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Controls: Part 1
I’d like to discuss Media Protection (MP). Its title is self-explanatory, but it’s a vast topic. Protecting media is so important. If you’re a victim of crime and your computer is stolen. If your hard drive is encrypted, it’s data is probably useless to the person who...
Controls for Security and Privacy
Security and Privacy Controls is something applicable to large companies, small companies, and the individual. It's actually a pretty neat topic I'm going to go over in the next week or two. I'll open my NIST SP 800-52 "Guide to Understanding Security Controls" book...
CyberZolutions is changing it’s business model
In the next week or two I'll be changing CyberZolutions business model and its look. I'll still be there for the small business owners, but I'm going to change focus. I've been reviewing some freelance webpages and resources as of late and see new opportunities that...
10 Easy Things
Apologizes. I've been silent for a while. ZDNet posted this article which is nothing new (FBI and NSA say stop doing these 10 things that let the hackers in). I would have wrote it as "Do these thngs", But all well, they got the subscribers. Some good best practices...
Privacy vs Security
I have two networks in our house. One is your typical internet connection. The other is covered by a named brand VPN Service. It's becoming more difficult using a VPN for day to day transactions. My brokerage account and bank now hang up when they detect a VPN. That's...
To go to great lengths – not really!
I went to Costco today to pick up an item or two. I passed by their gas station to check the line. It's notably cheaper there than any of the local gas stations, but the lines are normally long on weekends. The lines today were actually short and I was filling up...
Data Privacy Laws when dealing with international customers
Did you know that you may be subject to Data Privacy Laws when working with international customers? If you're doing business, or plan on doing business overseas (in person or virtually), with a customer overseas, it need to review that country's laws. Going one step...
Why Timely Patching Is Important
News Flash. Microsoft, amongst many other companies, push out updates on the second Tuesday of the month. It's called "Patch Tuesday". I don't know about you, but I patch my systems that day or the next. Why? Well, hackers (the bad guys), attempt to reverse engineer...
3G Going Away. How Does That Impact Your Security?
You may have heard. 3G cellular service is going away if your carrier hasn't cut the cord already. How does that effect you? Well, here is an example. Our home security system was on the 3G network until about three months ago when we were notified that our system...
Privacy and the Phone
I traveled to Washington DC with my family last week on vacation. One of our stops was the Pentagon 9-11 Memorial. In passing the turnstiles for employees of the building, my wife and I both noticed something that made us laugh. There was an employee exiting the...