Consider this scenario. An attacker has penetrated your firewall. What is to stop him/her from compromising your entire network? This is the rationale for defense in depth.
You've just received a report from your hosting provider or a third party that your site is hosting phishing content. While your first instinct may be to remove the files,...
A staple of the System Administrators network security toolbox, honeypots can provide companies with unique benefits. For those who might not be familiar with the term, a honeypot is a...
The CBS television show Scorpion introduces us to Walter, who was arrested as a child for hacking into government computers. He is the villain in the series, right? No, not...
TitanHQ (formerly SpamTitan Technologies) climbs the ranks of hottest cybersecurity companies in the world. Cybersecurity Ventures has announced the Q2 2015 edition of the Cybersecurity 500 list. The list is a global...
No doubt about it, entering (and administering) usernames, and passwords is a hassle. The Google Authenticator and Yahoo’s on-demand passwords have presented some promising alternatives, but they are not...
Yes you need to have a password management strategy, one that ensures you create safe and secure passwords.The number of leaked email addresses and passwords exploded in 2014. Lots of...
If your Facebook account has been hacked, you can report it here . You should know that if this happens, it’s really your own fault. It would not have been...
Windows, Ubuntu, and iOS all have security issues and need to be patched constantly making patch managment vital for network security. As one security issue is found, security researchers find...
Irish security firms were noticeably lacking from the latest Cybersecurity 500 , a recently set up global listing of the “hottest” firms in the cybersecurity sector. So far, only two companies come...
Carbanak cybergang steals $1bn from 100 financial institutions worldwide. The starting point of this attack was spear phishing emails sent to employees. With phishing emails in 2014 up 3X on the previous...
According to a recent Kaspersky report the percentage of phishing emails in 2014 grew threefold from the previous year and accounted for 0.0071% of all email traffic. Their IT Security Risks survey 2014...
You’re responsible for keeping a business and its customers secure—it’s your job—but management simply isn’t willing to commit to providing adequate funding. Getting management to...
Want to be more productive and make your life easier?. That's what this System Administrators Guideto LDAP is all about.
Unfortunately, 2014 was another challenging year for IT security professionals. In January everyone was still reeling from the Target breach, but as 2014 dawned there were immediately breaches announced that were so...
Is your company network security poised and ready for the annual shopping fest that is thanksgiving weekend? As discount codes do the rounds and employee email inboxes fill with Black...
There are a few good reasons why cloud computing has become so popular and prevalent. Beyond the obvious reduction in IT costs, there is the reduced responsibility for housing one...
Many people believe only regulated businesses have to preserve emails and other digital files – this is a dangerous misconception. Data retention laws affect most businesses , regardless of whether they’re...
Do you need to archive your emails? If you have a business, the answer is yes. There can be legal ramifications to getting rid of the wrong data. Too many...
When we think of malware infiltrating a computer network, stealing information, turning infected computers into an army of slaves, we usually think of business or home computers, but computers are...
The word “phishing” comes from the slight variant of “fishing” and is pronounced in the same way. It is the act of pretending or impersonating a person or organization with...
Russian hacker group stole a billion stolen Internet passwords.The number of compromised records isn’t the only unbelievable thing about this latest theft.
Today SpamTitan Technologies announced the company’s email security solution has earned the VBSpam+ certification from Virus Bulletin, a leading security industry test. This is SpamTitans 28th consecutive Virus Bulletin...
Change your eBay password. Probably many of us sigh ‘Another password change?’, 'Another data breach?'. 233 million customers affected.
Just one compromised email domain resulting in I.P address blacklisting by Email Service Providers can destroy an ISP's reputation.
Many SMBs have a false sense of security believing that their companies’ data is more secure than it actually is.
Imagine the scenario: A sales manager rings the IT department requesting access to a team member’s PC so they can check the Outlook Inbox. The IT department sets up...
The massive Target breach hasn’t completely played out, with new developments all the time. It’s not surprising; a breach this huge is massively expensive and the cleanup represents...
The threat landscape is becoming more serious and decision makers must focus increasingly on protecting their critical assets through improved training of employees, better security procedures, and improvements in their...
With all the recent disquiet surrounding the HeartBleed vulnerability users need to be on alert for potential phishing attacks.
Most retailers are battling declining store traffic and consumers reluctance to spend. In addition to these concerns the retailer 'Target' also has to deal with the lingering negative impact of...
360 million stolen passwords are for sale online. But this is just the most recent in a series of massive security compromises.
Wouldn’t it be refreshing to have a major sports event that doesn’t give rise to criminal activity from around the world? Unfortunately, the upcoming World Cup in Brazil...
The Uroboros (Snake) virus was not detected by any anti-virus software for 8 years, and is probably still undetectable on many infected systems.
Millions of us use the professional network LinkedIn as both a sales, marketing and database tool. Some have a few contacts, while others have hundreds. The ownership of these contacts...
Even a supposedly safe site like yahoo may not be safe. Beginning sometime around New Year’s Eve, a malware attack hit European Yahoo sites.
Kaspersky publish a detailed forensic report on the Careto virus.
The Sochi Olympics has inspired interest from criminal elements launching spam and phishing attacks on unsuspecting targets.
It is important that there be collaboration between employees, suppliers, and partners, but one must weigh the risk of giving people who are not employees access to your systems, as...
The giant American retailer Target has been hacked and massively so; 110 million credit and debit cards were stolen along with their pin, card holder address, email, and phone number. At...
There is no doubt web ads are a contributing factor to malware infestations. People are now so conditioned to ads that when real malware appears no-one can identify it. Next...
The WebTitan charity competition launched in September is now closed. We asked our blog readers to share with us why they would benefit from winning the WebTitan Cloud security solution...
Are you good about keeping up to date with what’s going on security threat wise? Most of us know better than to click on a link in an email...
Some phishing scams have gained notoriety for their ingenuity but we received a phishing letter today that would not get by even the most gullible. Numerous email and postal scams...
A new email virus known as 'CryptoLocker' which has been in circulation for a few months is now attacking computer systems. The virus is spreading through hyperlinks on social networks...
With social media sites at virtually every employee's fingertips, libel via the internet is becoming prevalent. The unprecedented growth of social media has seen the number of defamation cases involving...
Phishing attempts, spear phishing attempts, keystroke loggers, password-stealing Trojans and other types of malware put corporate data and finances increasingly at risk. The target of malware is typically sensitive content...
It's been reported that one out of every five phishing attacks (20.64%) targets customers of banks and other financial organisations. The research was conducted by Kaspersky Lab into the evolving nature...
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