The leading headline on major security news sites is about Microsoft’s new anti-virus and malware protection application called Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE). Symantec has launched a marketing attack on MSE suggesting it is a mulligan for the failed OneCare program. Symantec states in their test of MSE they contracted with Dennis Technology Lab (DTL) in [...]
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Unresolved SPAM Technique
A strange SPAM procedure started occurring a couple of months ago. An email was sent to a government employee, which did work at one time, but a mail delivery failed message was returned. We contacted this individual by phone and they stated a problem was ongoing with their email account. A couple of days after [...]
NSA IEM and IAM Changes
The NSA INFOSEC Assessment Methodology (IAM) and INFOSEC Evaluation Methodology (IEM) have been changed as of August 26, 2009. The course has been revised and combined to create the Information Security Assessment Methodology (ISAM). Security Horizons has agreed to redesign the course and will be offering training. Please note, if you received an IAM and [...]
Back Online
After suffering a fatal database crash we are back. Our backup drive was lost so our archives were not available. So much for disaster recovery planning at the lowest level. Ah the advantages of cloud computing.
