April 28, 2010

Facebook Accounts Are Almost Worthless

How much would your Facebook account bring you if you sold it? According to VeriSign, just a couple of pennies. I spotted an article on Dark Reading the other day detailing a recent black market advertisement for over a million Facebook accounts, sold in 1,000 unit increments for $25-$45. About 2 to 4 cents per account, which highlights how easy it has become for these accounts to get compromised and used to spread malicious software.

April 20, 2010

Secure the Edge: Protecting Exchange 2007 Connectors

Many small companies employ a service such as AppRiver to provide affordable messaging security, but not many take the time to properly secure their Exchange connectors afterwards.

Red Flags and the Value of Experience

One of the things I hear often said, and something I subscribe to as well, is the idea that a lot of technical knowledge in the world of IT ...