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Security: Hacking Cases Spike Amid Pandemic Confusion

By Dick Weisinger

As workers stay home and access corporate systems remotely, a spike in hacking and security breaches is being reported. VMWare Carbon Black reports that ransomware attacks surged 148 percent in March over the levels in February. Tom Kellermann, VMware cybersecurity

Security: Authentication Without Passwords

By Dick Weisinger

Passwords have become a security problem that IT is hoping to plug. A Verizon report found that “if you are relying on username/email address and password, you are rolling the dice as far as password re-usage from other breaches or

Security: Open Source and Vulnerabilities

By Dick Weisinger

Open Source software and security. Are Open Source projects security focused and how nimble are they in addressing reported vulnerabilities? With more than 300 projects, one of the biggest Open Source groups is the Apache Software Foundation (ASF). Apache software

Security: The Protection of Homomorphic Encryption

By Dick Weisinger

Encryption provides security. With strong enough encryption, data can be fully secured so that no one other than you will be able to access the contents. Ultimately quantum computers may be break the code, but that’s not yet possible. The

Telework: The IT Risks of Staff Working from Home

By Dick Weisinger

Businesses across the United States are asking employees to work from home to mitigate the risk of transmitting the COVID-19 virus. But this rapid scale up of remote workers is stressing company networks, especially at those businesses where workers seldom