Twelve years ago the IT security world was fighting against an unprecedented amount of spam emails. Spam is not and never was just a nuisance; it is a big problem because it slows down the good emails and takes up resources. Together with Virus Bulletin and some antispam researchers from various companies, a list called […]
I wrote some time ago an article called “IT Security essentials for companies and small businesses”. I tried to pitch it to some companies that have to do with security and… nobody wanted it. Good for me. My good friends… Read more here: The post Cybercriminals go where the money is – SMEs appeared first […]
UPDATE on the FREAK vulnerability in SSL: it affects not only Android and iOS but all Windows versions too. I wrote about the new SSL vulnerability called FREAK – Factoring RSA Export Keys – affects around 36% of all sites trusted by browsers and around 10% of the Alexa top one million domains, according to […]
After Heartbleed, a new security vulnerability in SSL is making headlines and producing again headaches for security experts. As any good and mind blowing (for most people) vulnerability, it has a nice name – FREAK, a CVE number – CVE-2015-0204 and a dedicated website https://freakattack.com/ . FREAK – Factoring RSA Export Keys – affects around […]
This post appeared originally in: IT Security blog: http://itsecurity.co.uk/2015/03/spam-malicious-taste/ I haven’t seen in a while a well done complex spam with malicious payload. This one appears to be addressed to first name of the email recipient. As you can see in the subject, it is addressed to “SORIN” since my email address is sorin.mustaca@… The […]
Kostenloses eBook „Improve your Security“ nimmt Internet-Nutzer an die Hand Wer sich im Internet bewegt, sollte sich mit IT-Sicherheit auseinandersetzen. Dies gilt umso mehr, als dass soziale Netzwerke und mobile Geräte aus dem Alltag nicht mehr wegzudenken sind. Mit… Read more → The post Security Insider newsletter promotes “Improve your security” as headline appeared first […]
My blog post “What is a security expert?” which I published in the (ISC)2 Blog was mentioned in the (ISC)2 EMEA Newsletter: Germany’s Sorin Mustaca, CSSLP takes an analytic look at what it means to be an information security professional, also on the (ISC)² Blog
„Improve your Security“ nimmt Internet-Nutzer an die Hand 26.02.15 | Autor / Redakteur: Ferdinand Kunz / Stephan Augsten Mit kleinen Schritten von vielen Anwendern soll das Internet als Ganzes sicherer werden, so der Wunsch von Sorin Mustaca. Wer sich… Read more → The post Review of “Improve your Security” in Security Insider appeared first […]
I've been called a "security expert" many times and I've heard many times other people around me called the same. The reason I am writing this article is that I am frustrated by how some security experts are seing and implementing security in their every day jobs. But, let's start with the beginning: What does […]
My comments on Data Privacy Day 2015: Top Experts Comment on Privacy Issues (+Infographic) from http://www.cloudwards.net. Our society has become in a very short time digitally connected and the consumers didn’t have the time to understand the implications of data privacy on their lives. We can be sure that every provider of an online service is doing everything […]
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