Marty Musters
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Cloud computing: good or bad?
November 28, 2011
To use the cloud or not to use the cloud, that is the question.
I recently met with the CEO of a large company who had suffered a network security breach. He asked the question, why did this happen and why didn’t my Information Systems people prevent the attack? My answer was simple. As the CEO, you drive your business to have network connectivity and availability. Security is something that always seems to get in the way and only becomes a priority when something bad happens.
I recently met with the CEO of a large company who had suffered a network security breach. He asked the question, why did this happen and why didn’t my Information Systems people prevent the attack? My answer was simple. As the CEO, you drive your business to have network connectivity and availability. Security is something that always seems to get in the way and only becomes a priority when something bad happens.
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When to use an ethical hacker
November 14, 2011
Two things are driving the digital side of security in our industry: the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard, version 2. Both of them reflect the growing concern that our industry has with the protection of private information. We’ve already talked about firewalls and appliances that perform the function of Data Loss Prevention (DLP). Is there more that a company should do? The answer is unequivocally YES.
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How safe is the data on your smartphone?
July 15, 2011
I will spare the reader a history lesson on computers, but I just want to say that we have come a long way from the advent of the first personal computer. Today’s mobile phones have thousands of time more processing capability, storage and functionality that that old IBM PC/XT. I know I am dating myself, but I am hoping it gives me credibility. The industry has finally developed to a point where we are taking security seriously on laptops.
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In February of this year cyber attackers from China allegedly hacked into both the Finance Department and the Treasury Board of Canada which caused quite a media frenzy. Rather than going into the details of the attack let me try to provide some insight into the attacks.
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Deciphering who last logged on
January 03, 2011
There is a common misconception that you cannot tell who was using a computer at any given time, assuming that multiple people had access to the computer. It's not always possible, but it is more likely than not to identify who was on the computer at a particular time, whether this be in a corporate environment, or your home computer where multiple people have access to it.
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Why steganography should scare you
November 22, 2010
Steganography, which can simply be described as the hiding of data in plain site, has been around for thousands of years. Not in digital form of course, but the concept has not changed.
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The art of spying: Keyloggers for computers and cellphones
October 08, 2010
Keyloggers installed on computers have become a common way of getting information, or should I say spying, on someone.
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Canadian Security Director of the Year 2011
Thomas Gerstenecker was named Canadian Security Director of the Year for his contributions to the United Nations' UNOPS. A Canadian…
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