You want to use cloud services, and you want to do so securely. The notion of secure cloud computing has seemed like a pipe dream in recent history, with most believing it just isn’t possible to put data in the cloud with confidence. The truth is, many of these services have matured, and so have Read more…
Tags: Cloud computing, cloud security, collaboration, DLP, file sharing, McAfee Cloud Security Platform, Mcafee DLP, Peer to Peer file sharing, secure cloud computing
My oldest cyber-son was about 11 when he came home one day from a play date and said his friend’s dad works for this cool company and gave him some free software. I really didn’t think much of it and let CS #1 install said software. Within days we suddenly had all kinds of new Read more…
Tags: cybermom, cybersecurity mom, download, online child safety, Peer to Peer file sharing
Yesterday in Toulouse, France, I was invited by CLUSIR-MP (the information systems security group for the Midi-Pyrenees region) to speak at its annual cybercrime overview conference. I spoke about the new faces of hacktivism. During the question and response session, someone in the audience asked the speakers about the “dead drop” or dead-letter-box phenomenon. A Read more…
Tags: AutoRun malware, malware, Peer to Peer file sharing, USB drives
Peer-to-peer file sharing, or P2P, has become enormously popular on college campuses across the country because it allows students to easily exchange music and video files over the Internet. Tens of millions of people use P2P applications such as Limewire, eDonkey, and BearShare to fill their MP3 players and hard drives with all the music Read more…
Tags: Peer to Peer file sharing, Robert Siciliano, sensitive documents, social security number, student loan applications, tax returns
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