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Security and Risks Updated

When I’m talking about security with customers, partners or at an event the first question I usually receive is: how much this will cost to me? This is an understandable question, costs have to be monitored and expenditures have to be planned wisely;  how much I can spend on security is a quite interesting topic. The problem, alas, is that usually IT managers do not use a clear model when planning investment in security but seemed to be attracted more by strange inner believes than an empirical analysis of cost and benefits. Another point that I’ve always found quite curious is that…

Privacy in the age of the social media « The Puchi Herald

Image via CrunchBasePrivacy in the age of the social media « The Puchi Herald: “ Do you know Mr. George Bronk? He’s a “smart” guy, using a little social engineering and a good dose of smartass brain he hacked a lot of women’s account Facebook and email, checking for hot sexy pics of the owners.” Related articles Privacy Hacking Worse Than PR Flacking (yro.slashdot.org) JOURNALIST ARRESTED OVER FACEBOOK PRIVACY REPORT (Media; Social Media) (thepulsemagazine.onsugar.com) Lawyer: Facebook abuser doesn’t deserve prison (sfgate.com) Facebook’s Hack-A-Months Cause Disruption, Innovation (fastcompany.com) Microsoft states that 1 in 14 downloads is malicious (theinformativereport.com) 3 Ways to…

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