Protecting Your "Social" Security

Your organization's cloud (whether it is private, public, or hybrid) is safeguarded by intruders through the use of firewalls, VPNs, SSL encryptions, and other security measures. However, what does a company do if proprietary information is used or misconstrued - that is information that was voluntarily released onto the world-wide-web? I'm talking about social media, where the world is a conversation.

By: Ryan Hickey
IT Project Manager, NSK Inc

Here are five ways hackers can get into your computer system, and the steps you need to take to stay protected.

1. Peer to Peer networking sites

These include:

• Bit torrent - open source file sharing application
• Kazaa - free music and movie downloads
• Limewire - free music and videos
• Sharezaa - video sharing site.

The Flop of the Floppy Disk

Sony just announced this week that they will discontinue the production of floppy disks as of March, 2011. Higher capacity storage mediums such as CD-Rs, DVD-Rs, and the ultra portable flash-drives that can hold gigabytes of information have led to the medium's downfall.