The easiest method is password protecting Microsoft Office files, illustrated in this Office support document: Protect your document, workbook, or presentation with passwords, permission, and other restrictions. However, for sensitive files, you may want to add an additional layer of protection to those files. However, if you already have IE8 Beta 1 installed on XPSP2, Windows XP SP3 will not be offered to you via Windows Update. This is because after you update your system to XPSP3, you will no longer be able to uninstall IE8 Beta 1 and the Remove option will be grayed out under the Add/Remove programs in Control Panel. Also, turning off compressed file scanning will reduce load time a little bit. Since the 2009 editions, Norton users have been able to set their their idle time so that Norton will not run background tasks until a set amount of idle time has passed. A file system represents a method to set space aside for files and the method to determine location of the file on the disk. What about sensitive files such as tax returns or copies of bank statements? Another situation that could compromise the security of sensitive information is that anything uploaded via a mobile device is automatically stored in the Mobile uploads folder.

For particularly sensitive information, I suggest you read both How secure are files on SkyDrive? There should be no concerns about security of your files stored in a private folder on SkyDrive, accessible only by you when you logon with your Microsoft Account. Badge readers are electronic devices that may or may not be connected to a central security system. Today’s handheld devices have computing power equivalent to their desktop-computing counterparts of only one generation earlier. GIAC is certainly the most comprehensive body of cybersecurity certifications and it is known for technical rigor, so scoring a 90 or above on one of the exams is a significant achievement. GIAC has grown. It is not the largest body of cybersecurity certifications in terms of credentials awarded; that is either ISC2 or CompTia depending on which reference source you use. Use a reputed firewall that keeps hackers away from your network. Firewall management is the monitoring of internet traffic in and out of your company.

FSOs are the experts at NISPOM and how to apply the classification management guidance at the cleared contractor facility. Cybersecurity experts recently discovered an insidiously clever piece of malware that went unnoticed for half a decade. The present generation who no more believes in wearing heavy tons of jewelry usually prefers wearing just a stylish and trendy piece of diamond. Some have more weight than others, but all require good preparation time. Registration is free. Content quality is mixed, but when you throw a lot of local security people into a room in a non-traditional format, the output is surprisingly good! A rather amusing meme I’ve noted a lot lately is the so called ‘War on Police’ the MSM has been proclaiming for the past few months. Anyway, over the past few days I’ve encountered several articles that should dispel that notion that law enforcement is threatened by the general population.

However, certain broad assumptions can be made about general knowledge of the National Industrial Security Program. Update 06Dec2013: Please see this important information by Brad Smith, General Counsel & Executive Vice President, Legal & Corporate Affairs, Microsoft, about plans to strengthen the encryption of customer data across Microsoft networks and services. Online file storage services like Box, DropBox, Google Drive etc. typically support displaying of image thumbnails in the file list and also a preview window. Fellow Microsoft MVP, Richard Hay, discovered recently that the Mobile uploads folder in the SkyDrive cloud storage is set by default as Shared with Friends. The default setting of files saved from your computer to SkyDrive is set to “only me”. In other words, the only way to access the files set to “only me” is by logging on to SkyDrive with your Microsoft Account. Let’s take a closer look at transporting and accessing files on SkyDrive. Officially, the National Cyber Security Awareness Month launch will take place tomorrow, October 4, 2010, in Seattle, Washington at the Seattle Public Library. One of my regulars posted a fascinating take on the Loughner ‘shooting’ and its real agenda in the comment section of this post for those interested.