This is such a straightforward problem to solve it’s annoying that it still makes the headlines. Laptop and tape encryption are the low hanging fruit of data security. Not that they are click-box easy, but it’s pretty straightforward for most organizations to protect this stuff.
One of the reasons I spend so much time talking about DLP around here is that it’s one of the first markets I covered as an analyst and I’ve been able to watch it grow from the start.
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Adam Engst got me started with this article. Seems more useful than I expected. I’ve added it to the contact links on the home page of the blog.
Apple has finally released the full list of updates in the next version of the Mac operating system, including a section detailing all the security updates.
H D Moore published details on exploiting the iPhone today using the same vulnerability as the jailbreaks/unlockers. It takes advantage of a vulnerability in the libtiff library for processing TIFF image files.
Over at BoingBoing they have a couple of articles describing how Irish government employees are abusing their access to government systems for personal gain. Everything from idle curiosity about a neighbor, to aiding and abetting burglary.
Welcome to the second to last post in my series on DLP. You can find the other parts here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5. In this post we’ll be covering the major features of the central management server. Our final post will cover recommendations for evaluating and selecting the best tool for your environment.
This weekend I was doing a little electrical work at my house, which is probably the riskiest area of Do-It-Yourself home repair. You only need to cross a couple of live AC wires once and see the “pop” (and smell the ozone) before the point hits home.
October 12, 2007, Phoenix, AZ
Securosis, L.L.C., the world’s leading provider of security consulting services, announces that cybercrime has reached record levels since the dawn of history.
October 12, 2007, Phoenix, AZ
Securosis, the world’s leading security blog, is proud to announce that it is now being protected by quantum cryptography.