Measurement Lab (M-Lab)

http://www.measurementlab.net/

A Web site that lets consumers test their Internet connections to reveal possible interference and traffic management by service providers.

Shark Bait

http://sharkbait.computerworld.com/

"Shark Bait is the place to post your experiences on all things IT -- the good, the bad, and the downright crazy stuff that you have to deal with every day."

Common Weakness Enumeration

http://cwe.mitre.org/index.html

Dictionary for software bugs.

INetSim: Internet Services Simulation Suite

http://www.inetsim.org/index.html

"a comfortable single suite to simulate different internet services with common logging and centralized control functions".

Secunia Online Software Inspector (OSI)

http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/online/

Feature Overview:

• Detects insecure versions of common/popular programs installed on your PC
  
• Verifies that all Microsoft patches are applied
  
• Assists you in updating, patching, and protecting your PC
  
• Activates additional security features in Sun Java
  
• Runs through your browser. No installation or download is required

Data protection

Protect your precious data in PC physically and logically

Risks

• computer get smaller and more powerful and store more data
• some just want the computer not the data
• internal theft of systems from in offices
  • desktop PC stolen from the office, complete with personnel and project records
  • release of personal information
• missing USB flash drives with sensitive data
• high-profile corporate losses due to thefts
• CSI/FBI survey for loss
  • $19,562 per respondent in 2005
    
  • $30,057 per respondent in 2006

Source of data

• desktops
  
• laptops
• USB flash drives
• portable devices

Measures

• physical security devices
  • can deter temptations to steal
  • computer locks: Kensington
• disk encryption
  • store all data in encrypted mobile devices: U3 smart drive
  • disk drives that include built-in encryption devices
  • PGP public key encryption tools: PGPdisk, PGP Whole Disk Encryption or PGP Desktop
• biometrics
  • USB drives that have built-in fingerprint scanners: Index Security
  • fingerprint scanners that are built into laptops
• auto destruct data
  • data will be destroyed once it is copied through Internet to a secure location
  • MyLaptopGPS, ZTrace, Computrace
• policies were set up for encrypting drives
  • works involving companies data should be done in the office only
• protect mobile devices
  • do not leave any personal information on any mobile device or USB disk