The Data Security Podcast is the place for 30 minutes of news every week on data security, privacy, and the law.
This weeks program: Heartland Processing breach impacts over 100 million, what went wrong? Two new MAC threats. And, this week’s news.
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As of this writing, the Conficker/ Downadup continues to spread. Latest reports are that there are over 9 million systems infected so far. This posting will provide more details on the attack, how to know if you have been hit, and suggestions for clean-up if you think you are a victim. There will be more [...]
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The Data Security Podcast is the place for 30 minutes of news every week on data security, privacy, and the law.
This weeks program: WPA WiFi encryption might not be so secure as ElcomSoft shows off a new WPA audit tool. Will the Conficker worm be the worst worm ever? Some don’t think so. And, this [...]
Filed under: Breach, Podcast, Vulnerabilities, darkweb | Tagged: Belkin, endpoints, Seagate, USB security, WiFi, WPA | 2 Comments »
I just finished up a discussion with Randy Abrams from ESET about the Conficker/Downadup Worm . The interview will post in a few hours on Data Security Podcast, Episode #36. Randy is a smart security guy, I want to dive into this topic a bit more than I was able to do in the discussion [...]
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It is with much sadness that I came to learn that Patrick McGoohan died last week. Patrick was the creator, director, producer, and in many cases, the writer, for The Prisoner Television series in the 1960s. McGoohan was 80 years old.
The Prisoner story line: a secret agent (played by McGoohan) quits his job with the [...]
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The Data Security Podcast is the place for 30 minutes of news every week on data security, privacy, and the law.
This weeks program: There’s a store front on main street that might be a haven for cybercriminals. Google searches that help spread malware. Plus, this week’s data security news.
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Filed under: Breach, Podcast, Vulnerabilities, darkweb | Tagged: endpoints, GAO, Google Code, IRS Security, mobile phone security, remittance, Virus | Leave a Comment »
There have been numerous reports about a hard to clean worm hitting networks. The attacks were first hitting overseas networks, and now I am seeing reports here in the US. There was an extensive eye-witness account on the SANS Advisory Board mailing list (disclosure, I am a member of the SANS Advisory Board). I also [...]
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The Data Security Podcast is the place for 30 minutes of news every week on data security, privacy, and the law.
This weeks program: Is Google logging the keystrokes on your computer? New attack on fingerprint readers . Plus, this week’s data security news.
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Filed under: Podcast, darkweb, eMail Security | Tagged: cell phone while driving, fingerprints, Google Chrome Anonymizers, Google Desktop Search, Google Docs Privacy, gps speed control, police hacking without a warrant, security kudos, two factor, vascular biometric | Leave a Comment »
I was invited to make some media appearance recently, and I discussed the topic of how to secure your new-for-Christmas-computer. Feel free to tell others, with a link to this posting.
I gave tips for new PC, MAC and Linux (netbook) users. They are based upon security best practices. You can find the recommended software by [...]
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