Cyberspace and Your Vulnerabilities http://www.intellisec.com/blog/2009/08/11/cyber... Few people’s lives ”“ let alone businesses ”“ are untouched today by the Internet and social networking sites. And yet few understand the dangers that lurk in these major dimensions of the new information age.
Survey of Enterprises Shows Data Breaches on the Rise http://www.intellisec.com/blog/2009/08/18/surve... If you’re worried about cyber-attacks on your company’s data ”“ and you won’t find many people in business today that aren’t ”“ the latest survey confirms that the trend is on the rise.
Cybercrime's Kingpin Nabbed http://www.intellisec.com/blog/2009/08/20/cyber... The sheer scale of the global operation that Gonzalez and his two Russian accomplices are alleged to have masterminded is mindboggling: to steal data from more than 130 million credit and debit cards by hacking into the computer systems of five major companies, including Hannaford Bros supermarkets, 7-Eleven and Heartland Payment Systems...
It Pays to Take Cyber Security Seriously http://www.intellisec.com/blog/2009/09/22/it-pa... As experts in the field of computer forensics will tell you, cyber attacks are usually a deadly serious business. Cleaning up after them can be time-consuming and expensive.
If Fake Anti-Virus Software Doesn't Get You, Something Else Will. http://www.intellisec.com/blog/2009/10/11/if-fa... A Russian security researcher who heads Canada’s virus lab, Sophos, has recently shown how most spam on email, search engines and social networking sites originates with ”˜affiliate networks’. These networks pay generous commissions to geeks who refer unsuspecting web users to their illegal products.
The Cyberspace Explosion: Five Tips for Survival http://www.intellisec.com/blog/2009/11/04/the-c... The new digital world of easy communications and social networking is so surprisingly open that many no longer see the problem as one of Big Brother watching us. It’s more a matter of us being obsessed with watching each other.