Jon-Louis Heimerl

What do you really need to know in order to run a successful information security program? As a professional security geek I somehow end...

Starting with the Target breach from the fall of 2013, it seems like the last year or so has almost been “The Year of...

Credit Card Security Tips: How to Keep Your Credit Card Secure While Shopping Online and In PersonWith all of the news in the past...

Do you think passwords are still important? Do you ever worry about your passwords? We’ve been kicking around computer and information security for a...

We read about hacks and vulnerabilities all of the time. A retailer is successfully attacked via malware and credit cards are stolen. A credit...

What do the Intelligence Community and Classified Information Mean to Us?

Hey. I heard a rumor that a large retailer was breached. And that a significant contributor to that breach was the access that an...

Do you find spam annoying or have you found an effective way to deal with it? Or do you rise above and just ignore...

I recently attended an online webcast on "defense in depth." The presenter alternated the term with the catchphrase "layered approach." Of course, I was...

Tips for Defending Against Social Engineering Attacks

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer recently revealed that she does not protect access to her smartphone with a passcode, leaving her mobile device potentially exposed if...

I remember an old exercise, designed to make you consider what is truly important to you, in which you had to answer the question,...