Archive for the ‘Mobile Security’ Category

Practical Data Loss Prevention

(Week 4 of 4)
by Michael McKinzie, CISSP
Well as we are in our final week of this series with just a few comments I will briefly summarize and conclude this topic as best as I can. One reader indicated his organization currently uses a strict policy about internet use, and content is blocked based on type [...]

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Practical Data Loss Prevention

So where do we practically begin? Does the organization know what their sensitive data is/classified, where it resides, how it travels through business processes, how it is shared and used? Some of these questions are easy to answer but some might be difficult. Who owns the data? If a user accesses his or her personal email account, or another personal use site, is any information or data downloaded belong to the organization?

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Let’s talk about your mobile phone…

First of all, I’d like to welcome you to the SecurStar Security Blog. Here we will discuss a lot of subjects related to information security. Hope you enjoy it, comment and subscribe. Let’s go!

Within this post we will be discussing about the security threats that mobile phones are exposed. Wiretap, geographic positioning, critical information theft, etc. Today use of phone devices for everything in our personal and professional lives, is expanding more and more the attack surface for malicious people. Get some tips in how to protect youself.

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