d.strom, cissp, gsec, gsna on May 26th, 2010

According to cnnfn.com, simplification is coming to Facebook privacy configurations. The article starts out with this… By Ben Rooney, staff reporterMay 25, 2010: 6:25 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Facebook confirmed Tuesday that it will simplify its privacy settings, in a move aimed at quelling growing concerns over how much user information is exposed [...]

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d.strom, cissp, gsec, gsna on May 4th, 2010

Facebook’s Eroding Privacy Policy: A Timeline You really need to take a look at this article. It shows how Facebook has slowly and steadily made your privacy disappear. You should carefully consider how this impacts you. – Dan

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d.strom, cissp, gsec, gsna on March 5th, 2010

I received an email earlier today from my bank which proudly announced upcoming changes to their on-line presence. This email spoke about the improved ease of use, and the increased security. Additional features, such as changes to bill pay, were also discussed. It all sounded very nice. That is, until I took a quick look [...]

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d.strom, cissp, gsec, gsna on February 19th, 2010

*** Warning *** This post is not directly related to information security. Ok. So I just watched the press conference and apology from Tiger Woods, and I saw something that we rarely see. He took confessed the wrongfulness of his actions, and took personal responsibility for what he did. He “has a lot to atone [...]

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d.strom, cissp, gsec, gsna on August 21st, 2009

Do yourself a favor. Go grab your wallet. I’ll wait for you to get back… . .. … Now, pull all your credit cards out. Grab your debit cards, also. Look at them closely. Can you identify where each one of them has been used? Have you ever used your debit card for on-line transactions? [...]

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