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  • The Usability of Passwords
    I just came across a must read for everyone. (Cyber Son #1 came across this great article, BTW) It is called The Usability of Passwords. What I like is that it very thoroughly breaks down what people generally use for passwords, all of the ways in which passwords are stolen and then what the usual [...]

  • Internal Revenue Service Identity Theft Scams
    There have been many articles written about scammers who pose as representatives of government agencies. But perhaps the most inventive are the scams that appear to originate from the IRS. It makes perfect sense for the IRS to reach out regarding your finances. And regardless of the season, the IRS is really always in business. [...]

  • Elements of Optimized Security: Automated Compliance
    As a CIO or CISO, you’re constantly reminded that your job is to reduce costs, improve security and achieve compliance. And, if you’re like the many IT leaders I’ve worked with, I wouldn’t be surprised if you said you felt you were subject to an almost overwhelming number of regulations. Regulations that are constantly being [...]

  • Organized Web Mobsters Getting Jobs Inside Corporations
    In 2009, there were a reported 140 million records compromised, compared to 360 million in 2008. In 2010 there have been almost 13 million records stolen. But don’t have a party just yet. Criminals are fine-tuning their craft and getting better. The industry just isn’t making it as easy. 97% of those records were stolen [...]

  • Poor Money Mule Not So Poor
    “Money mules” may be unsuspecting Americans who act as shipping managers, do the dirty work for the bad guy, and open bank accounts, too. Sometimes the mule may be foreign, traveling to the United States specifically to open bank accounts. Mules often get hooked into a “small business” or employment that is a function of a [...]

  • Youtube “cute puppies” video
    I had been doing some work on the computer and was logged in to McAfee Family Protection under my account.  I was looking for something on YouTube when I came across a video of a tired puppy falling asleep  in his bowl of water. It was so cute I thought I would show it to my [...]

  • McAfee Partner Rewards!
    There is huge earning potential and prizes from the new McAfee Rewards program!! McAfee SecurityAlliance partner sales reps and sales engineers:  Do not miss out!  Register today at www.McAfeeRewards.com! It’s simple: Sell McAfee Earn points Redeem points toward fabulous stuff! We have McAfee Rewards participants frequently cashing in for huge prizes! Flat screen TVs! $5,000 [...]

  • Maximize Cash For Clunkers!
    The McAfee Cash for Clunkers campaign offers incentives to McAfee Elite partners and their reps & SE’s for certain competitive swaps in North America.  Partner offer:  Up to 60% off MSRP + deal reg margin!  (Partners simply register the deal with the word ‘clunker’ in the Opportunity Name field and then ask for a 60% [...]

  • Almost 13 Million Records Breached in 2010…So Far
    According to the Identity Theft Resource Center, there have been 371 data breaches that have exposed 12,871,065 records so far this year in the United States. NetworkWorld reports that businesses suffered the most breaches, making up 35% of the total. Medical and healthcare services accounted for 29.1% of breaches. The government and military made up [...]

  • Elements of Optimized Security: Multi-Layered Defenses
    As I’ve mentioned, we believe that an optimized security program has three key elements. The first which I discussed in an earlier post is Global Threat Intelligence. The second key element of building an optimized security posture is the deployment of multi-layered defenses. This doesn’t mean deploying a different security product for each threat that [...]

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