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- lethalpotato, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9i believe the button labeled 'digg it' is what you're looking for
- PPoff, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5I worked IT for a small company for a couple of years, and was constantly amazed at how stupid the employees could be about IT security basics and how quickly they managed to infect their computers.
One guy called me for help after he had opened an infected attachment that was causing his screen to flash gay porn and his speakers to blast porn music. Hilarious yes, (especially because he was a jerk) but it also meant more work for me... - talman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Great guide in general, not just for Entrepreneurs. Maybe added for buzzword effect.
- SatanHimself, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2And what happened to the human element of security? The article did not even mention shoulder surfing or suggest not writing down passwords. Social engineering and physical security, in my opinion, are by far the most easily exploited attack vectors in just about any size organization. With an employee directory, a softphone which allows you to spoof caller ID, and a little confidence, you can work your way through most organizations in very little time without leaving any traces in any of those nasty old log files.
How many companies require criminal/credit checks on their employees, yet they will contract out their cleaning services to a company which requires no background check? Walk into the CFO's office, slip in the Ophcrack CD, clean the office, and walk out with the passwords that will get you all the financial info you want. Many times you don't even need the Ophcrack CD. It is amazing how many passwords can be found under the keyboard or desktop calendar. - jpaolini, on 10/12/2007, -4/+6Are you kidding me? Please tell me you're joking.
At least 9/10 of those items mentioned in that article exist on Macs, or can exist on Macs, just as easily.
Mac fan-boys. Bah. -_- - Rhelim, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4you used the first comment of a frontpage-worth story to say that? tsk tsk.
- mikeroySoft, on 10/19/2009, -0/+1holy crap! Awesome!
*slaps self on forehead*
undigg ftw! - mikeroySoft, on 10/19/2009, -2/+2I wish i would have rtfa, or could at least undigg something i've dugg... That article was little more than list of the obvious.
- Vinthian, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3nice little article, taught me something new.
- succubuskiller, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1FYI fyre you can undigg stories from within your profile.
- DirkMandick, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0My business has had it's share of issues too. Missing documents, viruses, spyware, it's all there. I finally acted on the issue. Check out eEye.com http://www.eeye.com/html/index.html they seriously have the best service. They work with some of the largest businesses in the world, protecting their networks from vulnerability. Check them out!
Anyone else use them or another company to secure your information? - cvoid, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Um, it's a nice start but it's severely lacking. Not once in the article is the phrase "keep your OS patches up to date". Nowhere are vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, firewalls, unnecessary software, or best practices mentioned. This is a nice, short article on how to get a false sense of security because it is *incomplete*. The world needs an "information security for dummies" book to present this material in a complete and accessible manner to the non-security professional.
- ratdk, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0You mean the small exe written in VB that was around in about 99. Gave you alot of work? Wow. You do know if you pressed escape it closed it (alternatively, you could find it in the process list). You can have that tip for free. Handy for when it next infects a computer. ;-)
- martin20088, on 11/27/2008, -0/+0more info http://www.multitopics.net/
- NedSlider, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1"If you're an entrepreneur with enough wealth to afford company mobile phones, the first and last item on that list is actually: hire an IT security guru to worry about this for you. Article is misleading anyway; managers should be aware of third-party resources"
I agree - lots of technically incorrect information leading to a false sense of security. The author has either deliberately presented a gross over simplification aimed at the target audience or has no real understanding of the terms (s)he is using.
It's naive to think managers can learn everything they need to know about security by reading a 5 minute article. If your network is important to your business, employ an IT specialist who has the necessary skills to secure it effectively. - NMVK, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1"Your company's mobile phones may not be safe either, as SMS messaging is now frequently used as a new type of phishing called SMiShing."
If you're an entrepreneur with enough wealth to afford company mobile phones, the first and last item on that list is actually: hire an IT security guru to worry about this for you. Article is misleading anyway; managers should be aware of third-party resources (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IT_security_risk_assessment). - TheSalmonThief, on 10/12/2007, -12/+7Everyone's thinking it: Get a Mac. XD
- humm, on 10/12/2007, -16/+1Very good article.
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