As you may know SSL is the security standard upon the encrypted Internet was first built. the Secure Socket layer is no longer secure though. If you read our POODLE (Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption)post: http://oversitesentry.com/the-sslv3-vulnerability-fix-and-explanation/ It showed the current reality of SSLv3 (the latest version) is no longer secure. And thus it is … Read more
Moving to the Cloud is important for the “next” level of IT in the board room(the Chief xO’s and directors…) all you need is a browser in “the cloud” Why? Now we can have computing at our desktops and mobile devices without the local infrastructure. We don’t need those specialist IT people (I … Read more
2014 was the “Year of the Breach” they say with the usual credit card breaches: Home Depot, Target and more… The clincher was the ultimate attack with Sony corp that brought the network down completely. It was an unusual attack, since the attackers actually stole data and then deleted it. Thus the network became unusable. … Read more
It’s good to do some reflection, and this is the last Saturday of he month, so here we are. Securosis’ Rich latest post https://securosis.com/blog/summary-heads-up has a decent summary post, which is discussing what to do periodically – review current technologies and methods and see if those methods can improve your current operational methods and … Read more
the biggest one in my book is Windows 2003 no more patches after the summer. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/products/windows-server-2003/ From the Microsoft website: Windows Server 2003 support will end: 173 Days: 12 Hours :56 Minutes : 29 Seconds 173 days come faster than you think, so please do the right thing – Philotimo update your servers. Our Youtube video (regarding ΦΙΛΟΤΙΜΟ- Philotimo in case you are … Read more
