Microsoft Will Strengthen Windows Update To Repel Flame

by Dovell Bonnett | Jun 6, 2012 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Cyber Warfare, Data Security, Data Theft Prevention, Identity Theft, Industrial Espionage, Online Security

Emergency patch was just the first step in stopping further Flame-type attacks The following is a copy of a Flame article from Dark Reading the emergency patch for Windows issued yesterday by the software giant Dark Reading Microsoft plans to beef up security for its...

Even Romney Can’t Remember Passwords

by Dovell Bonnett | Jun 6, 2012 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Data Security, Identity Theft, Multifactor Authentication,, Online Security, Password Authentication, Password Management

Simple Security Questions Weaken Passwords Today it was reported that presumptive GOP Presidential candidate Mitt Romney had his personal Hotmail account hacked by someone who figured out Romney’s answer to the “Forgot Password” security question....

Anonymous Thrives on Weak Passwords

by Dovell Bonnett | Jun 3, 2012 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Cyber Warfare, Data Security, Data Theft Prevention, Identity Theft, Industrial Espionage, Multifactor Authentication,, Online Security, Password Authentication, Password Management

Anonymous is helping IT convince management to beef up network security. Organizations like Anonymous takes great pride in breaking into corporate networks they politically disagree with. Recently the Canadian Grand Prix,  U.S. Department of Justice and Alpha Unmanned...

Identity Theft Threatens U.S. Sovereignty

by Dovell Bonnett | May 31, 2012 | Data Security, Data Theft Prevention, Identity Theft

Rampant Identity Theft could undermine the right of every citizen to vote. Two separate news stories when combined may have devastating effects on our nation’s sovereignty. The first one discusses how, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center...

Google may be doing Harm

by Dovell Bonnett | May 1, 2012 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Data Security, Identity Theft, Online Security, Social Networking

Google is gathering your personal and corporate data.  Google Inc. (GOOG) motto is, “do no harm.” But who defines what is harmful? Employees recently testified to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission that they didn’t initially know that their...

What Happens When You Throw Privacy Out the Window

by Dovell Bonnett | Apr 26, 2012 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Data Security, Identity Theft, Online Security, Social Networking

Throwing Privacy Out the Window Source: Lifehacker, by Thorin Klosowski I am an extremely private person. I don’t broadcast my location, I use privacy tools to keep advertisers from tracking me, and almost never give any app access to Facebook. Of course, a lot...