In Part I, I started talking about protecting what you write, and picked on Instant Messaging for its lack of protection.  This time, I'm going to talk about email.

How many web browser windows do you have open during the day? Have you ever tried to dedicate a window to a specific web application only to have it overrun by a link to another site? Site Specific Browsers (SSB) might be the answer you are looking for.

When connecting to remote systems, it’s often easy to overlook a very simple fact;  many methods of communication are not protected in any way, shape, or form.  Even as you read this post, the data is being sent in cleartext and anyone with the desire to watch over your shoulder, can.  Data is the foundation of the internet and businesses in general, and not all of it is a big deal if someone else gets it.  However, there is a lot of information that should be protected, and there are a lot of ways to protect it.

One of the things that constantly comes up when you start taking the security of your computer systems seriously is the simple fact that your users are the weakest part of any security policy. You can spend all day working out intrusion detection systems, firewalls, nearly impossible to crack passwords, and doors with five levels of authentication, but when your security guard holds the door open for the pizza guy, you have a problem.