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Michelle Drolet Named One of the Most Powerful Women Of The Channel for 2012

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Michelle Drolet

Michelle Drolet, CEO of Towerwall came in at number 32 for the most powerful women for the Channel Reseller Network (CRN). The following 100 are pulled from those ranks as executives who have proven themselves exceptional during the past year. CRN is proud to highlight their achievements. For more information Visit CRN online

Why You Need A Mobile Device Policy

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Michelle Drolet

Whether you choose to embrace it or try to resist it, the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) trend is set to grow. A study by Cisco Systems found that 78 percent of white-collar workers in the U.S. use a mobile device for work and 41 percent indicated that most smartphones that connect to the company network are actually employee-owned. So, if you don't already have a BYOD policy, you need one. Employees will connect to your network and use their personal mobile devices for work, whether you allow itfalse

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Fake Groupon discount emails carry malware

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Michelle Drolet

Cybercriminals have spammed out malware, attached to emails claiming to be related to discounts for offers on Groupon. The emails, which have the poorly spelt subject line of "Groupon discount gifts" (in itself something which should ring alarm bells), pretend to come from Groupon, and claim that one of your friends has found a deal on the website. The website says that your friend has decided to share the deal with you, and that you are receiving a discount code as a result. Part of the emailfalse

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The worst passwords you could ever choose

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Michelle Drolet

For those on our Security Alert and Update list we just emailed this great article by Graham Cluley on the worst possible passwords you could ever choose. Many of you know this is something we preach to our clients on a regular basis and is part of our comprehensive 4E Program. Too many internet users are making poor decisions when choosing their passwords. We've spoken time and time again about the importance of choosing hard-to-crack, unguessable, unique passwords that (provided the websitefalse

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The BYOD - Trend Continues to Grow

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Michelle Drolet

Like it or not, the line between the workplace and the home is blurring. Work-at-home arrangements are becoming more common and cloud services make it easier to coordinate teams online. People are constantly on call, with the ability to check their emails and stay in touch wherever they are. The days of having a personal mobile and a work device are fast disappearing as the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) trend continues to grow. A recent SkyDox survey survey found that 77 percent of informationfalse

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Library file in certain Android Apps connects C&C servers

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Michelle Drolet

TrendMicro has uncovered certain Android apps (detected as ANDROIDOS_BOTPANDA.A) containing a malicious library file, which when executed, renders the infected device as a zombie device that connects to specific command and control (C&C) servers. What is also noteworthy about this file is that it hides its routines in the dynamic library, making it difficult to analyze. The malicious library libvadgo contained in ANDROIDOS_BOTPANDA.A was developed via NDK and loaded using Java Native Interface.false

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Patch as Patch Can: All Software Is Flawed

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Michelle Drolet

Many IT departments have weak patching processes - especially on the client-side. And it's no wonder - patching is tough. Across all industries and platforms, the Window of Exploit (WOE) - that is, the time lag between announced discovery and the availability of a patch - for web-based vulnerabilities is a whopping 233 days, according to WhiteHat Security. This leaves your organization exposed for an unacceptably long period of time. It may not be glamorous, but a meticulous patching program isfalse

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Beware the wild west of Web applications

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Michelle Drolet

Web applications – particularly those facilitating collaboration and communication – are a boon to sales, marketing and productivity. Teams work together more effectively, salespeople enjoy better leads and marketing tools and customer service reps can more closely connect with those they serve. All of these gains, though, come at a cost: risk. By their very nature, Web applications circumvent many enterprise security controls. They are designed to enable communication, not security. A paper byfalse

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U.S. Outgunned in Hacker War

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Michelle Drolet

There was a recent article in the Wall Street Journal in which the top cyber cop Shawn Henry, spoke how we are loosing the battle with the hackers. At times the hackers can keep up us all night worrying about our networks, employee actions whether intentional or not, we need to remain vigilant and on the offensive to prevent attacks. Government regulations are not going to control hackers in fact they probably will make companies less secure. Vigilance on the part of organizations will helpfalse

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Event: Don't be a stooge when it comes to data security.

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Michelle Drolet

Join us for an unprecedented security event! Friday, April 13th, 8:00 am - AMC Movie Theatre Framingham, MA Join Towerwall, Trend Micro, Application Security Inc., Sophos, Varonis, Vormetric and WAVE for a brief presentation on data and network security followed by a free breakfast and screening of the world premiere movie: The Three Stooges. Click here to reserve your space today! For more information, contact Andrea at 774-204-0700 or email at - andreah@towerwall.com.

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