Are you an SEO Cyber Mule? I was.

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...

Employees Are Not Evil…

by Dovell Bonnett | Sep 4, 2012 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Data Security, Data Theft Prevention, Identity Theft, Industrial Espionage, Multifactor Authentication,, Online Security, Password Authentication, Password Management, Power LogOn, Social Networking

They Are Just Drawn That Way Paraphrasing a line from Jessica Rabbit from the movie Roger Rabbit seems the appropriate comment from Geoffrey A. Fowler’s article “What’s a Company’s Biggest Security Risk? You.” Hence the headline:...

Company’s Identity Theft Worries Elevate to Cyber Crime

by Dovell Bonnett | Jul 19, 2012 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Cyber Warfare, Data Security, Data Theft Prevention, Identity Theft, Industrial Espionage, Online Security

Cyber Crime Protection – Evaluate and Segment Data It only seemed like yesterday that when business owners were asked about network security their focus was on identity theft protection and/or compliance with the different state and federal privacy laws....

Google may be doing Harm

by Dovell Bonnett | May 1, 2012 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Data Security, Identity Theft, Online Security, Social Networking

Google is gathering your personal and corporate data.  Google Inc. (GOOG) motto is, “do no harm.” But who defines what is harmful? Employees recently testified to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission that they didn’t initially know...

Cyber Warfare: Chapter 5

by Dovell Bonnett | Apr 27, 2012 | Book Reviews, Cyber Security, Cyber Warfare, Data Security, Online Security

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...

What To Do When Your Company Network is Hacked

by Dovell Bonnett | Oct 7, 2011 | Data Theft Prevention

I have written many articles and blogs warning about the cost to a company from a security breach. Ben Worthen, a staff reporter in The Wall Street Journal’s San Francisco bureau, wrote a great article “What to Do if You’ve Been Hacked” on...

Morto Windows Worm Spread by Attacking Weak Passwords

by Dovell Bonnett | Aug 31, 2011 | Data Theft Prevention, Online Security

Unsafe Password Management Practices The result of poor password management and insecure systems is all too evident in the press lately with thousands of password breaches for Sony Playstation Network, Gawker media’s sites, RockYou.com and many others. The new...

More Hacking. When Will it Stop?

by Dovell Bonnett | Jun 14, 2011 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Cyber Warfare, Data Security, Data Theft Prevention, Identity Theft, Industrial Espionage, Multifactor Authentication,, Password Authentication, Password Management

The simple answer?  Hacking won’t stop. To paraphrase Willie Sutton, bank robber, “That’s where the money is.” PBS, Sony, Lockheed, Amazon, IMF, US Senate, etc., all announced in 2011 that their systems were hacked. Security...