September 2012

Unreasonable at Sea puts hackers and tech experts on a boat

Posted on Saturday, September 15th, 2012 by Matt Williams

How would you like to go on a 100-day cruise? Well, ok, there are a couple of caveats. The ship is also going to be housing 26 hackers and other technology experts. And you also have to be a decision maker for a company that is looking to move its technology solutions to the global market. But, aside from that, it should be a pretty fun ride!Kiddin...

https://www.faronics.com/news/blog/unreasonable-at-sea-puts-hackers-and-tech-experts-on-a-boat

VA department closes most electronic security gaps

Posted on Friday, September 14th, 2012 by Matt Williams

With a diverse cyber threat landscape that includes constantly evolving malware, it can be tough to figure out the best approach to securing sensitive information. However, the U.S. Veterans Affairs Department may be onto something with its security plan. According to a recent https://www.faronics.com/news/blog/va-department-closes-most-electronic-security-gaps

Malware becoming more sophisticated, majority of organizations infected

Posted on Thursday, September 13th, 2012 by Matt Williams

One of the problems with relying entirely on one security solution is that the cyber threat landscape changes rapidly. Antivirus software identifies threats by matching a particular piece of software's code to programs it has identified as "malicious" in its database. But what happens when an unidentified virus infects a victim's computer? Antiviru...

https://www.faronics.com/news/blog/malware-becoming-more-sophisticated-majority-of-organizations-infected

Hacktivist group launches project ‘Hellfire’

Posted on Wednesday, September 12th, 2012 by Kate Beckham

A hacktivist group known as "GhostShell" released the details of over one million accounts in a project they're calling "Hellfire." According to a recent ZDNet article, the account information seems to be from a variety of orga...

https://www.faronics.com/news/blog/hacktivist-group-launches-project-hellfire

Dropbox upgrades account security with two-factor authentication

Posted on Tuesday, September 11th, 2012 by Scott Cornell

How much do you trust public cloud services with your data? While convenient, cloud storage options have come under fire recently for their sub-par security. For example, Dropbox suffered a security breach earlier this month that left many users compromised.According to a https://www.faronics.com/news/blog/dropbox-upgrades-account-security-with-two-factor-authentication

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