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Poll: do you use scheduled scans for malware?: An interesting comment recently appeared on my older post about whether or not to use antimalware software. Peter van Dam wondered whether scheduled scans are really necessary, given that anti-malware products scan files as they enter (and sometimes Read More...
Posted 05 January 09 12:03 by Steve Riley | 18 Comments
Filed under risk mitigation, protection, malware
More on Autorun: 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 Read More...
Posted 30 October 07 03:12 by Steve Riley | 24 Comments
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What's your data worth? More importantly, to whom?: 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. Read More...
Posted 24 October 07 11:49 by Steve Riley | 6 Comments
Filed under security policies, risk mitigation, protection, security science
More on the necessity of antivirus software: A few days ago, I wrote a brief post about my non-use of antivirus software on my own computers. A number of people have asked me privately if I am recommending such a stance to other individuals or to organizations. Let me be perfectly clear: absolutely Read More...
Posted 25 September 07 10:53 by Steve Riley | 14 Comments
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Autorun: good for you?: Yes, if you're a five-year-old and you're tired of always asking mom or dad how to start the game on the CD. No need to know how! Just pick up the disc (a little peanut butter on your fingers helps with the grip), slide it in the drive, and wait for the Read More...
Posted 22 September 07 10:29 by Steve Riley | 11 Comments
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Antivirus software -- who needs it?: In the newsgroups a few weeks ago, someone asked about which anti-virus software is best for experts. This is a really curious question. I've been involved in computer security -- as a practitioner, a consultant, and an instructor/speaker -- for several Read More...
Posted 22 September 07 09:14 by Steve Riley | 22 Comments
Filed under security policies, risk mitigation, protection, malware
Did you know that you ALREADY have an e-mail policy?: An email access policy can be expressed in one of two ways: E-mail is mission critical to our business. Therefore, we permit employees to read and compose e-mail from any location in the world where employees can access the Internet, using either company-issued Read More...
Posted 10 September 06 05:34 by Steve Riley | 7 Comments
Filed under email, access technologies, security policies, risk mitigation, protection
Configure your router to block DOS attempts: Some time ago I had a discussion with a friend. He disagreed with my recommendations on how to configure a border router and the firewall behind it. I claimed that in the border router between you and your ISP, configure the six rules to block most denial Read More...
Posted 10 July 06 01:27 by Steve Riley | 13 Comments
Filed under access technologies, security policies, risk mitigation, threats, protection, configuration
August article: 802.1X on wired networks considered harmful: Several months ago I learned from Svyatoslav Pidgorny, Microsoft MVP for security, about a problem in 802.1X that makes it essentially useless for protecting wired networks from rogue machines. Initially I was a bit skeptical, but the attack he described Read More...
Posted 11 August 05 10:55 by Steve Riley | 16 Comments
Filed under NAP, authentication, access technologies, risk mitigation, threats, protection, security science, wireless
New column -- The case of the stolen laptop: Seems like once a week I hear from someone worried about stolen laptops -- or, worse, just joined the ranks of laptop theft victimhood. The best way to stay out of that club is to keep the thing with you at all times, or leave it in your hotel room when Read More...
Posted 10 February 05 10:12 by Steve Riley | 2 Comments
Filed under security policies, risk mitigation, threats, protection, physical security, things that make me worried

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