Posts Tagged ‘Cloud Risks’

Stuxnet – state sponsored malware?

By now, we’ve all heard about Stuxnet and Duqu, and to date, no one has claimed ownership of either malware.  Was it the US?  Israel?  France?  Germany?  Or perhaps it […]

Army of 'socialbots' steal gigabytes of Facebook user data • The Register

Researchers flew under Facebook’s radar, automated friending random strangers and THEN friended friends of those that friended the socialbots. Got that? Oh, and 331 people requested that the bots become […]

Miley Cyrus hacker gets probation for cooperation

Let me get this straight – normal, ordinary teenagers have been sent to jail or labelled sex offenders for sexting each other…and a guy who breaks into a strangers cell […]

Nov 8 2011 – ISC2 Brighttalk – Dealing With Risk and Vulnerabilities in the Enterprise

Cloud Privacy Concerns – Over sharing and Over Collecting Social Media has quickly woven itself into the very fabric of everyday life and computing. This boom in sharing, even the […]

Google Apps – not as secure as Groupwise OR Security keeps LA cops away from Google Apps • The Register

Santayana was an optimist.   Why is it that modern technology rarely, if ever, exceeds the older, well-built tech? The latest Core I7s with 24GB ram, Nvidia 570s aren’t as […]

Facebook: Releasing your personal data reveals our trade secrets

We’ve said for years that the internet remembers forever.  Here’s proof that Facebook embodies that ethos…   Here’s a SMALL sampling of what Zuckerberg collects, repacages and sells…but never deletes…. […]

Amazon Silk Web Browser – is just another invasion of privacy

Amazon has a new eReader/tablet out called the Fire. And judging from pre-sales order, this is one hot item.   As a reader, I’m delighted that the collapse of civilization […]

Kim Jong-Il's Teenage Grandson Is Having a Facebook Scandal

Need proof that no one is immune from Privacy Erosion caused by Social Media? Apparently, having a grandfather who has his own nukes, and an uncle who’s killed or starved […]

How much does Facebook know about you? About 800 pages

In the EU, the citizens own their data.  In the US, the corporations own the data.   If you ask Facebook profile data in the US, you’ll get laughed at. […]

ISC2 SecureBoston Oct 19, 2011

Oct 19, 2011 – Full Day ISC2 Local Event Oversharing: Managing Risk in the Social Age Co-presented by Raj Goel and Brandon Dunlap Social Media has quickly woven itself into […]