A couple years ago, it looked like crypto-ransomware attacks were falling by the wayside. Business email compromise (email account hijacking) and associated wire transfer fraud were becoming easier and more successful for cyber-criminals than ransomware. I made some predictions in this blog and in public presentations that ransomware had seen it’s day. Unfortunately, I was wrong. In 2018 and ...
A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.Under the overarching theme of ‘Own IT. Secure IT. Protect IT.’, the 16th annual National Cybersecurity Awareness Month ...
Continue Reading →A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.Original release date: September 5, 2019
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released an article on their Think Before You Post campaign, designed to educate students on the use of social media and how to avoid making poor choices when posting, texting, or emailing thoughts or grievances ...
Continue Reading →A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.Original release date: September 4, 2019
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warns users to remain vigilant for malicious cyber activity targeting Hurricane Dorian disaster victims and potential donors. Fraudulent emails commonly appear after major natural disasters and often contain links or attachments that direct users to malicious websites. Users should ...
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Is your company moving operations to the cloud? What about the cybersecurity aspects of protecting your data assets in the cloud? Are you relying on your partner/vendor to take care of securing your information? In light of the Paige Thompson indictment, it is apparent that relying too heavily on your vendor’s expertise and staff can open ...
A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.Equifictitious sites popped up within days of Equifax agreeing to pay up to $700m to settle claims over the 2017 data breach.
Original release date: July 18, 2019
Continue Reading →A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first two people on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin, both American, landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC. Armstrong became the first person to step onto the lunar surface ...
Continue Reading →A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.Mozilla has fixed a critical zero-day bug in the latest point releases of the Firefox web browser.
Original release date: June 07, 2019
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a reminder urging consumers to look out for two new ...
Continue Reading →You just got infected with SamSam crypto-ransomware. What if I told you I had a secret process that guarantees I can recover your files that have been encrypted by a ransomware attack. Would you pay me to get your files back?
Brian Krebs tweeted on May 16 about ProPublica’s investigative article ...
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The powerful Anubis banking Trojan is showing up in the Google Play Store in other apps. Currently, Anubis is masquerading as a battery saver and currency converter. This Android banking Trojan launches a fake app overlay screen when the user opens the app. The user enters his or her account credentials into the fake overlay, which allows the Anubis malware to steal the data. Anubis can imitate 377 financial apps ...