September’s topic: wireless security

From certain perspectives, wireless networks are simply wonderful!  They are convenient to use, flexible and cheap to deploy, releasing computer users from the tyranny of being tied to the desk by the network cables.  Wireless/radio technologies enable laptops to stay connected to the Internet or corporate network, and distant locations to be connected using point-to-point microwave links.  Travelers use WiFi hotspots or 3G USB sticks to keep up with email and social networks while on the move, and use GPS systems to find their way.  Most of us these days rely heavily on our mobile phones and PDAs which are, in fact, sophisticated digital radio-devices using the 3G and other wireless networks.  Wireless networking has become a ubiquitous part of modern life. 

September’s NoticeBored security awareness module discusses how to facilitate the safe and secure use of wireless networking technologies by the organization, and by us as individuals, through the adoption of appropriate information security measures.  Click here to find out more.

While the editable security awareness materials are only available to paying customers, everyone is welcome to the free newsletter with our compliments.  If a newsletter is all you really need for your awareness program, go for it!

Thwart social engineering attacks with NoticeBored

A social engineering competition at this year’s DefCon hacker conference attracted adverse publicity before, during and after the event.  Using relatively simple non-technical social engineering techniques such as pretexting, competitors were able to compromise every one of the organizations attacked in just a few minutes over the phone.  If you are understandably concerned about your organization’s vulnerability to social engineering, please contact us for the NoticeBored security awareness module on social engineering: the module is free of charge to current NoticeBored subscribers and costs just US$695* as a one-off purchase for others.  Remember that criminal hackers are hardly going to respect the tight ethical rules of the DefCon competition if they have your proprietary and personal information in their sights.  Widespread employee awareness of the social engineering threat is the most effective, if not the only practical defense.

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