Articles by Carl Weinschenk

USB Drives Gone Wild

Data Security | News | Carl Weinschenk
Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Panda Security has released a sobering, if not downright frightening, study that suggests a quarter of new worms reach computers through USB devices such as cell phones, external hard drives, DVDs, flash memory and MP3 players. Continue Reading »

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Proactive Mobile Asset Management Pays Big Dividends

Data Security | Interview | Carl Weinschenk
Friday, April 2, 2010

Carl Weinschenk spoke with Nathaniel Rowe, a research associate in Aberdeen Group’s IT and Security practice. Rowe contributed to a report, "Laptop Lost or Stolen? Five Questions to Ask and Answer,” that was released in mid-March. Continue Reading »

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Guard Against Vulnerabilities Introduced by Home Networks

Data Security | Blog Post | Carl Weinschenk
Tuesday, January 26, 2010

It’s clear that the home of the 21st century will be wired and networked. Preparing for this must be a central theme for folks who write corporate policies for people who work at home and the decision makers in the security, IT and finance departments who manage these employees on a day-to-day basis. Continue Reading »

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No Easy Answers on Smartphone Management and Security

Data Security | Blog Post | Carl Weinschenk
Friday, January 8, 2010

Two of my co-bloggers -- Wayne Rash and Sue Marquette Poremba – take on smartphone management and security at CTO Edge and here at IT Business Edge, respectively. Continue Reading »

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Early Reports Examine Nexus One Security

Application Security | Blog Post | Carl Weinschenk
Wednesday, January 6, 2010

There are stories that just have to be done, such as a radio standup from a railway platform on the morning of the coldest day of the year. Continue Reading »

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GSM Under Attack

Cyber Threats | Blog Post | Carl Weinschenk
Tuesday, December 29, 2009

The quiet week between Christmas and New Year’s was unsettled – at least to a certain extent – by the news that Karsten Nohl, a German hacker, led a group that claims to have defeated the encryption algorithm that protects Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) communications. Continue Reading »

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Protect VoIP Because That's Where the Money Is

Blog Post | Carl Weinschenk
Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Today crackers -- malevolent hackers -- almost always take a page from Willie Sutton's book and go where the money is. This wasn't the case a few years ago. Continue Reading »

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Is It Safer? The Complexities of UC and Security

Feature | Carl Weinschenk
Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Linking infrastructure elements and applications in a UC mesh clearly changes the security picture. What isn’t clear is whether it is for better or worse. On one hand, a unified infrastructure can reduce the steps necessary to achieve a universal result, such as denying access to a terminated employee. On the other hand, it can enable a single vulnerability to affect the entire infrastructure. Continue Reading »

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Smartphone Users: Remember to Buckle Up

Data Security | Blog Post | Carl Weinschenk
Friday, December 4, 2009

Over the past two decades, a steadily larger segment of the population automatically put on its seatbelts when getting into a car. Continue Reading »

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Enterprise Responsibility Goes Up a Notch as Mobile Devices Use the Cloud

Cyber Threats | Blog Post | Carl Weinschenk
Friday, October 23, 2009

Wayne Rash raises two very important and related points in a post at IT Business Edge’s new site CTOEdge. Continue Reading »

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