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The Authentication Factor

2008-07-15 09:58
With the increasing sophistication of malware and other security threats, it has been obvious for quite some time that the standard “locks” we are using to secure our information may not be up to the task. The venerable “username and password” combination is generally used for everything...
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Security insecurity: How concerned should you be?

2008-05-28 11:53
Information Security cannot be achieved with just a device or program, but must be embraced as a foundation for building your organization. These days, it’s not only giant multi-national conglomerates that are experiencing security issues with hackers, viruses or breaches. Increasingly, it’s small...
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Spoofed NDR issues

2008-04-14 13:05
We've seen a rash of NDR (non-Delivery Response) floods happening to our clients. In all cases, it appears that the spam being NDRed is spoofed, but we are receiving reports from these users that they are being black listed on spam filters. Is anyone else seeing this problem? Thanks, -J-
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Seen the spammer, and he is us

2008-04-10 21:10
Ever wonder where that spam comes from? It could be coming from you… Many computers that become compromised with malicious software (also called malware: viruses, worms, spyware, etc.) are not being infected in a way that most people would think. Their hard drives remain intact, they aren’t...
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Invasion of Privacy?

2008-04-07 12:53
Invasion of Privacy? Google Inc. is apparently being sued over their semi-new “Street View” feature of Google maps (click here for source article on Forbes.com). For those of you that aren’t up to the second with Google’s features, they are having people drive all over the place with digital...
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Bandwidth Hoggin'

2008-04-04 13:25
Two of the most often overlooked aspects of network security are those of reliability and availability... Do you know how much usable bandwidth you have to the internet? Bandwidth is the amount of data you can upload or download through your internet connection. USABLE bandwidth is the...
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IFRAME attack underway

2008-04-02 10:30
  IFRAME attack There is a major attack underway that has compromised a slew of well known U.S. websites including (but not limited to) USAToday.com, ABCNews.com, News.com, Target.com, Walmart.com, Bloomingdales.com, WebShots.com, Sears.com, Forbes.com, Circuitcity.com, Epinions.com,...
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Day 1

2008-04-01 22:16
OK, so it's a wysiwyg. Sorry, but my HTML and site design experience is about 9 years old at this point, and frankly I'd rather worry about the content of the site than debugging my cruddy attempts at coding. "A man's got to know his limitations..." This site is geared towards security......
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