Not as funny as we try for, but worth the look. Pinterest.
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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.
The US is reportedly seeding Russia’s power grid with malware
The US is alleged to have been quietly planting malware throughout Russia’s energy networks in response to years of Russian attacks on its own power grid.
My comment: Anybody who wonders why the bad guys are always attacking the US, well, it’s because we are doing it ...
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Identity theft is probably one of the most serious crimes that can happen to you. The bad news – identity theft in one fashion or another is likely to happen to all of us. In any given year, one in fifteen people will suffer identity theft. There are many ways that your personal information way end up in the hands ...
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The insider threat, the computer or network attack originating from inside our own network, is the hardest to defend. In our last post we took a look at the disgruntled employee and the embezzler. Today we will review insider-based sabotage and corporate espionage.
Sabotage – Sometimes a disgruntled employee will take out their frustrations by orchestrating a little sabotage. Perhaps they ...
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Which is a bigger risk to your organization? A determined outsider trying to break into your network? Or an insider, an employee or coworker who is already on the network as a credentialed user? Obviously, it is the insider who represents the greatest threat.
In truth, all successful attacks become insider attacks. The determined outsider who finds a way into your network is ...
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I live in the People’s Republic of Minnesota. Wasn’t born here, but grew up here. Not sure why I stay here. More taxes here than anywhere else. Then there are the behavioral issues, such as Minnesota Nice. From BuzzFeed through Pinterest
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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.
The Spycraft Revolution
An very cool. detailed, and facinating look at how technology is changing and breaking the spy game from foreignpolicy.com. Worth the read.
The world of espionage is facing tremendous technological, political, legal, social, and commercial changes. The winners will be those who break the old rules of the ...
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There has been a stream of email alerts arriving at my inbox lately that warned of a variety of new phishing approaches that are using well-known brands (OneDrive and Office 365, FedEx and UPS), trusted sources (Department of Homeland Security, Gmail, Yahoo Mail), secure services (TLS certificates and HTTPS web sites) and curiosity (you received an encrypted message) to trick recipients into clicking a link that leads to a fake ...
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If you think that the US government called off the new war with Iran, you are mistaken. President Trump cancelled the air strikes due to the potential loss of civilian lives, but cyber war options were in play, and is being aggressively waged by both sides.
President Trump called for a cyber attack against Iranian missile control systems on June 20th. These attacks ...
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Here is another intriguing guest post by Melisa Marzett.
This question was raised long time ago in old science-fiction films. Though those depictions were rather primitive, people started asking questions, for example, what else are they capable of, and how long will it take to develop such intelligence. In these films, the only thing these machines want is to ...
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