Test Your Security – Because Mistakes Happen

There was a  presentation on the “Psychology of Security” which is a favorite topic of mine(past blogposts): http://oversitesentry.com/the-psychology-of-security/ http://oversitesentry.com/how-much-should-i-spend-on-cybersecurity/ http://oversitesentry.com/security-people-are-scaremongerers/ The topics in this slide from Stefan Schumacher presentation at BSides https://bsidesvienna.at/slides/2015/the_psychology_of_security.pdf Users Choose weak passwords. Users are not interested in Security Users don’t understand Security Programmers create Buffer overflows and forget safety regulations Admins … Read more

Internet Insecure Without TLS

The latest shoe to drop for Internet security? http://lgms.nl/blog-2   Luc Gommans, a student at Roermond, Netherlands. Although he is also working at HBO Software Engineering and Cyber Security.   Has put together a test for the most basic connection of the Internet…  a TCP handshake test.   He goes on to explain a Man in the … Read more

SmartTV Can Get Malware & Ransomware

Are you considering buying a SmartTV for the office?   Here is Symantec’s Blogpost discussing a Smart TV infection: (Symantec Blog is #26 on our  Security News Analyzed page) http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/how-my-tv-got-infected-ransomware-and-what-you-can-learn-it   Now your TV can get infected with Ransomware as well. What Operating Systems can a smartTV have? Tizen, WebOS 2.0, Firefox OS, or Android … Read more

Cyberjoke Friday Thanksgiving edition

Just the quotes please: From the top50 funny computer quotes http://www.junauza.com/2010/02/top-50-funny-computer-quotes.html 12. “Difference between a virus and windows ? Viruses rarely fail.”  ( a reminder that viruses are more successful than computer programs sometimes) 14. “The Internet: where men are men, women are men, and children are FBI agents.” (a reminder that not everyone is … Read more