Category Archives: Tech Zone
Fake Update for Microsoft Outlook/Outlook Express (KB910721)
On the 22nd June I posted about the importance of securing the human element in an organization, and in that same week, the universe, or more correctly cyberspace, decided to provide a real world example of some of the points that …
Securing an IT Infrastructure
Security is a very broad subject and unfortunately one that doesn’t deal in absolutes. There is no magic pill, no consultant who can tell you just use this and you’ll be totally secure, and if they do, then they’re not …
Security: The Human Element
One aspect of security that is often overlooked is the Human Element. People are a factor in IT infrastructure and as such are also a possible attack vector. Business organizations should take this aspect of security as seriously as any …
Computer Security in the News
Viruses, Trojans, worms, spyware, malware, rootkits, phishing, botnets, cross-site scripting, vulnerabilities… the list of buzzwords goes on. These words all mean something to us in the security arena, but for the general public they’re just indistinguishable words that geeks use. …
The current and future SPAM storms
You may already be familiar with SPAM emails that contain just one sentence about weight loss; Oprah and the infamous Acai berries. What is interesting about this current spam storm is that the spammer did not try to bypass any anti-spam filtering technologies. Surely, most products would have filtered such email as spam. Hence, the question to pose is ‘What is the aim of such spam?’
Taking Security Seriously
In today’s world one can claim that nearly any organization to operate needs an IT infrastructure. It can be a simple system such as a basic point of sale for a small corner shop to a full fledged IT infrastructure working across continents joining international organizations into one cohesive structure. All systems, be it the smallest up to the largest have one thing in common, they all want to simply get the job done.
Conficker, at the airbase and hospital near you…
Old news: Fighter jets grounded, base infected with Conficker! Recent news: Hospital equipment infected by Conficker worm! What? How can a supposedly secure environment like a military installation or a hospital catch a worm? Panic everywhere. Why is everyone so …
