cybersecurity
Here are some last-minute security and general “staying vertical” notes I shared with a few folks who are headed to B-Sides/Diana/Queercon/Blackhat/DEF CON. There are lots of other posts on Vegas survival, and I’ll post a list of them in a little bit… This one is
cybersecurity
99% of good infosec is equivalent to remembering to wash your hands after you use the bathroom. As an industry, we should be working to make that easier.
cybersecurity
First things first… If you receive a spam SMS you should forward the message to the Australian Media and Communications Authority Spam SMS service on 0429 999 888. I recommend doing it a few times. This is the proper way to deal with this issue. Now… for those of you
vulnerability-research
We’ve created a tool at RDPCheck to help you test your exposure to an attack from the outside on Microsoft’s recent MS12-020 Windows Remote Desktop Protocol security flaw.The flaw affects every version of Windows so this DOES apply to you (unless you’re on a Mac…) So
dontgetpwned
This is a simple one that I told my mother-in-law the other day. It won’t protect you from everything, but it will greatly reduce your exposure. Don’t comply with any request that you didn’t expect. Simple right? Put differently – any time your “computer” is proactive about asking
dontgetpwned
Here’s some food for thought… Would you trust a 3 year old: * …with access to your mortgage? * …to keep your house secure? * …with the security of your bank accounts? Of course you wouldn’t. Let me try another question then… Is your smartphone PIN access code the same as
data-privacy
One of the complaints I hear ALL THE TIME goes something like this… Ugh, I have so much SPAM in my inbox… Even with filtering I still spend about half my time sorting through it all… How’d did all these people even get my email in the first place?
risk-management
This is how you need to think when it comes to credit card fraud: I am going to get pwned one day. What measures can I put in place to proactively minimize the damage? You’ll quickly find out that having your card defrauded is not the end of the
cybersecurity
I’ve noticed a lot of people putting up quizzes on Facebook lately, I did one of my own as well (although I can’t seem to find it now…). I got to thinking the kind of information people put in a quiz… What is the name of your childhood