Don't you wish there was a news channel, blog or website that only listed good news? What a difference it has made in my daily life to not read all of the popular news blogs that I once did. Not that we should be oblivious to what is going on in the world, but unless it has a direct impact on my family, or is something that is within my control to change, what good does it do to think about? It will only cause worry or anger, both of which are a sin. I would much rather focus on all of the good that takes place every day but is not nearly as popular in the TV ratings department.

From the Express-News Editorial Board

Hey you, don't open that suspicious link

Computer security breaches are a $1 trillion problem, Bloomberg news service recently reported.

That number is huge, but equally disturbing is the fact that hackers exploit human weaknesses to get behind sophisticated firewalls and security systems.

Bloomberg reported that a Homeland Security Department test showed hackers could manipulate people with surprising ease.

*Creating a password that is hard to crack.
By Shan Li

If there's one lesson to be learned from the rash of hack attacks recently, it's the value of a strong password.

Just look at what the hacker group LulzSec dug up. After hacking into the websites of the CIA, PBS and Sony, it posted on the Internet the email addresses and passwords of 62,000 compromised accounts.

A quick scan of the list showed that most passwords were easy to remember — and easy to crack. Sample: “wildwoman,” “coffeecup,” “peterp” and “kindle.”

Considering cloud computing? Be sure to visit the Cloud Security Alliance site and download their whitepaper first.

http://www.cloudsecurityalliance.org/

http://sanantonio.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2010/10/11/story5.html

Interview for Cyber Security Awareness Month

Whether in your job or at home, most all of us use technology on a daily or more likely hourly basis.


Do you know what to look for in a phishing email?


Do you have anti-virus software installed and is it being updated? (you can even use one of the free products like AVG or Avast!)


Do you have your Windows Updates installed automatically?