Hello everyone ! in this article i would like to relay my views of this subject recently there has been a trend in the market called byod this basically is where the employee of an organization is allowed to use their own personal devices such as laptops and mobile phones to perform work functions this

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Hello all, In this post I will go over what I think should be part of every businesses security process What is establishing a base line ? the purpose of establishing a baseline is to know what is normal and what is not normal activity on your network for example if you have a website

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Hello all, In this post, I will provide my view on the future of the username and password With the recent attacks against Twitter/Dropbox, the need for more websites to adopt 2factor authentication has never been higher 2-factor authentication is the future authentication mechanism which should be widely deployed in the corporate world and for

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Hello All, In this post I will show you how you can protect yourself against data theft using free open source software You have heard it on the news someone working for some company was taking an usbstick/portable hard drive from one place to another and lost it and now there are thousands of people’s

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With the popularity of free public WIFI new precautions need to be taken when using your mobile device on the road free public wifi is a great public service but it can come with severe security risks In this post I will show you how to protect your connection on a public wifi connection using

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Hey all, Just wanted to let you all know I am still active with my blog, I Have not had alot of time on my hands lately I Have some topics I think might be interesting to talk about I should be back to post regular content next week Thanks all Until Then stay secure

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To all my readers wishing you all the best in 2013 ! Thank you for all your support and comments and suggestions during 2012 lets see what 2013 brings to the technology and network security world My predictions ; More mobile exploits/maleware More hacktivists group attacks a rise advanced maleware A rise in Mac maleware/viruses

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Hello all, In this post I want to cover ways to mitigate against unauthorized devices connecting to a switch for instance in a public library or a internet cafe where the access switch can be access by the public just to set the stage for this example there is a internet cafe called bobs internet

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