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Adventures in Security - Oct 1, 2008
Sitting in a meeting the other day, my mind hoisted a little red flag when I heard someone say the robot.txt file was a good security control. Not only is it not a security control, it also doesnt add much value …
Also tagged: security management, robots txt, web site security
Mainframe World - Sep 22, 2008
I want to talk about IBM's InfoSphere Information Server Data Integration (DI) software this week - especially as the latest version becomes available this month - because it now comes with so many mainframe-related …
Also tagged: rss, web 2 0, oracle, iis, user group, soa, grid, blog, mainframe, db2, ibm, zaap, extract, ims, replication, cdc, rest, mash up, websphere, load, di, transform, vsam, etl, data integration, websphere mq, eddolls, datamirror, www virtualims com, virtual ims connection, ziip, data event publisher, infosphere information server, changed data capture, ascential software, crossaccess, wssecurity
A Day in the Life of an Information Security Investigator - Sep 17, 2008
This is a very high profile example of why Yahoo! has the worst password-reset security on the planet. With easily locatable items like her date of birth and zip code an attacker reset her Yahoo! password and here are …
Also tagged: yahoo, election, mccain, sarah, hacked, stay current, securitymonkey, palin
Adventures in Security - Sep 16, 2008
.PST files are convenient storage for users, but bad news for DLP control and e-discovery processes. Here's how to deal with them.
Also tagged: outlook, dlp, esi, security management, data leakage, pst, e discovery
A Day in the Life of an Information Security Investigator - Sep 4, 2008
There are some AMAZING stories of clueless IT security practices pouring into my mailbox. Thank guys! This one made my mouth hit the desk. Good thing there wasn't any coffee in it. My mouth - I mean. A big thank to …
Also tagged: rant, passwords, clueless, securitymonkey
A Day in the Life of an Information Security Investigator - Sep 3, 2008
Good Grief. Reader NR shared this e-mail exchange that he had with his college. It's apparent that the person manning the e-mail box at this college needs to take remedial courses in information security, personal …
Also tagged: canada, information, privacy, college, stay current, securitymonkey
Mainframe World - Sep 1, 2008
Now I like to think of myself as a mainframer - someone who appreciates all that mainframes have to offer in the world of computing. However, like everyone else who works with mainframes, I also use PCs. Now in the …
Also tagged: microsoft, office, windows, management, linux, blog, idc, mainframe, control, ibm, pcs, support, hp, macs, cost, scalability, parallels, vmware, citrix, gartner, buggy, costly, thin client, vdi, eddolls, desktop virtualization, service levels, enterprise strategy group, clearcube, virtual desktop infrastructure, windows terminal services, task based, ringcube, ica protocols, teradicci
A Day in the Life of an Information Security Investigator - Aug 29, 2008
Sorry for the week of no posts, but I'm up to my monkey ears in work! I'd like to ask a favor of my readers since most of you are deeply plugged in to the security architectures of your respective areas. Can you please …
Also tagged: malware, stay current, securitymonkey
A Day in the Life of an Information Security Investigator - Aug 21, 2008
Mandoskippy submitted this GREAT piece of advice for adhering to policies and procedures during high profile IT security incidents. I won't suck all of the air out of the room... here's Mandoskippy: <font …
Also tagged: pr, burned, incident, securitymonkey, casefiles
A Day in the Life of an Information Security Investigator - Aug 21, 2008
Check out this story from Cougar78! This is excellent reading and my compliments to him on some fine investigative work!! Congrats!! <span style="font-size: 1
Also tagged: pc, stolen, recovery, securitymonkey, logmein com