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Cisco’s 2009 Security Threat Report: We need a patch for the common user!

December 8, 2009 at 2:21 pm, by JT Keating

In its 2009 Annual Security Report, released today, Cisco Systems did an excellent job of explaining the 2009 threat landscape and outlining its expectations for 2010.

While the 40 page report covers many, many topics, there was one overarching theme that continued to bubble to the surface for me: there are no patches for people, and people are the primary vulnerability going forward.

Like it or not, our people (employees, contractors, partners, etc.) will continue accessing social media sites, cloud computing solutions and parts of the web that we know nothing about (the “Dark Web” as Cisco calls it). Continue reading this post…

Social network security key issue for business in 2010

November 20, 2009 at 11:15 am, by JT Keating

Social network security key for business in 2010There have been many cases of social networks overlapping security software this year. Whether they are using Twitter or Facebook for botnet control or propagating phishing links through shortened URLs, online criminals are finding ways to tap into the explosive growth of social networks and use that to exploit end users and their devices.

A recent article in SearchSecurity.com, “Hackers to sharpen malware, malicious software in 2010″, points to increasing sophistication in cybercriminals’ use of social networking sites. Continue reading this post…