by wwarren | Jun 6, 2015 | Cloud Computing, General, Security, Security Alerts
The results from the survey showed that smaller companies are only about half as likely as larger firms to test their own data security, to hire new data security staff or to require data security training for employees.“This is not just the U.S.,” Graham added. “In...
by wwarren | Apr 29, 2015 | Cloud Computing, Security
Online advertising is crucial for many sites BUT it exposes them to becoming unwitting attack carriers for visitor’s computers. I have maintained this stance for many years. This is why when I deploy a firewall that has some way to block ads I immediately...
by wwarren | Mar 23, 2015 | Cloud Computing, Government Regulations, Security
Public clouds are not the answer but private clouds(virtualization) is a good idea. Sometimes a public cloud is a good idea but most times workloads can be easily virtualized in house with more security and control than the public clouds can offer. With internal...
by wwarren | Mar 17, 2015 | Cloud Computing, Internet, Security
First and foremost I positively DO NOT AGREE WITH the solution advocated by the guest in terms we have the gov’t take over this. All we have to do is look at obamacare or any other area the gov’t runs to see how well that is going to go. I also do not...
by wwarren | Jan 11, 2015 | Cloud Computing, Security, Security Alerts
The online attack service launched late last year by the same criminals who knocked Sony and Microsoft’s gaming networks offline over the holidays is powered mostly by thousands of hacked home Internet routers, KrebsOnSecurity.com has discovered. Just days after the...
by wwarren | Dec 18, 2014 | Cloud Computing, General, Internet, Security, Security Alerts, Sophos, UTM
If you router is vulnerable to this outsiders can easily take control of hte router and use it to jump into your network. These devices have been coming under increasingly attacks due to their poor security models and the lack of security updates by the route...
