Don’t think this is what “hacker” means.
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Is a good offense? If you or your company has been a victim of cyber-crime, I am sure you have had fantasies about back-hacking the perpetrators back to the stone age. Or having some sort of magic button phone app that would do the same thing.
Currently, the bad guys are running the offense, 24/7/365. The good guys are limited to defense only. There ...
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On May 25 2018, new regulations will go into effect in the European Union called the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). If you are doing business in Europe, this will affect your business. If your website collects personal information and other data from European site visitors or customers, this will affect your business.
The Europeans take personal privacy, especially online privacy, much ...
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Crypto-ransomware continues to be one of the most popular money making exploits for cyber criminals. The reason for this is simple; its works, and the return on investment is quite high. According to a recent article in Naked Security, the score will reach $1 billion in 2017.
A poll by the IBM company found that nearly 50% of the businesses polled had been hit by ransomware, and of those 70% ...
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Thanks to Quartz for this list. I have posted just the tech slang, so be sure to click through for the full list.
- Baklava code
A piece of code that has too many layers, borrowing its name from the multi-layered, sweet pastry. - RTFM, PICNIC
Two acronyms deployed by frustrated tech support workers when dealing with customers flummoxed by simple problems. RTFM is code for “read the freaking manual,” while PICNIC refers to “problem in chair, not in computer.” - Angry fruit salad
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If you own a Netgear wireless router, especially the R6200, R6250, R6400, R6700, R6900, R7000, R7100LG, R7300, R7900, R8000, D6220, and D6400 routers and possibly other models are vulnerable to arbitrary command injection. This is a security bug that could allow a remote attacker to access your router. This vulnerability was announced by US-CERT on December 9th, and reported in Naked Security on December 12th.
Vulnerabilities such as this ...
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There are a number of great frameworks for developing your cybersecurity plan. Two of our favorites are the NIST-CSF and the 20 CIS Controls. We have written about these excellent tools before here (CIS Controls) and here (NIST-CSF).
Back in December we received an email from Pete Herzog of ISECOM about a new, open-source methodology manual for cybersecurity ...
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The Federal Trade Commission recently released an warning about fraudulent mobile apps. These apps are designed to steal personal information such as user names, passwords, credit card numbers, and other personal information.
My advise is to always get your app from an authorized app store, such as the Apple Store or the Google Store. These apps have been tested for the most part.
Another idea ...
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In a land where sports teams regularly miss the glory (except the Linx, of course), it is nice to come in as number one in something. Unfortunately, it is number one worst winter!
From the Thrillist:
1. Minnesota
To think of the generally cheerful brood of Nordic-bred people being the winners in any sort of a contest of misery seems downright crazy. ...
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The United States recently accused the Russian government of trying to influence US elections last November, and has expelled 35 Russian diplomatic officials and closed two Russian diplomatic facilities, one in New York City, and the other in Maryland, near Washington DC.
The Russians are denying any direct involvement, of course, and are laying the blame on Russian cyber-criminal groups. But we have ...
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