Security – Page 5 – Paradigm Consulting Company

Know Your Browser

Posted December 6, 2011 petern4 CommentsPosted in Internet, Security, Web Browsers

Lately I’ve noticed several of my clients entering URLs into the search bar in their browser. This is both inefficient and potentially harmful.

MySQL.com Hacked

Posted October 2, 2011 petern4 CommentsPosted in Database, Internet, Open Source, Security

Last week, the website for MySQL, the world’s most popular open-source database server which is now a division of Oracle, was hacked. While this likely doesn’t affect most of our blog’s readers, it goes to serve as a valuable example of why running a web content filter on your network is vital to information security. […]

Version 8.2 of Astaro Security Gateway

Posted July 22, 2011 petern6 CommentsPosted in Internet, Security, System Administration

Today, Astaro (a division of Sophos) released version 8.2 of their Astaro Security Gateway.

Should You Change Your Password? (Trick Question)

Posted July 13, 2011 petern888 CommentsPosted in Email, Internet, Security

Here’s a great website that everyone (yes, that means you) should check out: https://shouldichangemypassword.com/

Don’t Assume Dropbox Is Secure

Posted June 25, 2011 petern7 CommentsPosted in Desktop Software, Security

As always, there is a tradeoff between security and convenience. What you need to decide is how inconvenient it would be, not if you had to decrypt your data before restoring it, but if someone else got their hands on your data.

Phishing Scam du Jour

Posted April 24, 2011 petern4 CommentsPosted in Internet, Phishing, Security

Today I found this little gem in my inbox. The hardest thing to believe is that people are still actually falling for these things.

Beware Fake Delivery Confirmation Scams

Posted April 1, 2011 petern9 CommentsPosted in Business, Email, Internet, Security

In 2008, and again last year around the holiday season, we saw a lot of emails purporting to be from the “United Postal Service” with an attached file claiming to be the tracking or delivery confirmation information for your shipment. They were fake, and they’re back.

What Would a Data Breach Cost Your Business?

Posted March 18, 2011 petern4 CommentsPosted in Business, Internet, Security

Have you ever wondered what a data breach would cost your company? I mean, really sat down and thought “if hackers managed to compromise our system and walk away with all of our data, what would the damages be, what would it cost us, and how would we recover?” Symantec has released a new website to help you determine the cost of a breach for your business.

RSA Hacked. What Does It Mean For You?

Posted March 18, 2011 petern2 CommentsPosted in Internet, Security

RSA has been hacked by an advanced persistent threat.