Perhaps you heard some news about 100k+ iPad user emails and other info getting exposed? Well turns out that the leak happened due to an unprotected AT&T web server, not due to any flaws related to Apple’s iPad. What’s interesting about this story is not the data leak itself, but rather how it seems that [...]
http://fpn.advisen.com/fpnHomepagep.shtml?resource_id=121037564133993730#top Company gets hacked into. These days stories like are pure man bites dog (no surprise here), but what did interest me here (a la man bites dog) is the fact that investigators involved suspect that the hack may have been an inside job. It’s refreshing to see that insider threats are getting some spotlight, [...]
Hi everyone, if you don’t already have a LOCKBOX beta account and wanted to take a sneak peak at our Secure File Transfer service, head on over to http://www.golockbox.com. We’ve got some more interim information about the service along with some screenshots at the bottom. Thanks, –Kevin
That was a quote from Barry Briggs, CTO for Microsoft’s internal IT department, from the article at http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2010/05/microsoft_cto_cloud_computiing_an_inevitable_tidal_wave.html. In the article Mr. Barry was asked what he thought might slow down the growth or adoption of clouds and he brought up the topic of cloud security and some of the security question marks around this topic. If [...]
Impacta was once again recognized by Microsoft Corporation in the month of April 2010 (and this past December 2009) for helping them to find vulnerabilities in their online services and protecting their customers through responsible reporting. Check out Microsoft’s security researcher acknowledgement page for more information. –Kevin
“OK … here comes the pain …” –Scarface In August 2009, I booted up the home computer to offload some photos taken during a recent trip across Europe only to find (to my “delight” of course) that both primary and backup drives had failed. Failed drives on a home computer. No big deal normally; however [...]
2009 was yet another amazing year for Impacta, so I am proud to announce that we donated nearly 10% of gross profits for 2009 to local and non-local charities. Giving back to the community has always been a key tenet of Impacta’s core values, and we look forward to giving again in 2010. –Kevin
Over the weekend I learned that I had received a developer security Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award, and I just have to say what an honor this is. Working with MSRC to resolve vulnerabilities, contributing to the WCF security guide, etc., all that was already fun for me – but when you get an award for something you love doing [...]
Hey All, With 2010 arriving soon, just wanted to give thanks to our customers and say what a great year 2009 was for this company. When I look back on 2009, here are some of the highlights that come to mind: Delivering some really outstanding results to our customers (we never talk about specific findings, [...]
Last week I came across two stories about PayChoice (a payroll processing company) and the United States National Security Agency (NSA) getting hacked and really didn’t think twice about them. Every organization is susceptible to online risk regardless of best-efforts employed, in-house expertise yada yada. A trip to Vancouver, British Columbia this past weekend however got me thinking deeper about those stories and the lessons [...]
