Can Your Hospital Be Hacked?

RxQuick answer:  Yes it can!  A recent article in Bloomberg goes deeply into this subject, and reveals the experiences of a white hat hacker named Billy Rios.  Billy and many others in the profession had been hired by the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota in 2013 to try to hack all the medical devices in the hospital that were connected to the network. ...

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Password Tips for 2016

password1Passwords – Is mine strong enough?  How do I know?  Every time I write a password article I feel as if this subject has already been done to death by me and others.  But I always get more positive feedback on this subject than others I consider more interesting, so we offer the following suggestions:

  • Use different passwords for personal and work systems.  That ...
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What is Security In A Box?

linux-logoAt the November meeting of Penguins Unbound, the local Linux Users Group, I was introduced to a group of people from CryptoPartyMN.  These guys and gals are serious about anonymity on the web.  On of the resources they discussed was a great website called Security in a Box.  If you would like to learn how to be more secure in your online communications, this is certainly ...

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Tips From FBI To Lower Your Online Profile

ic3I am getting posts from the FBI and the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), and received this interesting warning on November 18th of last year.  This warning was sent to law enforcement and public officials, but if you have come to the point in your life were you are feeling a bit overexposed on the Internet, these tips can help you too.

For some of us, a few of these suggestions ...

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Lower Your Online Profile

anonymous-avatarHappy New Year!  This week we are going to investigate ways that we can recover some of our personal privacy and enhance the our security our online lives.

Let’s face it, many of us have been running amok on the Internet, busily sharing all sorts of personal information on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Snapchat, and who knows where else.  Every time we buy something ...

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Sunday Funnies: Respect

This one came as an email forwarded from a friend.

A drunken man walks into a biker bar, sits down at the bar and orders a drink. Looking around, he sees three men sitting at a corner table.

He gets up, staggers to the table, leans over, looks the biggest, meanest, biker in the face and says:  “I went to your grandma’s house today and I saw her in the hallway buck-naked.   Man, she is one fine looking woman!”

The biker looks at him and doesn’t ...

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Happy New Year!

janusHere at WyzGuys Cybersecurity we are unplugging a bit and taking today off from our usual post.  Here’s wishing you and yours a prosperous and happy new year in 2016.

I couldn’t let this post go out without this hilarious video from my friends at Sophos.  I don’t mean to offend – but you know who you are!

 

 

 

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