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Windows 7 vs. Snow Leopard: Which is More Secure?

I’ve said here before that, “I’m more secure on a Mac than I was on Windows.” ...

How to Be Safer on Twitter

“Twitter is insecure. Twitter is the root of all evil.” Right. Much has indeed been written about Twitter’s...

How to Make Your iPhone Secure

I upgraded last month from Windows 1.0 to Apple’s OS X. OK, I didn’t really, but...

How to Use Facebook Safely

Love them or hate them; social networking sites are here to stay. And your users are...

Cell Phone Security Updates: Voluntary or Involuntary?

Wireless security has been getting pushy recently. But seriously: Do you think we’re more secure? What caught my...

OWASP: Helping Web Developers Develop Securely

We’re bombarded with news of security breaches, security vulnerabilities, and products that aim for some arguably novel approach at...

Van Wyk on the ‘Top 25 Programming Errors’

Last week the SANS Institute and MITRE together published their CWE/SANS Top-25 Most Dangerous Programming Errors list....

Security Nightmare in the iPhone App Gold Rush

There’s a gold rush going on out there before our eyes. What, you haven’t noticed? Perhaps you’ve been too...

Security Watch: Problems with Penetration Testing

Penetration testing is as popular as ever, yet it continues to miss the mark. As a means of...

When Did Security Pros Forget the User?

When did we forget about the users? At some point, it seems to me that the security...