Terry Zink: Security Talk
Discussing Internet security in (mostly) plain English
Some more on the Stratfor/Anonymous hack – protecting user data
Okay, this is my final post on the Stratfor/Anonymous hack. Probably. I’m a subscriber, and...
Author: tzink Date: 01/12/2012
Even experts use bad passwords
Ever since I had my data hacked by Anonymous during the Stratfor hack (and updated my credit card…...
Author: tzink Date: 01/12/2012
Taking shots at Windows 8’s new picture password
Blah, blah, blah. I was reading in a short article on Network World that the father of two-factor...
Author: tzink Date: 01/12/2012
How Digital Detectives Deciphered Stuxnet – the Most Menacing Malware in History
This is a story that I missed when it was published last summer, but Wired has a great article about...
Author: tzink Date: 01/12/2012
IBM’s other prediction for 2016 – no passwords
Following up from my previous post, the other prediction that IBM made was that in 2016, we wouldn’t...
Author: tzink Date: 01/06/2012
Fallout from the Anonymous/Stratfor hack
As I wrote in my post on Christmas Day, Stratfor was hacked by Anonymous. Since that time,...
Author: tzink Date: 01/06/2012
IBM predicts the future for 2016 – and it includes no spam
IBM published a video where it predicts what the world will look like in 2016 (see bottom of this...
Author: tzink Date: 01/05/2012
Follow up from eTrade spam – Bank of America spam
Last week, I wrote about eTrade spam hitting inboxes. Today, we’re seeing the follow up from...
Author: tzink Date: 01/04/2012
Humor – Identity Theft
Author: tzink Date: 01/02/2012
Last trading day of the year – eTrade spam!
It’s the last trading day of 2011 (Friday, Dec 30 – although I am informed that it started...
Author: tzink Date: 12/30/2011
Antispam law draws backlash
I was reading in the Canadian Lawyer Mag that businesses in Canada are now coming to grips with the...
Author: tzink Date: 12/29/2011
How much expertise do you need, anyhow?
Today, I returned to work after some time off (trip to New Zealand, plus some medical recovery...
Author: tzink Date: 12/27/2011
An Amazing Social Network (comic)
I’m out on vacation, but enjoy this comic from All Things D:
Author: tzink Date: 12/03/2011
No posting for a couple of weeks
I’m going to be gone for a couple of weeks so you won’t see any new posts on here until late...
Author: tzink Date: 11/28/2011
Password advice you can use… maybe
A few days ago, security researchers published a report indicating something that we all know –...
Author: tzink Date: 11/24/2011
Senate to take up cyber bill in 2012
Reuters published an article today indicating that the US Senate plans to draft up a bill to tackle...
Author: tzink Date: 11/17/2011
Taking a timeout from security–the passing of an antispam community member
This isn’t something that I normally might write about, but one of the members of the Antispam...
Author: tzink Date: 11/17/2011
What Advanced Persistent Threats look like
While at that same Virus Bulletin conference that I was talking about earlier in my other two posts,...
Author: tzink Date: 11/16/2011
What mobile malware looks like
Last month at the Virus Bulletin Conference in Barcelona, I took in one of the sessions on mobile...
Author: tzink Date: 11/13/2011
ATMs now recognize handwriting
One of my favorite Apple references on the Simpsons comes from the following clip. During a...
Author: tzink Date: 11/01/2011
Measuring your level of online safety
Microsoft has released a new web page that teaches people about how to be safe online and gives you...
Author: tzink Date: 10/28/2011
Humor: Some funny images
Funny stuff. Both from Cracked.com.
Author: tzink Date: 10/28/2011
The coolest MAAWG ever
(Note: Even though I am posting this during the MAAWG session in Paris that is occurring this week,...
Author: tzink Date: 10/24/2011
Another conference: Cybersecurity Conference and Expo
A reader pointed me to another cybersecurity conference – the 2011 Cybersecurity Conference and Expo...
Author: tzink Date: 10/24/2011
Blocking foreign languages in Forefront Online
From time to time, we hear customers complain of problems with foreign language mail – mostly...
Author: tzink Date: 10/20/2011
Oil and Gas Cyber Security Forum
A reader recently brought to my attention an upcoming conference in London in the UK – The Oil and...
Author: tzink Date: 10/19/2011
New malware variant: son of Stuxnet?
Today, a co-worker pointed out to me a recent discovery – a precursor to a variant of the Stuxnet...
Author: tzink Date: 10/18/2011
Hacking isn’t always high-tech
I was reading on Yahoo News today that the hacker who broke into various celebrities’ email accounts...
Author: tzink Date: 10/18/2011
SEC asks companies to disclose cyber attacks
I came across an interesting article on Reuters today: U.S. securities regulators formally asked...
Author: tzink Date: 10/17/2011
Zero day threats are overstated
Earlier this week, Microsoft released its 11th version of the Security Intelligence Report. In...
Author: tzink Date: 10/12/2011
Your Browser Matters
Today, Microsoft launched the web page Your Browser Matters. As outlined in the blog post by...
Author: tzink Date: 10/11/2011
Is a spammer running Netflix?
A few months ago, I posted a spoofed Netflix phishing spam that I made up that poked fun at...
Author: tzink Date: 10/10/2011
What is email appending and why is it bad?
MAAWG recently released a document on email appending, criticizing the practice and describing it as...
Author: tzink Date: 09/27/2011
How to (partially) prevent your domain from being spoofed in inbound messages
From time to time, I get customer requests for assistance on stopping phishing messages that spoof...
Author: tzink Date: 09/19/2011
Putting financial fraud in perspective
The other day, Swiss banking giant UBS said on Thursday that it was anticipating a loss of $2...
Author: tzink Date: 09/16/2011