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Malvertising and Other Online Mischief
Malvertising — or malicious advertising — is getting a bit more attention as of late. In essence, it’s just another method by which criminals attempt to infect user PCs with some form of malware — albeit a very scary form as it can reach so many users so easily. The important point is that criminals will continue to exploit new
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AP Twitter Hack Sends Stock Market into Plunge
The AP Twitter hack lead to a sudden drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average after the perpetrators sent out a tweet about an attack on the White House
April 23, 2013 in Identity Assurance -
Facebook vs. Salesforce Battle for Enterprise Identity or Straight Consumerization?
I recently read an interesting article by Ericka Chickowski, “Facebook vs. Salesforce: An Identity Smackdown?” at Dark Reading.
April 23, 2013 in Enterprise Authentication, Identity Assurance, Cloud -
SSL Fingerprints
GRC has created HTTPS/SSL Fingerprints. This service allows you to check whether or not your enterprise is performing MITM on the SSL secured site that you are trying to reach. It compares the certificate fingerprint to what you would receive to the fingerprint that they receive by going direct. If they are the same, the certificate is authentic and you have no problem. If they are different, then it is likely that someone is performing MITM on your SSL connection.
April 17, 2013 in SSL Deployment, SSL, Secure Browsing Facebook vs. Salesforce Battle for Enterprise Identity or Straight Consumerization?
I recently read an interesting article by Ericka Chickowski, “Facebook vs. Salesforce: An Identity Smackdown?” at Dark Reading.
April 23, 2013 in Enterprise Authentication, ...SSL Fingerprints
GRC has created HTTPS/SSL Fingerprints. This service allows you to check whether or not your enterprise is performing MITM on the SSL secured site that you are trying to reach. It compares the certificate fingerprint to what you would receive to the fingerprint that they receive by going direct. If they are the same, the certificate is authentic and you have no problem. If they are different, then it is likely that someone is performing MITM on your SSL connection.
April 17, 2013 in SSL Deployment, SSL, Secure Browsing