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    Build security into your app development

    Security Partners , Security Services , Data Security , IAST , Mobile Devices , Security Threat , Establish , Security Program , Information Security , Application Security , Security , software systems , DevOps , software updates , Mobile Apps , Hackers , Big Data , Data Privacy , OWASP , Mobile Security , Gap Assessment

    Michelle Drolet

    Integrate security testing into your dev process now or else face cyber-attacks later

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    Towerwall Information Security Update Vol 13.78 - 3 ways to make your Outlook.com account safer

    network security , Data Security , Security Regulations , Outlook , Security Threat , Security Program , Information Security , Security , Hackers , Cloud Security , security policy , cybercriminals , Security Alert , internal emails , Data Privacy , cybersecurity , Data Breach

    Michelle Drolet

    3 ways to make your Outlook.com account safer by John Hawes

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    Towerwall's Candy Alexander Receives 2014 ISSA Award for "Hall of Fame"

    Data Security , Towerwall , ISSA International Awards , CISO , Information Security , ISSA International Conference , Security , cybersecurity , ISSA , Enterprise

    Michelle Drolet

    We are proud to announce that our own Candy Alexander will receive the ISSA "Hall of Fame" Award. See below for more information: Honoree to be Recognized Among RSA Founders at ISSA International Conference on Oct. 22 in Orlando BOSTON, MA--(Marketwired - Oct 9, 2014) - Towerwall (www.towerwall.com), an IT security services provider for small to mid-size businesses, today announced that Candy Alexander, CISSP CISM, GRC Consultant for Towerwall, been inducted into the Hall of Fame by thefalse

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    More Devices, More Problems.

    Unsecured Wi-Fi , network security , Data Security , IT Infrastructure , BYOD , Towerwall , Mobile Devices , Security Threat , Smartphone , Information Security , Application Security , Security , Mac , malware , Encryption , Mobile Apps , Cloud Security , Tablets , cloud services , Mobile Protection , Mobile Security , Data Breach

    Michelle Drolet

    Check out this infographic for the numbers behind BYOD.

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    Firefox 32.0 fixes holes, shakes out some old SSL certs, introduces certificate pinning

    security software , Data Security , Twitter , certificates , Information Security , Application Security , Security , cybercriminals , Data Privacy , cannabis , cybersecurity , Firefox , Enterprise , Data Breach , Gap Assessment

    Michelle Drolet

    by Paul Ducklin on September 3, 2014

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    10 Things I Know About Social Engineering

    IT Support , Social Engineering , Uniforms , USB , Phishing , Information Security , Security , quid pro quo , endpoint security system , security policy , financial security , scammers , 4E Methodology , Educate , Secure Building , cannabis , Enterprise

    Michelle Drolet

    10. Don't trust uniforms. Wearing shirts with company logos on them can be enough to gain access to restricted areas. Verify that visitors really are who they say they are.

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    Towerwall Application Security Alert Vol 13.73

    network security , passwords , Web Storage , Data Security , Security Regulations , Botnet , credit card security , Security Threat , bot-infected , two-factor authentification , Information Security , web server , Application Security , Security , Hackers , Cloud Security , Web Application Firewall , security policy , cybercriminals , penetration testing , Cryptolocker , Security Alert , Data Privacy , Web Browser , web users , cybersecurity , Enterprise , Data Breach

    Michelle Drolet

    1.2 billion logins scooped up by CyberVor hacking crew - what you need to do Hackers have amassed a vast collection of stolen data, including 1.2 billion unique username/password pairs, by compromising over 420,000 websites using SQL injection techniques. Researchers monitored the gang for over seven months, thought to be "fewer than a dozen men in their 20s who know one another personally" based in a small city in central Russia. They found that the group, working together since at least 2011,false

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    Test All Apps to Keep Hackers from Penetrating Castle Walls

    Test All Apps to Keep Hackers from Penetrating Castle Walls

    security software , Data Security , Security Regulations , Mobile Devices , Security Threat , Security Program , Information Security , Application Security , Security , Mobile Apps , Hackers , Cloud Security , security policy , cybercriminals , Tablets , information security tips , Compliance , Mobile Protection , Mobile Security , cybersecurity

    Michelle Drolet

    Four major challenges when protecting apps and how to solve them Despite all the news about hackers infiltrating major corporations, most businesses continue to leave themselves woefully unprotected. Some surveys estimate more than 70% of businesses perform vulnerability tests on less than 10% of their cloud, mobile and web applications. A majority also confess they have been hacked at least once in the last two years. While most large businesses have begun application vulnerability testing,false

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    Towerwall Security/Malware Alert Vol 13.72

    Security Threat , Information Security , Security , malware , ransomware , Hackers , cybercriminals , Security Alert , information security tips , security research , cybersecurity , Enterprise

    Michelle Drolet

    When an international law enforcement action earlier this month knocked out theGameover botnet, one happy consequence was the takedown of the servers that the CryptoLocker ransomware needed in order to do its dirty work. Well, any celebration over CryptoLocker’s demise is certainly premature - encrypting ransomware is alive and well. With many victims paying up, ransomware is a lucrative business for the crooks, and CryptoLocker has inspired copycats who want in on the loot.

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    CryptoLocker ransomware - learn what it is and how to prevent it

    Security Threat , Information Security , Security , ransomware , cybercriminals , Security Alert , cybersecurity , Enterprise

    Michelle Drolet

    A new ransomware program, known as Cryptolocker, was identified recently. Ransomware can freeze your computer and ask you to pay a fee, but this malicious ransomware does more than just that. (You can use a anti-virus tool to remove the virus.) Cryptolocker is different from other ransomware due to the fact that it allows your computer and software to run while your personal files, such as documents, spreadsheets, and images, are encrypted. The only copy of the decryption key is then saved ontofalse

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