Posts Tagged ‘monoculture’

What's the REAL impact of the LinkedIn, eHarmony, Yahoo and other password breaches

For years, I’ve been talking about drive-by-lootings, where security screwups on part of CompanyA cause damage to innocent Company B.   In this case, Microsoft (legally!) used the leaked password […]

Yes, you can be fired for Facebook posts

Repeat after me: “Everything I (or my friend) (or my friends’ friends) say about me online can be used against me FOREVER”.   Case in point – an ambulance operator […]

Brighttalk Mobile Security Webinar – A Global Perspective on Mobile Security, Privacy and Safety – July 11, 2012

http://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/288/50821 July 11, 2012 4:00 PM EST Traditionally, when we think of mobile computing, we think about which of our employees we trust, and what devices we allow onto our […]

GBATA 2012 Keynote Presentation – Social Media & Cloud Computing Threats to Privacy, Security and Liberty – July 11 2012

July 11, 2012 10:30 AM EST Social Media has quickly woven itself into the very fabric of everyday life. This boom in sharing, even the most banal of details, has […]

IBM bans Dropbox, Siri and iCloud for Privacy Threats

IBM is one of the largest IT firms on the planet, and based on their patent filings, the smartest tech organization in human history.  They invented large parts of modern […]

NYS CyberSecurity Conference – Social Media & Cloud Computing Threats to Privacy, Security and Liberty – June 5 2012

http://www.dhses.ny.gov/ocs/awareness-training-events/conference/2012/index.cfm June 5, 2012, 11 am   Social Media has quickly woven itself into the very fabric of everyday life. This boom in sharing, even the most banal of details, […]

ASIS 58 – Social Media & Cloud Computing Threats to Privacy, Security and Liberty – Sep 11, 2012

Sep 11, 2012 – ASIS 58 Social Media & Cloud Computing Threats to Privacy, Security and Liberty, Session 3183 http://www.asis2012.org/Pages/Seminar-Home-Page.aspx   Social Media has quickly woven itself into the very […]

What legal rights do YOU have to your mobile data?

Here’s a fascinating article from Phys.org on how the US DOJ is getting cellular location data from cell carriers (neatly bypassing the 4th amendment protections) and how technology has increased […]

Sergey Brin says Facebook, Apple, US Government biggest threats to Web Freedom

In a rare show of honesty, Sergey Brin admitted that  their data that was now in the reach of US authorities because it sits on Google’s servers. He said the […]

Mercedes Benz updates car software remotely

All of us have experienced Patch-Tuesdays, when we come into work and find our desktops & laptops rebooted due to mandatory Microsoft patches.   Imagine starting your car and finding […]