Security and Alarm Systems Blog

New Financial Law Contains Whistleblower Protections and Incentives

Administrator — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:02:53 +0000

The financial reform bill signed last week by President Obama not only strengthens whistleblower protections but provides a financial incentive to blow the whistle against fraud on Wall Street.

Morning Security Brief: Sentencing Guidelines, Terrorist Rights, Cybersecurity, and Mobile Phone App Risks

Administrator — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:22:12 +0000

White House’s Trusted Identities Strategy Doesn’t Inspire Trust

Administrator — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:35:20 +0000

The White House’s draft plan to create trusted identities in cyberspace has met with skepticism if not outright hostility in some electronic security and privacy quarters.

Morning Security Brief: Digital Leaks, Chemical Security, East African Wake-Up Call, Civilian Investigators, & Black Hat/Defcon

Administrator — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:35:19 +0000

Bombshell’s Fake Facebook Page Shows Ease of Cyberespionage

Administrator — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:35:18 +0000

The Washington Times featured an eye-opening article Sunday about the potential security pitfalls of social networking Web sites, highlighting one of the oldest weapons in the espionage arsenal.

Morning Security Brief: The War Logs, BlackBerry’s Security Threat, Radicalization, HLS Summer Camp, & Hackers

Administrator — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:18:42 +0000

Morning Security Brief: Google Spy Scandal, HLS Photography, Wireless Power, Unstable Flight Attendant, & Unlucky Thief

Administrator — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 03:21:20 +0000

URL Shortened Spam Continues to Grow

Administrator — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:47:41 +0000

Spammers are increasingly using url shortening services to disguise links in spam and lure e-mail users to click on links they normally wouldn’t, according to MessageLabs Intelligence July 2010 report (.pdf).

Cell Phone Contraband Bill Passes House

Administrator — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:20:46 +0000

The effort to make it illegal for federal inmates to possess cell phones and other wireless devices cleared another hurdle yesterday as the House passed a revised version of a Senate bill to designate cell phones as contraband in prison.

Cell Phone Contraband Bill Passes House

Administrator — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:20:45 +0000