AT&T, T-Mobile Fined For Voice-Mail Security

AT&T, T-Mobile Fined For Voice-Mail Security

After a string of high-profile hacks, the Los Angeles district attorney has filed an injunction against the carriers for overstating the security of their voice-mail systems.

(By Marin Perez, InformationWeek, December 12)

AT&T (NYSE: T) and T-Mobile have paid fines and agreed to stop advertising that their voice-mail systems are safe from hackers. In a permanent injunction filed in a Los Angeles court Thursday, District Attorney Steve Cooley said the wireless operators were overstating how secure their voice mails are. The settlements are the culmination of year-long investigation that was launched after multiple complaints of unauthorized voice-mail access, including some from celebrities Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan.

For full story, see Information Week.

Online game demons are far from virtual

See "Online game demons are far from virtual," an article in the Baltimore sun. Interesting reading.


http://www.baltimoresun.com/technology/bal-bz.ml.consuming31aug31,0,5912300.column

Got Access?

Got Access?

http://www.cherisigmon.com?GotAccess

White Hat Penetration Testing, Pen Testers, InfoSec,

WhiteHat Sentinel, a non-intrusive way to pen test applications (no affiliation).

Link: http://www.whitehatsec.com

8 Tips To Avert ID Theft During Tax Time (MarketWatch article)

Sorry I haven't posted in a while... I've been very busy at work and I actually took a couple of fun trips to Florida. Good morning! Here are some handy tips at tax time, with a view to avoiding Identity Theft. See this article at MarketWatch (USA):

"Eight tips to avert ID theft during tax time" - MarketWatch - USA

For added security use certified mail. Permanently shred unsecured documents from your computer that contain personal information used to prepare your tax...

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/eight-ways-avert-id-theft/story.aspx?guid=%7BC51C7BDB-40C1-45FF-B78A-077310E44DAE%7D

Marketing Your InfoSec Consulting Practice

http://internetmarketingexplained.com/x.php?af=425288

InfoSec business and speaker in Phoenix... ISSA connection

If you're in Phoenix or you need an InfoSec speaker to come to your area, see this web site: Sapphire Security

The owner is the President of the ISSA Phoenix Chapter.

Protect yourself,
Cheri Sigmon
ISSA-NoVA

New Squidoo Lens - InfoSec CISSP

Check out my new Squidoo lens:

http://www.squidoo.com/infosecissp

Exploitation Kits Revealed - Mpack

Exploitation Kits Revealed - Mpack
Category: Malicious Code. SANS Information Security Reading Room -

http://www.sans.org/reading_room/

Evaluating a new course on blogging from Simpleology...

I'm evaluating a
multi-media course on blogging from the folks at Simpleology. For a while, they're letting you snag it for free if you post about it on your blog.

It covers:

• The best blogging techniques.
• How to get traffic to your blog.
• How to turn your blog into money.

I'll let you know what I think once I've had a chance to check it out. Meanwhile, go grab yours while it's still free... - Regards, Cheri