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Social Networking: Beware of Posting Vacation Information

by Kevin Prince, Chief Technology Officer

I recently wrote a paper regarding the lack of security around social networking sites and their users. Recently there was another example where the wife of the UK International Spy Agency Chief's information was exposed. Not that this constituted a data breach, but rather his wife had posted information regarding the location of their London home, where their children went to school and played, etc. It also had information about their friends and families. Sounds like a goldmine for someone that wants to do a kidnapping or ransom.

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INFORMATION SECURITY TIP

Because the internet is a public resource, limit the amount of personal information you post on social networking sites and don't share information such as your schedule, routine or home address.

ALERTS
Microsoft released six updates in their July 2009 Security Bulletin that address vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server. Without these updates, a remote, unauthenticated attacker could gain elevated privileges, execute arbitrary code, cause denial of service or crash a vulnerable application.
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Events EVENTS

CUNA Technology Council Disaster Preparedness & Recovery Conference
August 17-19
Boston, MA

SecureWorld Expo
August 20, 2009
Waltham, MA

Uniti-East 2009 Conference
9/16-9/18
Baltimore, MD

Iowa Bankers Association Annual Convention
9/20-9/22
Des Moines, IA

WEBCASTS

Free educational seminar - August 13 at 2 pm: Social Networking - The Growing Threat to Businesses and Individuals
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Decoding the Malware Threat - Methods, Case Studies, and Defense Solutions that Work
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COMPANY UPDATES

Perimeter Launches Correlative Security Engine to Manage Cost, Complexity, Compliance Pressures in Real Time
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Product Updates PRODUCT UPDATES

New Services / Enhancements
Perimeter eSecurity's Product team is always working to improve services and enhance our customers' experience. Stay tuned each month to see updates on the services that you already subscribe to or might otherwise need as a part of your complete security solution!
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KNOWLEDGE
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Hear what our Experts have to say about pressing information security issues...
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SPECIAL OFFERS

Will Facebook Get You Hired or Fired?

The popularity of social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace and Twitter continues to increase. However, popularity comes with a price. Recent hackings into these sites demonstrates that online social networking can have serious implications on information security as well as liability, productivity, bandwidth consumption and more.

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INDUSTRY NEWS  Industry News

E-Mail Violations the Focus of Security Concerns

Companies have become very serious about their data retention policies and use of corporate assets, according to a new report. The news comes shortly after the release of a survey that said that the majority of businesses lack written policies for social media.

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Researchers: Conficker Still an Active Threat

The dreaded Conficker botnet may have been an April Fools Day bust, but months later it is still an active threat.

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Hacker Attacks Silence Twitter, Slow Facebook

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Outsourcing disaster recovery services for SMBs:
DR for the masses

For some SMB companies, outsourcing their disaster recovery service is a better choice than on-site disaster recovery. Robert Brantley, MIS director for the Miami-based Hyde Shipping Corp., learned that the hard way.

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Canyons School District: Sorry about that missing employee info

Canyons School District officials are investigating the disappearance of a thumb drive that very likely contained the personal information of more than 6,000 current and recent employees. The USB flash drive is believed to have contained employee addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth and Social Security numbers.

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Army Guard to inform members of data loss

Members of the Army National Guard who could be affected by the theft of a laptop containing their personal data, will be notified through an official letter, Guard officials said.

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Harry Potter and the Vengeful Malware

Some Internet bad guys are exploiting heightened interest in the new Harry Potter movie to further their devious plot to take over the Web.

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Are Anti-Virus signatures dead?

A pure signature approach isn't enough anymore, but it's still an essential element and a tool used to detect malware.

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Breach-Related Expenses Cost Heartland $2.6 Million

Heartland Payment Systems Inc. (HPY), the nation's sixth-largest payment processor, reports a loss for the second quarter because of a $19.4 million charge to settle claims and legal fees related to the security breach revealed earlier in January.

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CIOs: Get ready for the economic recovery ahead

Once the business demand for IT services starts growing in an economic recovery, it's far too late for the in-house IT department to ramp up to meet that demand.

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SPOTLIGHT ON HOSTED EMAIL  Spotlight

Compliance, Continuity & End User Archiving Web Conference - Listen Now

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Download this webcast to hear from Dr. Sara Radicati – Industry Analyst, The Radicati Group and Doug Howard - President, USA.NET on how a hosted (SaaS) archiving approach may best satisfy a company's business continuity strategy.

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