Microsoft to issue 12 securities updates next week to patch 22 vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer (IE), Windows, its Internet server and Visio, the company’s data diagramming tool. Microsoft also announced it will provide patches next Tuesday for three bugs it has already acknowledged, including one that has been exploited by criminals for several weeks.
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As the holiday season draws near, an increasing number of people will be doing their shopping in cyber space. Last year, online shopping expenditures in the U.S. reached a record $32.6 billion for the November-December period marking a 12% jump from 2009. In fact, an estimated $1 billion was spent online in a single day–Cyber…
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. Week One: Social Networking – Parents & Kids Social networking is no longer a new phenomenon. While previous generations often became members of social networks as an adult, the upcoming generation will be joining these sites while in elementary, middle or high school – if not earlier. Take…
From the Desk of Chad M. Barr, CISSP, CISA Cyberbullying, or harassment through electronic messaging, can affect adults at work or at home, but it is more common for youth to be exposed to this dangerous behavior. Cyberbullying can occur via cell phone text messaging, email, instant messaging, or even within online games and social…
Sony confirmed May 24 someone had hacked into its Web site and stole about 2,000 customer names and e-mail addresses. Close to 1,000 of the records have already been posted online by a hacker calling himself Idahc, who said he is a “Lebanese grey-hat hacker.” Idahc found a common Web programming error, called an SQL…
From the Desk of Chad M. Barr, CISSP, CISA The popularity of social networking sites — such as MySpace, Facebook, Twitter and others — has expanded tremendously in recent years, with nearly two-thirds of Americans using these sites regularly. The number of adult Internet users having a social networking profile has more than quadrupled in…
Most workplaces have cyber security policies, processes, and technologies. You can create a more cyber-secure environment at home by implementing similar strategies. Policies At home, determine: A central location for your computer so you can monitor your children’s activities online. Whether you allow access to certain sites. You may choose to use parental control settings…
