Federal Guides for Social Media Security p.II
By Mike Meikle, CEO at Hawkthorne Group
Once an agency crosses over into social media interactions with other agencies and non-governmental organizations, the guidance gets diluted. The guidelines point to five government agencies, none of which are the definitive resource for social media implementations. These guidelines are a must read for any organization that is considering a foray into the Web 2.0 sphere…
Federal Guidelines for Social Media Security
By Mike Meikle, CEO at Hawkthorne Group
The document’s executive summary rightly categorizes the decision to move to social media as a risk-based decision. The technology behind it all is really no where near as important. As was discussed in the previous post the why is far more important than the how. So, a real business case must be crafted as to why the move into social media is necessary…
Exploring the Social Media Security Quandary
By Mike Meikle, CEO at Hawkthorne Group
If a company wants to have a social media presence, then the people involved in the usage will need to have the training to understand what to and not to post and what is acceptable use (no Facebook apps). The Internet is full of regrettable stories of CEOs and other high-ranking employees discussing inappropriate topics that immediately plunge themselves and their firm into hot water.
UTM Systems for Enterprise Security Debated
By Richard Stiennon, Chief Research Analyst, IT-Harvest
When a better way of doing things arises, an analyst who seeks to shed light on the future for their lackadaisical client base would attempt to nudge them towards the light of change: enhanced security, better control, and lower total costs as demonstrated by the Enterprise Class UTM vendors. Never have I seen an analyst firm so adamantly defend the status quo.
State Department Sends ISAlliance to Estonia
From The Internet Security Alliance
In Estonia the State Department has arranged for a series of meetings/lectures and discussions for Mr. Clinton. In addition to visiting the NATO Center Mr. Clinton will meet with representatives of the Estonian government, private sector entities, law enforcement, university and primary education professionals.
Fraudsters Thrive On Social Networking Sites
By Internet Crime Complaint Center
Infected users are often spreading additional malware by having infected Web sites posted on their Webpage without their knowledge. Friends are then more apt to click on these sites since they appear to be endorsed by their contacts. Tips on avoiding these tactics…
Internet Security Alliance October Events
From The Internet Security Alliance
ISAlliance President Larry Clinton, in Estonia by request of the US State Department; Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Congress; ISAlliance/CyLab Webinar; CMU Software Engineering Institute one day course: Creating a Computer Security Incident Response Team; ISAlliance/AIA Webinar; NIST 5th Annual IT Security Automation Conference; Illinois Institute of Technology 5th Annual VoIP Conference & Expo…
Richard Stiennon Explains Why Security Sells
By Richard Stiennon, Chief Research Analyst, IT-Harvest
Both network vendors and PC vendors should wake up to the new reality that there is another layer of change on top of the ever increasing bandwidth, application, and storage requirements. A change in the threats.
Cyber Criminals Adopt Corporate Strategies
By Michael Eggebrecht, Community Editor at CIOZone
“We see many signs that criminals are mimicking the practices embraced by successful, legitimate businesses to reap revenue and grow their enterprises” -Tom Gillis, VP and general manager of Cisco.
