Articles by Sue Poremba

Federal Government and Industry Team Up to Fight Botnets

I am encouraged whenever I hear that the government and industry are working together to …

Protect Your Corporate Brand from Typosquatting

Earlier this month, I pointed out the ways that cyber criminals are purposely tricking …

Less Than Half of Global Companies Think They Have Effective Security in Place

PwC announced the results of the 2012 Global State of Information Security Survey earlier …

Zeus Returns to Wreak Havoc

I haven't talked about the Zeus botnet lately. There was a period of time when I couldn't …

Have You Considered Cyber Liability Insurance?

This hasn't been a great year for data protection — just ask Sony or Lockheed …

Will Apple's Attitude Toward Security Change with Jobs' Resignation?

As the Twitterverse and other social media outlets ponder the post-Jobs Apple world, I, …

BART Hacks Show Need for Physical and Network Security

I've been following two security-related stories this past week: the growing problem of …

Quarter of Smartphones Released with Security Flaws

I've written many times about the need for better smartphone security. I thought the lax …

Are Apple Batteries a Security Risk?

Have you ever thought of your battery as being a security risk to your computer? I admit, …

Security Departments Focus on Network Speed over Network Protection

A survey conducted by Crossbeam Systems, which polled nearly 500 network security, IT and …

Anonymous Arrests — How Will They Affect Cyber Attacks?

These hackers are like zombies — no matter how much you shoot them down, they keep …

Mobile Banking Malware Expected to Increase in the Coming Year

People who use their phone for financial transactions are in the minority for the moment, …

Apple Is Latest Hacking Target

iPhone users should be on alert: Apparently, hackers have exposed a bug in iOS that can be …

Waiting to Notify Customers of Breach Is to the Company's Advantage

I noticed something that I think is troublesome. The large corporations that had serious …

LulzSec Strikes Again

The hacking group LulzSec has another victim. This time the CIA's public website was the …