a third party.
Move Over, LinkedIn – Last.FM and eHarmony Have Been Compromised Too
Last.FM and eHarmony have been confirmed this week that they too, like LinkedIn, have been breached and leaked millions of passwords. But that’s not the only thing that concerns me.
Have You Changed Your Password Recently?
The LinkedIn hack is yet another example of why you should not recycle passwords.
Password Forensic Kit 11.5 – Software Review
Passware is a password recovery/cracking system which has the ability to work on multiple file types. The Forensic Kit version adds more features, such as cracking of filesystem passwords and resetting Windows user account passwords.
How To Recognize a Nigerian Scam
It’s quite simple, really – if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Here’s an email one of our staff received in response to an inquiry to a Craigslist apartment listing. See if you can spot the red flags.