Category Archives: Security

MFA – Still best described as PITA

Posted on February 8, 2022 by halberenson

This morning I read an article on how Multi-Factor Authentication has only been implemented by 22% of Microsoft Azure Active Directory customers. Now I’m a big believer in MFA, and protect as much as possible with it. But I still … Continue reading →

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Ad-blocker Wars

Posted on May 31, 2019 by halberenson

About a year ago I wrote my Adblockers are the new AntiVirus piece. In the intervening period the war between ad blocking and web sites that depend on advertising has gone exponential. Many sites put up a warning asking you … Continue reading →

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DMARC or Die

Posted on March 2, 2019 by halberenson

It’s time to get serious about adopting DMARC. Continue reading →

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The Big Non-Hack?

Posted on October 6, 2018 by halberenson

This week Bloomberg Businessweek (BBW) published “The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies” which claimed that 30 companies, most notably Apple and Amazon Web Services, had servers using hacked Chinese-made motherboards from U.S. manufacturer … Continue reading →

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Keezel – Another Internet Security Device

Posted on August 20, 2018 by halberenson

I’m always on the search for new security tools, and this time my hunt took me to Keezel.  For full disclosure, I liked the concept so much I made a token investment in Keezel via crowdfunding site StartEngine.  Keezel is … Continue reading →

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Adblockers are the new AntiVirus

Posted on June 19, 2018 by halberenson

Back in November I wrote a blog entry about good browsing habits being insufficient to protect you from malware.  Here is an update.  This week I had three brushes with malware, all three having to do with news aggregators.  One … Continue reading →

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My Mobile Phone is Sacrosanct

Posted on March 27, 2018 by halberenson

Sorry for my absence the last few weeks, I’ve been rather busy with a move.  I’ll try to get back to regular blogging, and I have a huge backlog of topics.  Here is a short one, the importance of my … Continue reading →

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Good browsing habits gone bad

Posted on November 24, 2017 by halberenson

We always think that the best protection against web-distributed malware is to exercise caution while browsing.  But what if you aren’t even browsing in the classic sense, and an application renders a malware infested page?  I found out this morning. … Continue reading →

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Using DNS for Security – Comodo Dome Shield

Posted on November 12, 2017 by halberenson

I’ve written a number of times about DNS offerings that allow for increased security.  Blocking you from going to a website that does a drive-by download of malware, blocking phishing sites, blocking your IoT devices from talking to a BOT … Continue reading →

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CUJO Firewall: Approach with Caution

Posted on September 3, 2017 by halberenson

In my previous post I did an introduction to whole-home Internet security.  For the last few months I’ve been trying to get one of the early devices in this category, the CUJO working.  I have now tried CUJO in two … Continue reading →

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