CIO: After a Few Months’ Rest, SQL Web Attack Spreads Anew

http://www.cio.com/article/504014/After_a_Few_Months_Rest_SQL_Web_Attack_Spreads_Anew?source=rss_news

If you have a website, you need to ensure that it has been hardended against SQL Injection attacks.

CNET: Banking Trojan steals money from under your nose

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10363836-83.html?tag=nl.e757

Read this article and beware!

Dave’s Upcoming Business/Technology Seminars

Here’s a list of my upcoming seminars:

Seminar	Venue	Date/Time
Gain Flight with Public Relations and Social Media	Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce	09/17/2009 – 8:00am
Could your website be better?	Intrinzic	09/24/2009 – 7:30am
Leverage the Value of LinkedIn – Social Media Primer 2 Hour Workshop	The Circuit	10/1/2009 – 8:00 AM
LinkedIn- I am here.. What do I do now? – LinkedIn 201	Greater Cincinnati Better Business Bureau	10/12/2009 – 7:30am
Increase Profit & Build Business Through LinkedIn	Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce	10/23/2009 – 9:00am
I’m LinkedIn! Now what?	Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce	12/11/2009 – 8:00am

More coming soon!

Can you spot a phish? Play Carnegie Mellon’s game and see

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/092507-phish-carnegie-mellon.html?t51hb

Phishing is a major problem, this game does a great job helping non-technical folks understand the threat. Check this out and share it widely to help stop Phishing.

ZDNet: Security risks of Web 2.0 tools should not be overlooked by enterprises, individuals

http://blogs.zdnet.com/feeds/?p=1423

Not taking security seriously? Read this! The Scrap Value of a Hacked PC

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/05/the_scrap_value_of_a_hacked_pc.html

This excellent article explains why you MUST take security of your systems seriously! I strongly suggest you read it, even if your corporate IT people take care of security for you.

I urge you to read the following article too, which explains a real-world scan that used a hacked PC to steal $415,000 dollars from a Kentucky county:

http://davehatter.wordpress.com/2009/07/05/kentucky-payroll-phishing-scam-nets-small-fortune-keystroke-logger-used/

CIO: Web Attack That Poisons Google Results Gets Worse

http://www.cio.com/article/492966/Web_Attack_That_Poisons_Google_Results_Gets_Worse

This is a major problem for everyday joes, who doesn’t use Google?

Folks, you gotta be careful out there!  Hackers continously come up with new, innovative, devious attacks as evidenced by this one.  As always, be skeptical and make sure that you have some type of anti-virus/security software!  If you’re not sure, ask you IT Administrator, or a dorky friend like me.

ComputerWorld: Preventing Fraud Requires Customer Data Discipline

http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4644344/398581790/178145/0/

 

An increasing number of businesses of all sizes, from the smallest mom-and-pop to the largest corporations, collect more customer data than ever before and this is a trend that will only increase over time as companies look for ways to save money, market better and make it easier for their customers to do business with them.

 

Whether it’s orders stored in an Excel spreadsheet, or a complex SAP based order entry system, hackers and thieves understand the value of this data and are devising new and ever more devious attacks.  You need to ensure that you understand the risks and make every effort to mitigate the risk to your customers!

Phishers automate attacks using ‘Google hacking’

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/02/phishing_hackedserver_survey/

Is your site secure?

I’m teaching at Chamber University for the NKY Chamber – 6/5/2009

IT Strategies for Business

 We will explore modern technologies and techniques that help reduce cycle time, cut costs, improve productivity, collaboration, internal and external communication. This will allow your business to improve return on investment (ROI), total cost of ownership (TCO), generate an actual payback on technology projects, and make it substantially easier and less expensive for your customers to do business with you! Learn how to re-engineer and automate processes based on best practices and case studies on topics such as:

• Mobility
• Business Intelligence (BI)
• Content Management
• Knowledge Management
• Software as a Service (Saas)
• Social Media Marketing
• Communications
• Web services
• Business Process Reengineering
• IT Project Management
• Buy vs Build
• Web 2.0

Cost: $25 Chamber Members; $35 Future Members

You will learn how you can save money, make better decisions, help employees share and collaborate, and make it easier for your customers to do business with you from a professional who has worked with companies like Toyota, Kroger, P&G, John Morrell, Hill-Rom, NKU, Hobart, NMB, General Cable and Rumpke to name a few. Check out our customer testimonial letters at: references.libertastechnologies.com

To register:

http://www.nkychamber.com/CWT/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=515