Archives : security

how do you evaluate a password's strength?

published on 2012/01/31 by Vincent Maurin

Whether you are a project manager, IT manager, head of a development project, or in charge of any other activity involving direct user contact, you have undoubtedly heard the question: "Why are there so many password rules?" The answer is strength. The stronger the password, the better it will resist attacks. As with a bike chain or padlock combination, the strength of the code often determines how much time an attacker will need to crack it....

how do you evaluate a password's strength?

social networks - what are risks and implications for IT security?

published on 2012/01/24 by kenneth ho

Social networks such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter have become an integral part of everyday life. These sites are 21st century phenomena, though, along with that promise and opportunity come risk and implications when users access these networks from the office and share information about themselves....

social networks - what are risks and implications for IT security?

three cloud services trends for 2012

published on 2012/01/23 by Stewart Baines

Is this the year of the Cloud, like 2011 or 2010 before it? The difference is that it's on the verge of a typing point. Microsoft, Google and Amazon have already nailed their flag to the mast of cloud services, and with iCloud, Apple has joined the club....

three cloud services trends for 2012

which applications can access your Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and/or Google+ accounts?

published on 2012/01/10 by Jean-François Audenard

Social networks like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+ make it easy to share information with people from different personal and professional circles. Users can access these networks from standard PCs or specific applications on their smartphones or tablets. So how can you find out - and control -- which applications are able to access your Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Google accounts?...

which applications can access your Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and/or Google+ accounts?

mobile devices and hidden threats

published on 2012/01/06 by philippe schaufelberger

Most people working in IT acknowledge the fact that adding tablets and smartphones, aka a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policy, to the corporate ecosystem contains a lot of threats that need to be taken extremely seriously without delay before talking about any potential business opportunity....

mobile devices and hidden threats