Don’t Wait for Windows 8 to Secure Your Passwords

by Dovell Bonnett | Dec 20, 2011 | Cloud Security, Data Theft Prevention, Multifactor Authentication,, Power LogOn

This week the press is all agog about how Windows 8 is going to “securely” manage passwords. Win 8 will do this with LiveID, syncing passwords across multiple computer platforms, using “TrustedID” to authenticate the computer, and storing all...

Is Your Cloud Provider Sidestepping Security?

by Dovell Bonnett | Dec 5, 2011 | Cloud Security

When you accept that cloud provider’s contract to store or backup your company’s data on their servers, did you read the fine print? According to Gartner, 2012 may be the year that Cloud Services gets a big boost because companies are looking to decrease...

Just How Long Should a Password Be?

by Dovell Bonnett | Nov 18, 2011 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Data Security, Healthcare, Multifactor Authentication,, Password Authentication, Password Management

The Great Password Question That Won’t Die, “Just how long should a password be?” In one of my LinkedIn discussion groups, a member, who we will call MB, posted this simple question back on March 14, 2010: “How long should a password...

The Difference Between Anti-Virus and MalWare

by Dovell Bonnett | Sep 9, 2011 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Data Security

With all the cyber attacks reported in the news and with the increase in email SPAM with malware attachments, company CEO’s are asking me about their protection strategies. When I start discussing anti-virus and anti-malware software, I often get the same...

Shady RAT World Wide Hacking

by Dovell Bonnett | Aug 26, 2011 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Cyber Warfare, Data Security, Data Theft Prevention, Industrial Espionage

Recently McAffe published a worldwide hacking report about what they are calling Shady RAT. The United Nations, Olympic committees, governments, U.S. real estate company, a major media organization based in New York, a satellite communications company and other...

More Hacking. When Will it Stop?

by Dovell Bonnett | Jun 14, 2011 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Cyber Warfare, Data Security, Data Theft Prevention, Identity Theft, Industrial Espionage, Multifactor Authentication,, Password Authentication, Password Management

The simple answer?  Hacking won’t stop. To paraphrase Willie Sutton, bank robber, “That’s where the money is.” PBS, Sony, Lockheed, Amazon, IMF, US Senate, etc., all announced in 2011 that their systems were hacked. Security...