Human touch

A class action lawsuit has been filed against Facebook over changes that the social networking site made to its privacy settings last November and December.

Pentagon released a report about how e-spies, software that download information or worse alter information, is their greatest threat in cyber warfare. Of course, all even remotely associated with infosec could have told them this decades ago, and of course, Pentagon has known all the time.

Todays challenge is the way social networks are used as a transport means to infect computers, and systems, inside the military. After all, the operators are simply humans, and humans can so easily be dubbed into clicking on the link stating "Is that really YOU in this video?".

As stated:

If you are like, well me, then you watch porn. On the Internet. But unlike me, you may not know how to avoid all the creepy and itchy stuff that may arrive after having un-safe sex.

This movie clip shows how free porn (or even paid-for porn) may force you to download rouge video players that is used to infect your computer.

Guest post by: Tony Ball, Senior VP, Identity and Access Management (IAM), HID Global
Organisations around the world are facing more security threats to their business than ever before. Breaches of confidentiality, crippling cyber attacks and data theft by their own employees are just some of the issues that companies now have to contend with and plan for. These security threats can also necessitate taking a more tangible a pproach to security where controlling physical access to premises is high on the agenda for many companies.

London, 14^th December 2009 - Imperva