Customer Awareness

Temporary Passwords: A Potential Weak Link

Some small organizations continue to use customer data to generate initial passwords, despite the risks. An article review. When rolling out a new online banking platform organizations are often faced with the task of issuing new usernames and passwords to existing users,...

WPA2 Vulnerable To Attack

While Many Devices Have Already Been Patched, Many More May Never Be… An article review. When does exploit news cross the line into being a trend? How about when it impacts essentially every single wi-fi enabled device? That’s the takeaway from the recently an...

Former NIST Official Regrets Issuing Password Guidance

Bill Burr admits security advice actually created more vulnerable passwords. An article review. If you’ve ever angrily questioned some seemingly arbitrary rule when creating a new password, there is some vindication for you: the former government official whose passw...

Canaries in a Coal Mine

Recognizing early signs of trouble can save you from big issues later. A Jolley|Hadaway Article Maybe you’ve already seen some of the signs yourself. Your mouse cursor may move on its own, when you’re not touching it. Or you get notifications for a delivery, bu...

The Advantages of Being Small

Questionable social media campaign passed through layers of management unquestioned An article review. Sometimes it can seem like being one of the big guys makes security easy–finding a second set of eyes to look at a problem is never a problem, and of course the gen...

The American Monkey Trap

Using technology in the new standard. Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . Dan wrote a sequel to this article! You can find it here: Banana Trap Too. The Monkey Trap story may not be new to you. I first enc...

The Sidebar!

The Sidebar, the Side of the Road, and the Road Rules! Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . Note from Legal Risk Assessment! Dan has already revised these rules twice. They are still evolving and still not ...

The Thing About Speed Bumps

. . . they’re not required . . . But they do have a place! Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . There is a myth out there that speed bumps are required for all weblinking relationships. This is simpl...

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The Internet of Things

An article review. Vulnerabilities Found in Everything from Coffee Makers to Cars Generally, our article reviews relate to a single article, but we recently found two separate articles that highlight many of the same concerns. These concerns simply apply to different prod...

Customer Awareness

Temporary Passwords: A Potential Weak Link

WPA2 Vulnerable To Attack

Former NIST Official Regrets Issuing Password Guidance

Canaries in a Coal Mine

The Advantages of Being Small

The American Monkey Trap

The Sidebar!

The Thing About Speed Bumps

Awareness Links!

The Internet of Things

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