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| Title | Summary |
|---|---|
| Everyday Equipment with Cellular Capabilities - Convenient or Concerning? | Cellular capability is being incorporated into everyday equipment; everything from HVAC monitoring systems to simple consumer electronics. But with this added convenience, comes the very real threat of those systems being infected. |
| The Last Decade's Security | Much has changed in the past ten years around security and we as organizations would like to think we've learned a few things. Take a look at some of the lessons we've learned about security regarding passwords and external devices, and how budget decisions affect our overall security posture. |
| Your Mobile Workforce | In an earlier Intelligence Advisory, Solutionary discussed the dangers posed by smartphones. In this follow up Advisory, we look at the advances in technology that have occurred since then and how this changes the way we think about our mobile devices. |
| SMBs - The Targets of Opportunity | Hackers, malware authors and organized criminals have quickly learned that, while the reward may not be as great, neither is the risk when it comes to targeting smaller organizations. Add to these threats, compliance requirements that carry the potential for large fines if ignored, and even small to medium sized businesses have reason to be concerned. |
| Malvertising | A new combination of techniques aimed at distributing a malicious software virus dubbed 'malvertising' (the confluence of malware and advertising) is rapidly spreading across the Internet. Malvertising is the latest spin on the covert installation of malware / spyware through the use of online advertisements hosted on well-known web and social networking sites. |
| Smartphones Can Create More Risks | Smartphones can do a lot these days. Essentially mini computers, smartphones are capable of gathering and storing enormous amounts of data, public or private. This article discusses the opportunities and dangers offered by smartphones in the wrong hands. |
| Mobile Device Botnets | Botnets have been a major threat to host systems for years, but now, today's intelligent mobile devices have the computing power and network access to become unwilling hosts to bot infection. |
| Paper Thin Security | Much discussion involving security is around electronic information. But what about all of the information still gathered, and stored, on paper? Where does it go; who see it; what happens to it when it no longer needed? Solutionary looks at the issue of information security when it comes to physical data. |
