Sometimes not using best practices gets us. Other times it is fatal. Check out this article about an admin who had his (or her) entire universe fall down around his/her ankles. The article shows how, in this case, not following best practices was more than a little inconvenient. The admin was reading his email, apparently […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]An article in the Times a week ago says that the Feds and States want banks and brokerage firms to close some gaping holes in their defenses. What is that gaping hole? OUTSIDE VENDORS! Many people are aware that the suspected source of the Target breach was a small HVAC contractor. They didn’t do anything […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Do you think about the permissions that an app asks for? A recent ITWorld article delves into the subject and while the article was testing Android apps, the issue is a concern, although a somewhat lesser concern, for Windows and iOS apps as well. The issue at hand is that apps ask for certain permissions […]
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