Defense in Depth Archive
How is Google Securing Web 2.0
0 Comments Published July 1st, 2007 in Computer Protection, Defense in DepthThis is a pretty interesting article. It discusses the security team at Google and the things they plan on doing to secure the forefront of web 2.0. While I am sure many people are happy of the importance Google is putting into their security, it will be very interesting to see how their […]
What Computer Security Threats Are You Overlooking?
0 Comments Published June 20th, 2007 in Computer Protection, Defense in DepthWith all of the news and media sources discussing things such as hackers,viruses and worms, it can really place you into an ignorant mindset. If these things are talked about so much, they must be the only computer security threats we need to protect ourselves from, right? With top-of-the-line security suites and updated definitions, a […]
Encryption better than Quantum technology?
0 Comments Published May 30th, 2007 in Good on the Net, Computer Protection, Defense in Depth, EncryptionIt appears there may be an encryption method that actually outperforms Quantum technology, which is supposed to be the bar-none best security solution for encryption. The entire process has to do with resistors. Unfortuately, since engineering is not my forte, it is a little over my head. Nonetheless, it is a very […]
When Antiphishing and Antivirus solutions aren’t enough
0 Comments Published May 27th, 2007 in Identity Theft, Defense in DepthA lot of people have the false idea that if they have antivirus (and even anti-phishing) solutions on their computer, they have nothing to worry about in regards to the vast array of threats online. This is considered a false sense of security, which is in fact worse than having no security on your […]
After all of the blogs I have written in regards to current events, I thought it would be a good idea to write one on just the basics of protecting yourself online, which can serve as protection against both digital and identity theft threats. I actually stumbled into this article on accident, and the […]
Keystroke Biometric Technology
0 Comments Published May 9th, 2007 in Computer Protection, Defense in DepthThis is something that looks to be pretty promising: keystroke biometric technology. BioPassword is working on such a technology and so far looks to have promising results. It will be very interesting to see if this thing takes off since all computers have the necessary element to make it work: the keyboard.
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Multifactor authentication coming to the customers
0 Comments Published February 22nd, 2007 in Computer Protection, Defense in Depth, EncryptionThis was a nice article to read. Even though multi-factor authentication has been available for quite some time, more and more businesses and financial institutions are using it to protect their customers. Even though this won’t completely prevent theives from stealing identities, it is definitely a step in the right direction.
Cybercriminals are as […]
Microsoft creates Internet Security Plan
0 Comments Published February 15th, 2007 in Computer Protection, Defense in DepthIt’s all about online authentication through improving the OpenID Framework, according to Microsoft. This outline was unveiled at the RSA Conference, which is the biggest internet security conference that I know of. While the idea sounds great though, will Microsoft actually be able to successfully implement it for all of the […]
A ‘New Front Line’ for Online Threat Prevention?
0 Comments Published February 12th, 2007 in Computer Protection, Defense in DepthI wouldn’t really consider this a ‘new’ front line. I could see where the author is coming from when she says ‘new’ though since you don’t see an appropriate amount of companies doing this. It’s all about identity identification by using such things as tokens and biometrics. Pretty good read.
The Internet […]
Security praised on $100 laptop
0 Comments Published February 9th, 2007 in Computer Protection, Defense in DepthIt’s been anticipated for quite some time as it continues to get high praises. It has also been a project which has valued high security from the start, which is something they continue to prove. One thing I will be interested in is the impact these laptops will have on the security industry.
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