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There are SSL/Crypto implementations in languages other than C.OpenSSL was one of the first non-commercial ones, which is why it is so prevalent.At the time it was written, languages such as Java simply weren't fast enough...
In reply to: Re: Heartbleed and Android
Great question. I touched on this last week in my Heartbleed Facts feature, but here's the short answer: 1) Android OS vulnerabilities: According to Lookout, 86% of users running Android 4.1.1 are vulnerable to Heartbleed...
In reply to: Re: Heartbleed and Android
You nailed it. My whole vision to changing the playing field. If we segmented personal web-use (the highest risk activity) from business activity. And then we isolated or contained the personal use, the remaining business...
In reply to: Re: Workplace Data Privacy Vs. Security: The New Balance
Well said. What if a company just segmented their network traffic? You want to go on facebook? You want to check your personal email? Okay, BYOD and use this network and we will not provide you a firewall or monitor your...
In reply to: Re: Workplace Data Privacy Vs. Security: The New Balance
I hear you, and there is no doubt that in the US, with proper notice and consent, usually in the form of an Acceptable Use Policy (AUP), a company clearly has the right to monitor and control employee Internet use. There...
In reply to: Re: Workplace Data Privacy Vs. Security: The New Balance
I would like to know if these Android devices are shipped from the factory vulnerable with it's either 4.1.1 version or if it's any of the 3rd party apps bundled? Which by the way you can only stop their running services...
In reply to: Heartbleed and Android
Thanks so much for sharing your insight and experience with this @douglasmow. What seems to be such a basic thing to secure and track, a logon & password, always seems to rear its ugly head. The Verizon DBIR put an exclamation...
In reply to: Re: Supplement Security With Access Analytics
I see how there are many issues with this in the workplace but a properly written acceptable use policy that clearly states all email sent from a company computer is sole property of that company should be expressed. I am...
In reply to: Workplace Data Privacy Vs. Security: The New Balance
@Kelly, Your story covering the 2014 Verizon DBIR highlights something we work to continuously convey to customers... what may look like a customer or partner or staff member, may not in fact be so. With the report citing...
In reply to: Supplement Security With Access Analytics
Anthony, thanks for joining the conversation. Better still if you did it from work. I really liked how you highlighted the tip-toe problem. I see this at the Board and C-Suite level where on the one hand the leadership want...
In reply to: Re: Sensitivity make this difficult
While there has been some criticism of the free Heartbleed scanners' ability to catch every instance of the vulnerability, I think it's worth giving the vendors some kudos for their efforts. Several of the free tools came...
In reply to: Heartbleed scanners -- good step for the community
Containing Corporate Data on Mobile Devices
If you’re still focused on securing endpoints, you’ve got your work cut out for you. WiFi network provider iPass surveyed 1,600 mobile workers and found that the average US employee carries three devices -- a smartphone, a computer, and a tablet or e-reader -- with more than 80% of them doing work on personal devices.
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