2012 – The Year of Cyber Espionage?

by Dovell Bonnett | Jan 9, 2012 | Data Theft Prevention, Identity Theft

Lucian Constantin’s recent article “Expect more cyber-espionage, sophisticated malware in ’12, experts say” states that cyber-attacks in 2012 will increase with more sophisticated malware. Certainly companies like MicroTrend, Symantec and...

My 3 Top Security Strategies for 2012

by Dovell Bonnett | Jan 4, 2012 | Cloud Security, Data Theft Prevention, Smartcards

In Justine Rivero’s latest article “Three New Ways to Protect Your Identity in 2012” she is absolutely correct that smartcards for secure payment is needed because it is better to use security upfront than rely on identity theft protection after the...

Chinese Computer Hacking of Chamber of Commerce has Already Hurt Your Business

by Dovell Bonnett | Dec 22, 2011 | Data Theft Prevention, Password Authentication

On December 21, 2011 the Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. Chamber of Commerce was hacked. Many of the major media outlets are all re-publishing the report. But, if you look at the fine print you will discover that the attack occurred back in November 2009 and...

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...

Don’t Surrender Your Privacy Just Because a Store Clerk Asks For Your ID!

by Dovell Bonnett | Dec 14, 2011 | Data Theft Prevention, Identity Theft

Well the Christmas season is upon us and we’re all out there shopping for presents for our loved ones. Just recently I was shopping at Best Buy to purchase some computer components, but when I got home I found that one items was broken. So of course the next...

Key 2011 Hacker Prevention Lessons

by Dovell Bonnett | Dec 9, 2011 | Data Theft Prevention

I recently came across this article on the “Top hacker disasters of 2011”, written by David Aitel of Immunity Inc.  David has put together a brilliant article that lists some of the high profile attacks and five lessons to be learned. One key point...