Threat analysis is not something to be taken lightly in the fast paced world of computer technology. Computers, from large business networks to the simple household PC, are constantly bombarded by viruses, spam emails and any number of other IT bogeymen. People are willing to go to great lengths to protect their computers, their data and their privacy. One of the latest ways of doing that is Converged Threat Analysis (CTA), which uses messaging and web security in an innovative way to combat any new and growing threats to security.

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If you think back to the first time that you were offered a cookie from a web site, you may remember your surprise. You may have wondered what a cookie was and whether or not you should accept it. It was probably even more confusing since some web sites never ask if they can give you a cookie while others require your acceptance of cookies in order for you to get information, read articles or look through their products.

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Back before there was Google, the big new search engine out there was AltaVista. In an effort to show off its power, the AltaVista team from Digital decided to crawl and index the entire web, which was a new concept at the time. There were many who didn’t like the idea of a “robot” program accessing every page on their web sites because it would cause more load time to their web servers and increase bandwidth costs for them. To address their growing concerns, in 1996 the Robots Exclusion Standard was created.

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An Ethical Hacker is an expert hired by a company to attempt to attack their network and computer system the same way a hacker would. Ethical Hackers use the same techniques and tactics as those used by illegal hackers to breach corporate security systems. The end result is the company’s ability to prevent an intrusion before it ever occurs.

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If you are using WiFi (802.11a,b.g) public hotspots then you are sending and receiving all of your traffic in “the clear”. It is penetrating walls, it is zooming across the street, and it is all readable plain text. Many hotels have sniffable wired networks. Go to a conference with your competitors and from the comfort of your hotel room you might be exchanging more than greetings. If your data is in the clear on a sniffable network everything you do is available for public perusal.

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The use of the Internet to steal people’s personal details is called “phishing” (pronounced “fishing”).

Phishing is on the increase and the techniques and technology used is becoming increasingly sophisticated. However by following these simple rules you can greatly reduce the chance of falling victim to phishing.

Never reveal your passwords. Not even to family or close friends. Of course you trust your family and friends but once revealed you can never be sure that they will not unwittingly reveal your password to someone else. There may be occasions, due to sickness or accident for example, when you have to allow family or close friends to access some on-line accounts. Following such occasions you should change your passwords as soon as practically possible.

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If life in the data center was a musical, the first two songs security and IT folks would break out in song and dance to would be “Let’s Get Physical” and “We’re All in this Together.”

If the show was based on a recent story in The Register, it would be a somber production. The piece details the repeated break-ins to C I Host, a co-location facility in Chicago. The scary part - aside from the fact that the thieves appear to have been a pretty violent bunch who struck and repeatedly tazered the night manager - is that this was the fourth time in two years that facility was broken into and the company seems to have not been upfront with its customers. In a broader sense, the benefit IT managers and their bosses can gain from other companies’ misfortunes is that physical security efforts must be redoubled.

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If you have been internet marketing for long you probably have a ton of websites that you are a part of which requires you to have a password. Today’s internet can be a scary place with hackers and phishers everywhere trying to get at your personal information. One way of combating these nasty people is to create unique strong passwords. There are several ways of accomplishing this.

First you should not use personal info like your social security number. Not only is this easy to break into but they will also have your social security number which will open all kinds of opportunity to steal your ID and ruin your life. Using your phone number is just as bad. Don’t do it.

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