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”

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

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.

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.

1 – Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for October 2009.

2 – Mozilla Posts Firefox Security Suite, Plugin Check.

3 – Comcast Testing Virus Notifications to Infected Users.

4 – Fake PayPal screen dupes IE, Safari, Chrome.

1 – Passwords for Google, Yahoo and Hotmail accounts illegally leaked online.

2 – A group of Lawyers who are Focused on Technology and Security.

3 – Lawsuit: Heartland Knew Data Security Standard was ‘Insufficient’

1 – Judge Orders Gmail Account Deactivated After Bank Screws Up.

2 – Cyber Security Awareness Month.

3 – PCI More Of A ‘Check-Box’ Than Security For Most Retailers.

4 – Microsoft confirms free security software ships Tuesday.

5 – IRS scam now world’s biggest e-mail virus problem

1 – IT Security affected by the Economic Downturn.

2 – 7 Reasons Websites Are No Longer Safe.

3 – Malware Spoofs the IRS.

4 – Vulnerabilities in Windows TCP/IP Could Allow Remote Code Execution.

5 – Unpatched WordPress Installations Face Worm Attack.

6 – WordPress FAQ If Your Site Has Been Hacked.

1 – New Blue Screen of Death on Vista and Windows 7.

2 – Microsoft to issue 5 critical updates but none will cover the IIS issue.

3 – Researchers find a new way to attack the cloud.

4 – Sen. John Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) is at it again with the “Cybersecurity Act of 2009″.

1 – The Goal of Security

2 – 10 Digits that will change privacy as we know it

3 – 8 Dirty Secrets of IT Security Industry