Smaller Indiana Information Security Exchange

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Comment by Patrick Sullivan on October 26, 2009 at 2:36pm

Looks like the link didn't show up below, so here it is (hopefully)

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/10/fbi_cyber_gangs_stole_40mi.html?hpid=news-col-blog

Comment by Patrick Sullivan on October 26, 2009 at 2:34pm

Cyberthieves are increasing their focus on small to medium sized businesses. The linked article from the Washington Post is a good summary of what's been happening, and has some good advice for small businesses, in particular, using a dedicated, locked down machine for business transactions, online banking, managing company finances- that is, one that's not used for the delivery of your products or services (the production side of your business), or internet browsing, social networking (sites for which are also increasingly targeted as easy sources of password hints, personal information, inadvertent slips of business security and great channels for the delivery of malware), email, etc.

A dedicated machine for the management side of your business is a small investment for safety- as the article points out, businesses don't have the same protections as consumers when it comes to loss of funds from their bank accounts due to computer fraud.

Comment by Patrick Sullivan on August 10, 2009 at 9:26am

Given last week's DDoS shut down of Twitter and it's related impacts on Facebook, the following might be of interest:

Please Join Us for "Tweetspam, Spiders & Other Privacy Issues"

During this complimentary Webcast, sponsored by BrightTALK, Perkins Coie Of Counsel Susan Lyon will focus on social media privacy issues.

Social media in the new Web 2.0 world has proven to be an effective new marketing tool but one that also creates some interesting privacy challenges. This presentation will give practical tips on how to avoid privacy pitfalls as you create social communities for your customers and deliver marketing messages and apps into existing social networks like Facebook, Linked In and Twitter.

Of Counsel Susan Lyon has a wealth of experience advising clients on emerging social media issues. A member of Perkins Coie's Privacy & Security practice, she has counseled companies from small startups to major name brand retailers, social networking sites, mobile service providers, network advertisers, and a wide variety of tech companies.

Date: August 13, 2009
Time: 3:00 p.m. PDT

Register with BrightTALK at http://www.brighttalk.com/webcasts/4994/attend.

Comment by Patrick Sullivan on June 23, 2009 at 3:56pm

Duke- thanks for joining our small group. I'll remember the request regarding coffee- and now that you bring it up, a coffee gathering for folks interested in security stuff might be a way to raise the interest in the group here.

Comment by Duke Snyder on June 23, 2009 at 3:34pm

Merely one of the multitude of general internet users holding interest regarding online security. Also Pat am near Irvington and recall reading your thoughts on coffeehouse so if another meeting of any sort is "brewing" there I would be pleased with an invite, ty.

Comment by Patrick Sullivan on March 26, 2009 at 1:19pm

Tom- thanks for joining! I'm hoping this group grows a bit and provides a good resource.

Comment by Tom Wagenhauser on March 26, 2009 at 10:37am

Pat, glad to see a group like this on Smaller Indiana. Wanted to share with the group a copy of "Information Security Procedures" I created a couple of years ago that I think might serve useful to anyone wanting it. Below is the link

http://www.wagenhauser.com/resources/Information%20Security%20Procedures.doc