by Dovell Bonnett | Jan 28, 2013 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Data Security, Online Security
An SEO Cyber Mule or SEO Hack is when unauthorized links are embedded into your website without your knowledge for the sole purpose of increasing Google rankings. For Google to increase a site rankings they look for the number of one-way backlinks. That’s why...
by Dovell Bonnett | Nov 20, 2012 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Data Security, Multifactor Authentication,, Online Security, Smartcards
USB Smart Card Readers for Network Access Authentication are Still Safe. A number of online computer news sites are abuzz about a security team’s prototype malware that hijacks USB smart card readers. It seems that a research team out of Luxembourg has issues a...
by Dovell Bonnett | Jul 6, 2012 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Cyber Warfare, Data Security, Identity Theft, Online Security
Unfortunately,an estimated 45,600 users will not be able to connect to the internet This coming Monday morning may be unusually tough for many Internet users and businesses. A nasty malware called DNSChanger Trojan that infected computers and servers internationally...
by Dovell Bonnett | May 4, 2012 | Book Reviews, Cyber Security, Cyber Warfare, Data Security, Industrial Espionage
Cyber Warfare: Techniques, Tactics and Tools for Security Practitioners by J. Andress and S. Winterfeld. Cyber warfare is real. That’s why each Friday I will post a review on this book: Cyber Warfare: Techniques, Tactics and Tools for Security Practitioners, and...
by Dovell Bonnett | Jan 25, 2012 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Data Theft Prevention, Identity Theft, Multifactor Authentication,, Password Authentication, Power LogOn, Smartcards
The Smart Card Alliance offers platitudes but don’t identify the culprits! The Smart Card Alliance released their weak response to the recent Sykipot Tojan attack which hijacked the Department of Defense authentication smartcards. Unlike hypothetical attacks on...
by Dovell Bonnett | Jan 9, 2012 | Data Theft Prevention, Identity Theft
Lucian Constantin’s recent article “Expect more cyber-espionage, sophisticated malware in ’12, experts say” states that cyber-attacks in 2012 will increase with more sophisticated malware. Certainly companies like MicroTrend, Symantec and others have their work...
by Dovell Bonnett | Sep 9, 2011 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Data Security
With all the cyber attacks reported in the news and with the increase in email SPAM with malware attachments, company CEO’s are asking me about their protection strategies. When I start discussing anti-virus and anti-malware software, I often get the same response,...
by Dovell Bonnett | Jul 2, 2011 | Password Authentication
Microsoft has an online report on creating and managing password security (see below). The suggestions would be funny if password security and cyber-crimes weren’t so serious and destructive to both individuals and businesses. What is also amusing is that Microsoft...
