Only two shopping days left until Christmas. Here are a few early presents making security headlines.
Another top 10 for 2009
1- The Top 10 Security Threats of 2009.
And the new Cyber Czar is
2 – Howard A Schmidt for Cyber Czar.
A Short Guide to Network Security Auditing
3 – A guide to internal and external network security auditing.
Only three for today actually caught my attention so it is a short list. Until next time – “Stay Secure”
It is the weekend and for our readers along the Eastern Sea Board it is a SNOWY Saturday. With over 24 inches expected around DC and Baltimore this winter storm is going to play havok with Holiday travel as we come in to the final stretch before Christmas. I wish everyone a safe journey.
On to todays InfoSec links:
A group of Private and Goverment Security Organizations has drafted the top 20 Critical Security Controls. This is an excellent resource and guideline for security personnel.
1 – Twenty Critical Security Controls for Effective Cyber Defense: Consensus Audit Guidelines.
Facebook is once again making changes to their Privacy Settings.
2 – How the New Facebook Privacy Settings Work.
Putting AV Software to the Test
3 – AV-Comparatives.Org Torture-Tests Security Suites.
A Recap of the companies that made headlines in 2009 for all the wrong reasons.
4 – The 2009 data breach hall of shame
It has been well over a month since my last Compendium post and I want to apologize to all my readers for the delay. There is no real excuse for my lack of attention to my posts, other than to say that “real life” has been taking up more than 100% of my time.
With all things being equal I plan on adding a few more posts by years end with the expectation of getting things back on track in 2010. I also plan on introducing a new blog called “Healthy IT” that will focus on IT and the security needs of the Healthcare Industry.
For now here are a couple interesting links:
1 – What To Expect in Securityin 2010.
2 – Trend Micro 2010 Future Threat Report.
3 – F-Secure Security Threat Forecast 2010.
4 – Firefox, Opera, Safari browsers top list of high risk software.
Wow, I have been away for a while and I want apologize to all my readers for the lengthly delay between posts. Here is today’s InfoSec Compendium for the 4th of November – Enjoy.
1 – Security Baseline for Windows 7 and IE 8.
2 – Microsoft Security Intelligence Report volume 7.
3 – Vista less Vulnerable to Infection Than XP.
4 – Windows 7 Vulnerable to 8 out of 10 Viruses.
5 – Keys to Professional Communication.
Good morning everyone here is todays InfoSec Compendium for Tuesday – Enjoy.
1 – Microsoft Clarifies Impact of IE Update on Firefox.
2 – Fake computer security software endangers millions of computers.
3 – How hackers find your weak spots.
4 – President Obama on Cyber Security Awareness.
5 – Microsoft issues first Windows 7 patches.
