Security status quoI am on the road these two weeks talking about the State of Spyware Report. I find that I make a lot of predictions in my presentations that should be documented to keep me honest.June 15, 2005 by Richard Stiennon in Security
Why people remove cookiesFor my 100th post I am going to try my hand at an analogy. Stand back, this could get ugly.June 14, 2005 by Richard Stiennon in Mobility
Threats to Data SecurityIt is not exactly news that people can steal data if they have access to it. But it is true that enhanced access makes data theft more likely.June 13, 2005 by Richard Stiennon in Big Data
Where is Stiennon in June?Just in case you want to see me in person, now is your chance. I am embarking on a multi-city tour to talk about the State of Spyware report.June 12, 2005 by Richard Stiennon in Tech Industry
Electronic dumpster diving.That's good. I wish *I* had thought of "Electronic dumpster diving" to describe the industrial espeonage going on in Israel.June 10, 2005 by Richard Stiennon in Tech Industry
Latest ThreatChaos PresentationI recieved a lot of requests for copies of the Power Point presentation I gave at this week's Gartner Security Summit in DC. Here it is.June 10, 2005 by Richard Stiennon in Tech Industry
Hype Cycle PeakingIn the Trojan Fiasco in Israel (see below) reporting is getting crazy. Thinking of Gartner Hype Cycles a sure indication that this story could be getting out of control is this article which says a water company (as in bottled water) says documents were stolen from a server that also contained plans for separating heavy water which is used for making HYDROGEN BOMBS!June 9, 2005 by Richard Stiennon in Tech Industry
More Repercussions of TF IncidentUh Oh. John Leyden is reporting that the head of one of the Private Investigation firms in Israel has fallen down the stairs at a police station during a break in questioning.June 9, 2005 by Richard Stiennon in Tech Industry
The TF plot thickens.The depth to the Trojan Fiasco in Israel is beginning to have repercussions. How about this: Bezeq, the state run telecom had just completed the sale of a large chunk of the company to private industry.June 8, 2005 by Richard Stiennon in Tech Industry
Intellectual Property ProtectionIPP I ran into Raj Dhingra at the Gartner IT Security Summit here in DC. One of Raj’s accomplishments was as VP Marketing at Intruvert which was sold to Network Associates.June 7, 2005 by Richard Stiennon in Networking
More Data LossesCitiBank is the latest to report loss of data back up tapes.When, oh when, will the financial services entities discover encryption?June 6, 2005 by Richard Stiennon in Security
Gartner Security ConferenceLook to this blog for updates on things I see/learn at the Gartner IT Security Summit in DC this week. Watching this conference grow over the last four years has been amazing.June 4, 2005 by Richard Stiennon in Security
Extrusion Prevention?????I noticed that a new company in the IP protection business got financed last week. I am all for technology that can help prevent valuable information from leaking out of your network and getting exposed to the world but I have to take umbrage over the term being used for it.June 4, 2005 by Richard Stiennon in Security
Trojan Horse Incident:: Synopsis and Predictions.This is such a convoluted story. I think I have it straight now.June 2, 2005 by Richard Stiennon in Security
Of Chestnuts, Elms, Ash, Sycamores, and GinkosAt one time the entire eastern half of the United States was blanketed in Chestnut trees. If you visit a building built before 1900 you see the rich warm color of chestnut wood everywhere.June 1, 2005 by Richard Stiennon in Security