Comments for The INVISUS Insider http://invisus.com/blog Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:24:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on If You Haven&#39t Thought About Mobile Security &#45 Better Start Now by herbc http://invisus.com/blog/if-you-havent-thought-about-mobile-security-better-start-now/438/comment-page-1/#comment-203 herbc Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:24:10 +0000 http://invisus.com/blog/?p=438#comment-203 I keep hearing about this being the year of the smart phone attacks, but I am not seeing much in the way of software to protect us. When will we see something from INVISUS in this area? I keep hearing about this being the year of the smart phone attacks, but I am not seeing much in the way of software to protect us. When will we see something from INVISUS in this area?

]]> Comment on InfoSafeCertified.com goes live! by herbc http://invisus.com/blog/infosafecertified-com-goes-live/435/comment-page-1/#comment-68 herbc Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:33:52 +0000 http://invisus.com/blog/?p=435#comment-68 Information is power! The new web site will make it easier for people to get informed about the problems surrounding information security. Information security is so important for today's businesses. Who wants their company to be known for losing sensitive customer and employee information that could possibly be used in a fraudulent manner? The criminals are making too much money off of using compromised information for this issue to every go away. Get protected! Information is power!

The new web site will make it easier for people to get informed about the problems surrounding information security. Information security is so important for today’s businesses. Who wants their company to be known for losing sensitive customer and employee information that could possibly be used in a fraudulent manner? The criminals are making too much money off of using compromised information for this issue to every go away.

Get protected!

]]> Comment on Do You Use the Same Password For Everything? by mweber57 http://invisus.com/blog/do-you-use-the-same-password-for-everything/119/comment-page-1/#comment-4 mweber57 Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:57:56 +0000 http://invisus.com/blog/?p=119#comment-4 I agree. I keep telling users that they need to use stronger passwords, change them about every 45~60 days, and not post them via sticky notes on their monitor (or under their keyboards). Security is only as strong as the weakest link and we need to become more proactive in protecting our e-mail and on-line accounts as the hackers and scammers have become more agressive since the beginning of 2010. They're looking for the low hanging fruit in passwords and taking advantage of those accounts for spamming the attached address book as if they were that person. Your e-mail and on-line banking accounts have become prime targets for them, so PLEASE change that password that may not been changed since you opened the on-line account several years ago. A moving target is much harder to hit than a stationary target. Suggestion: Keep an address book of your websites and current passwords secured in your office or safe deposit box. This will help you keep up with the latest passwords and become a written diary of the sites you need to maintain active passwords with. Let's be safe out there - Mark I agree. I keep telling users that they need to use stronger passwords, change them about every 45~60 days, and not post them via sticky notes on their monitor (or under their keyboards).

Security is only as strong as the weakest link and we need to become more proactive in protecting our e-mail and on-line accounts as the hackers and scammers have become more agressive since the beginning of 2010. They’re looking for the low hanging fruit in passwords and taking advantage of those accounts for spamming the attached address book as if they were that person.

Your e-mail and on-line banking accounts have become prime targets for them, so PLEASE change that password that may not been changed since you opened the on-line account several years ago. A moving target is much harder to hit than a stationary target.

Suggestion: Keep an address book of your websites and current passwords secured in your office or safe deposit box. This will help you keep up with the latest passwords and become a written diary of the sites you need to maintain active passwords with.

Let’s be safe out there – Mark

]]> Comment on How Do We Lose $9.3 billion? by Scott http://invisus.com/blog/how-do-we-lose-9-3-billion/84/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Scott Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:29:08 +0000 http://invisus.com/blog/?p=84#comment-3 Dateline does these documentary shows every once in a while. Their most popular one is called "How to catch a predator," about men soliciting underage girls. They also have one called "How to catch a thief." I saw it a few times and what they do is take an email sent from a Nigerian scam artist and act like they are interested in making the deal. Dateline goes so far into it acting like a real person all they way until they catch the thief red-handed in the act of trying to steal money or the identity of the victim. It is very interesting and just goes to show that this is a real threat in our society. Dateline does these documentary shows every once in a while. Their most popular one is called “How to catch a predator,” about men soliciting underage girls. They also have one called “How to catch a thief.” I saw it a few times and what they do is take an email sent from a Nigerian scam artist and act like they are interested in making the deal. Dateline goes so far into it acting like a real person all they way until they catch the thief red-handed in the act of trying to steal money or the identity of the victim. It is very interesting and just goes to show that this is a real threat in our society.

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