December 2nd, 2008 | By Kristen Romonovich | No Comments »
Earlier this week it was implied that early warnings of an Islamic terrorist attack were ‘lost in the system.’ At this time, I am not able to find a credible enough source to prove whether or not this was actually the case, but it is rumored that the warning was specific in that the attack would come from the sea. Nine days before terrorists arrived by boat to launch a three-day assault on Mumbai, apparently ...
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November 24th, 2008 | By Kristen Romonovich | No Comments »
From a legal point of view, if you work for a publically traded company, you must meet certain terms of compliance. However, even if your organization is compliant while using a cloud service provider, the big question remains: who is liable for the data? There is always a risk when using a provider, but David Barley, Chief Technology Officer for Casdex, (a digital archiving firm that also ensures full compliance and security) said, “At the ...
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November 12th, 2008 | By Robert Richardson | No Comments »
New Out of Band Podcast: Jim Heimberg, Director, INFOSEC Services at Leverage Information Services talks about Cultural Risks and Information Security.
Sponsored by CompTIA.
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/csi/oob_comptia.mp3]
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November 4th, 2008 | By Sara Peters | No Comments »
If voters do not even have confidence in the voting machines recommended by the Verified Voting Foundation, what hope have we in any voting system in use today?
Luckily none of the technical problems thusfar experienced by voters have been called "systemic," but rather are isolated incidents.
Nonetheless, it was no doubt frustrating and perhaps shocking to some citizens, when after waiting in line for hours at their local polling places, they were told that the optical ...
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October 31st, 2008 | By Kristen Romonovich | No Comments »
According to LinuxInsider, a 43-year-old piano teacher was arrested after she murdered her virtual, recently-divorced husband's avatar in Maple Story. (Maple Story is Japan's equivalent to the virtual world of SecondLife). She had apparently used his login information and password (that he gave her during the happy years of their 'marriage') in order to perpetrate the crime.
Authorities were first alerted to this crime by the 'husband,' who came online to discover the murdered body of ...
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October 27th, 2008 | By Sara Peters | No Comments »
The United Kingdom's government said unequivacobly that UK will not now, nor in the forseeable future, adopt electronic voting. According to today's story at The Register:
Michael Wills, a Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice, was asked if the government planned to introduce e-voting before the local and European elections in 2009. He said last week: "The Government do not plan to introduce e-voting for the 2009 European or local elections ... The ...
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October 27th, 2008 | By Kristen Romonovich | No Comments »
We’re always particularly interested in what our readers are thinking. We’re hoping you’ll help us out by taking this survey about your Web 2.0 practices and perspectives. (It’s only eight questions, and you can answer as many or as few as you’d like.) http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=gRr0L0jG0BwO0SiqZ2fBaw_3d_3d.
The results will be discussed during our CSI members-only call. To become a member and join the call, visit http://www.gocsi.com/membership. We’ll review and discuss the results of the survey, give a ...
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October 24th, 2008 | By Kristen Romonovich | No Comments »
Google designed Chrome to be faster, more stable and most importantly, more secure than other Web browsers. So with these features in mind, Google Chrome was built from scratch to be a Web browser designed for today’s web application users. As more businesses venture into the cloud, it’s becoming increasingly important that your browser doesn’t crash when you’re creating reports in Google Docs or when you’re video conferencing. In order to prevent crashes, Google Chrome ...
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October 23rd, 2008 | By Kristen Romonovich | No Comments »
As Web browsers are becoming more like operating systems, and phones are becoming more like computers, there are a host of new web applications that are supposed to enhance our lives, making them more fun and functional. However, there are also a host of security and privacy concerns that come along with these applications. For instance, SugarTrip is an application available through Google’s Android platform used with the iPhone. SugarTrip utilizes the GPS units that ...
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October 23rd, 2008 | By Kristen Romonovich | No Comments »
CSI members can follow the links below or read the PDF of the October Secure Web Browsing Alert: http://gocsi.com/membersonly/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=211600271&catID=14144
If you are not yet a member and would like access to these articles, visit our CSI membership page to become a member and receive discounts on conferences, access to the Alert and invitations to our members-only security calls.
Is Secure Browsing in Web 2.0 a Myth?
What should we ask of next-gen browsers, and will it be ...
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