security

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Don’t get stung (with Owasp)

This entry was posted in Development OWASP Security Web and tagged OWASP security Web Development on November 26, 2015 by HAL

I was lucky enough to attend a web application security event hosted in the Queens Ashby Building in Belfast last night. Run by the Belfast chapter of OWASP  the event was a practical session in using tools to look for vulnerabilities in specially crafted pages accessed through a learning portal. If you are not familiar […]

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Want a free security scan of your PC?

This entry was posted in Software Tips Web and tagged Microsoft Scanner security on April 8, 2013 by HAL

Found another freebie from Microsoft – the Safety Scanner which you can get from here Although not a replacement for proper antivirus and security procedures – could be useful in ruling out malware and viral effects so – this is what they have to say about it Do you think your PC has a virus? The […]

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Security is All

This entry was posted in Comment Hardware Software Storage Tips and tagged Iomega NAS security on December 4, 2012 by HAL

In a timely reminder I received notification from IOmega that they were potentially some issues with public facing access to their NAS products. Ironically yesterday I outlined for a client the options to best secure something like this which they were hoping to implement. As with any file or media sharing – understanding what surface […]

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Do you want some insecurity with that Java ?

This entry was posted in Comment Software Tips and tagged JAVA security on September 25, 2012 by HAL

The latest concern is the announcement of a new critical security flaw in Java SE 5 build 1.5.0_22-b03, Java SE 6 build 1.6.0_35-b10, and the latest Java SE 7 build 1.7.0_07-b10. This error is caused by a discrepancy with how the Java virtual machine handles defined data types (a type-safety error) and in doing so […]

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Is there a hole in your Dropbox ?

This entry was posted in Comment and tagged Dropbox security on July 19, 2012 by HAL

A potential Dropbox security breach has sparked concerns about cloud application security and has given some corporate Dropbox customers reason to tighten their employee use policies. A number of Dropbox users clustered throughout Europe have recently reported they received spam from an online casino. Those being spammed said they signed up for the popular cloud […]

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Use Protection

This entry was posted in Backup Security Tips and tagged backup security on March 20, 2012 by HAL

In a recent article by the BBC the issue of cyber-attacks was highlighted as a major danger to small companies and indeed a Threat Awareness Survey stated that over 50% of respondents said that they didn’t feel in danger because they were a “small company”! They were under the misapprehension that only large enterprises should […]

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