Paul Mah comments on recent research in Computerworld, showing that phishing, especially spear phishing - targeted e-mails from hackers trying to elicit information - is on the increase.
ITBusinessEdge's Paul Mah reviews recent headlines about security breaches and notes the "social engineering" component in most. Mah suggests ways SMBs can better protect themselves against it.
Wired magazine's Gadget Lab relays a warning about a new hacking 'exploit' discovered by security researchers that could expose a Skype for Android user's personal data to hackers.
ITBusinessEdge's Paul Mah has been writing recently about security for SMBs. This time, he looks at the implications of a very sophisticated "spear phishing" attack on RSA, a computer security company.
VaporStream is an online/offline email application that removes all trace of a message from your computer after you've read it.
ITBusinessEdge's Paul Mah tells about his experience as a guest student at an ethical hacker school and what he learned there about how SMBs can protect themselves against black hat hackers.
Paul Mah riffs on a recent article from a British publication about defending against cybercrime to make the point that SMBs need to pay attention to security in four separate domains.
If you can't be bothered reading the-sky-is-falling articles about data security, at least watch this two-minute video outlining the top five threats against your computers and data.
Small Business Trends' John Mariotti reviews recent news about hacking and digital invasions and explains why everybody, including small businesses, is vulnerable and needs to take precautions.
PC World's Logan Kugler explains some of the risks involved in traveling with computing devices, including smartphones and tablets, and offers tips on how to protect gadgets and data.
ITBusinessEdge SMB columnist Paul Mah continues his '8 IT projects for SMB' series, looking at the basics of data security for small and medium businesses.
ITBusinessEdge's Paul Mah analyzes recent reports about growing concern among SMBs over mobile security threats and malware that has allowed cyber criminals to drain bank accounts of small businesses.
ITBusinessEdge SMB columnist Paul Mah analyzes the recent announcement of a new small business edition of Symantec's Endpoint Protection security software suite.
The New York Times reports that because of the popularity of iPhones and other smarphones, the incidence of hackers targeting them with malware of various kinds is increasing.
Where should you be focusing your attention to get the most out of changing technology and protect your assets? ITBusinessEdge SMB columnist Paul Mah suggests 8 IT projects for SMBs.
ITBusinessEdge SMB columnist Paul Mah comments on a recent Bloomberg Businessweek article about managing passwords for better security and adds some cost-saving suggestions of his own.
Paul Mah blogs about the potential benefits of using a cloud-based outsourcing service provider for basic computer services and offers tips on what to consider before signing up.
Good news for small businesses that must store sensitive data for long periods. According to this article from PC World's Melissa J. Perenson, self-encrypting hard drives are rapidly becoming standard fare.
Where most flash drives that protect the data stored on them use some kind of onboard software, this one has a built in keypad and display for entering a password.
Yet another online backup service - like Carbonite and Mozy - this one specializes in capturing media files the others sometimes ignore.
Most small business users end up having to log in to umpteen different websites in the course of their work. Here's an easy way to access them securely without all the login hassles.
Thinking of switching to Mac or adopting the iPad in your small business? A new report from McAfee says Apple products were never as secure as users believed and will be increasingly under attack.
PC World magazie reviews and ranks the top ten PC security software products. Number one in terms of both security and performance is Symantec Norton Internet Security 2011.
Investigators for The Wall Street Journal discover that several popular smartphone apps gather personal information about users and transmit it to advertisers.
ITBusinessEdge SMB columnist Paul Mah notes that recently publicized security breaches show the importance of using strong passwords and keeping up with software updates.
Protecting your business data is a great New Year's resolution. It's even better when it's free. Here are six ways -- and 13 tools -- to lock down 2011 without spending a dime.
PC World magazine reviews Cryptainer LE, a free download that lets you set up a virtual hard drive on a PC to store sensitive data in encrypted files.
ITBusinessEdge SMB columnist Paul Mah discusses the pros and cons of using whitelisting - specifying allowed programs and blocking all others as a way of stopping malware - as your only security.
Symform is a new online backup service that reduces per-gigabyte costs by storing your data on other users' computers (and some of theirs on yours). Sound nuts? It isn't, says PC World's Matt Prigge.
Too many small businesses sacrifice security for frugality. Their penchant for using cheap USB flash drives to transport data (easily lost) and free but unsecured Wi-Fi networks are prime examples.
A survey from anti-virus software vendor AVG shows that one in seven small businesses in the U.S. and the UK have absolutely no internet security in place.
PC World magazine's Preston Gralla makes the case for using a virtual private network (VPN) when connecting to the Internet at a public hotspot, and recommends AlwaysVPN.
PC World magazine reviews five security apps for Android mobiles, most of them free.
Part of a package of reviews of antivirus software, this article compares free programs to paid versions and analyzes whether it makes sense to buy or go free.
Smallbiztechnology.com interviews Frank Kenney of Ipswitch File Transfer on the growing threat from company data being carried around on inherently insecure employee smartphones.
Firesheep is an easy-to-use plugin for the Firefox browser that lets hackers eavesdrop on social media and Web mail communications over unsecured Wi-Fi nets. This tool from the EFF offers protection.
Don't look for hackers and cyber criminals to ease up in 2011, says Catalin Cosoi of security software vendor BitDefender. Cosoi makes three predictions about new or increased security threats in 2011.
Go to this page to register for and find out more about a free 45-minute recorded discussion on security for small business and a free copy of Symantec's Small Business Protection Guide.
Microsoft will give away Symantec software with Windows in a limited time offer through one retailer, PC Mall.
Cisco has announced new low-cost virtual desktops (disk-less computer terminals that access all data and programs from servers running virtualization software), plus new video collaboration terminals.
ITBusinessEdge SMB columnist Paul Mah sounds the warning about an unpatched Zero-Day exploit (a way for hackers to take control of your computer) being distributed more widely. Take precautions.
Security software company BitDefender warns of a new Trojan it describes as "a serious enemy." It can take over a computer, find sensitive data and send it to the hacker over the Internet.
Smallbiztechnology.com blogs about a recent Facebook virus near-miss and the growing concern about viruses spread by PDF files.
Derek Manky, project manager at network security appliance maker Fortinet's FortiGuard center lists his top 10 internal network security threats.
The New York Times' Bob Tedeschi writes about a handful of mobile apps that can help you securely manage passwords both on a smartphone and a PC.
Microsoft is warning that users of any of its Internet Explorer browser products, but especially nine-year-old IE6, could be vulnerable to an exploit that allows hackers to take over the user's computer.
Entrepreneur magazine's Bianca Male lists the 10 things small business owners must do to protect their data and their businesses.
ITBusinessEdge SMB columnist Paul Mah shows how a current hacker tool, the Firesheep add-in for Mozilla's Firefox browser, highlights the danger of leaving Wi-Fi networks unprotected.
ITBusinessEdge SMB columnist Paul Mah talks about lessons learned from a recent data security conference he attended. One is that security is about more than installing hardware. Training is crucial.
ComputerWeekly reports on recent studies from Forrester and Courion that suggest small businesses may not properly understand security risks and responsibilities inherent in cloud computing.
