About Net Security: February 13, 2009

Net Security In the Spotlight | More Topics |   from Tony Bradley, CISSP-ISSAP Happy Friday the 13th! I find it interesting that after making like 107 Friday the 13th movies and having Jason go to hell, Manhattan, outerspace and square off against Freddy Krueger they have decided to just start over and remake the original. I wonder if remakes of the other Jason movies will grace the screen in years to come as well? But, I digress. This week I posted a summary of the Microsoft Security Bulletins for February, a review of the 10th Anniversary edition of Hacking Exposed, and an explanation of two-factor authentication for those looking to improve their security. Check out the posts below.   In the Spotlight Using Two-Factor Authentication In the past year or so there have been a number of examples of situations where a simple username and password have proven to be insufficient for security. During the Presidential campaign last Fall Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin's Yahoo email account was broken into. French President Sarkozy has been the victim of unauthorized access to his bank account. More recently, Monster.com...read more              More Topics Keeping Employees in Line Hacking Exposed 6 - 10th Anniversary Edition Four Security Bulletins From Microsoft for February UAC Policy Settings Explained Product Review: Prevx Edge 3.0 Disable AutoComplete Password Storage Profile: Wireshark Follow Me on Twitter I dabbled in Twitter a while back. I created the account and did a 'tweet' or two. But, I quickly lost interest and moved on to other things. However, after joining the Facebook revolution I have newly inspired interest in all things social networking. As a quick aside to my Twitter post I have found tremendous value in Facebook recently. I use LinkedIn.com to maintain a network of professional / business contacts, but Facebook has enabled me to connect with family, friends, high school classmates...read more   Conficker Worm Marches On (...and On...and On) The Conficker worm, A.K.A. Downadup, continues to plague users around the world. The worm exploits a vulnerability that Microsoft addressed in October of 2008 with an emergency Security Bulletin released out of their normal 'Patch Tuesday' cycle. Apparently a fair percentage of users didn't get the memo though and millions of unpatched systems have been victimized as a result...read more     Sponsored Links   Best Moves in a Bad Economy Save & Invest the Right Way Find out how to beat a bear market, make smart choices, and keep your cool even when the economy is unpredictable. Internet / Network Security Ads It Security News SCADA Security Managed Security Security Newsletter Network Security Advertisement     Visit Related About GuideSites: Wireless / Networking Antivirus Software Focus on Windows Email internet   Search About      Sign up for more free newsletters on favorite topics. You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Net Security newsletter as security.world@GMAIL.COM. If you wish to change or remove your email address, please visit: http://www.about.com/nl/usgs.htm?nl=netsecurity&e=security.world@GMAIL.COM About respects your privacy. Our Privacy Policy. Our Contact Information. 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2008 About, Inc.