When it comes to cyber security, trust no one
I came across this little tidbit today. Pretty funny but so true.
How well do you know your 500 best friends on Facebook? How much do you trust the 1000 pals you follow on Twitter? Never mind the fact that if any of those accounts are compromised, you’re toast.
Robert Rivard over at MySANews writes:
Effective immediately, I’ve got cyber security religion. It’s scary out there, and I’m going on the defensive. You should, too.
Everybody else is kicking back on a Friday night, sipping a margarita, hanging with friends, planning Super Bowl Sunday. Me?
I’m changing passwords, downloading patches for outdated programs, running redundant anti-virus programs, sniffing for malware.
Read the rest of the great piece at http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/When_it_comes_to_cyber_security_trust_no_one.html
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William J McBorrough is a Security Expert with many years of success Managing, Designing, and Implementing medium and large enterprise Physical and Information Technology Security Solutions. His experience spans the spectrum from small e-commerce start-ups to multi-campus state and federal agencies to global financial sector organizations. He is on the faculty of various universities including University of Maryland University College, EC-Council University, George Mason University and Northern Virginia Community College where he conducts research and teach graduate and undergraduate courses relating to cybersecurity, cybercrime, cyberterrorism, and information security and assurance. He holds a Bachelors of Science in Computing Engineering with a concentration in digital networks and a Masters of Science in Information Security and Assurance. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified in Risk Information System Control (CRISC), and Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH).He is well versed in personnel, systems and network security risk management. His core competencies include Developing cost effective solutions to enable mission assurance in the following areas: Enterprise Risk Management, IT Governance, Security Organization Development, Information Security and Assurance
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