Steve Riley on Security

Formerly of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing Group.

October, 2007

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  • Steve Riley on Security

    Myth vs. reality: Wireless SSIDs

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    Do you ever wonder sometimes how it is that some ideas just won't die? Like the thought that not broadcasting your wireless network's SSID will somehow make you more secure? This is a myth that needs to be forcibly dragged out behind the woodshed, strangled...
  • Steve Riley on Security

    More on Autorun

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    Last month, in my post " Autorun: good for you? " I described why I believe you should disable Autorun on all computers in your organization. I also explained how you can do this for XP and Vista computers. Well, it turns out that Windows will override...
  • Steve Riley on Security

    What's your data worth? More importantly, to whom?

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    This week, I'm attending and spoke at a cybercrime conference in Singapore. One of the presenters made a very good point, and I want to share it with you. When considering how to protect your data, don't consider how valuable it might be to an attacker...
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