hacks
It could happen to anyone…
The headline is eye catching: a data breach at a highly respected security training organization when an employee falls for a phishing email. It is ...
The Top 8 Concerns for CISO’s in 2020
Ana Mezic | | Adversarial AI, Blog, CISO, Data breaches, hacks, Human Error, Network Security, regulations, Regulations & Compliance, Zero Day Attacks, zero-day attack
Although a relatively new corporate position, Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) are becoming an integral part of the corporate hierarchy as enterprises begin to take security concerns more seriously. It's a smart ...
Living off the land – EFS Ransomware
Attackers have responded to improved security against malware in Windows environments by “living off the land” (LOTL) – using the tools already present in the ...
Hacks and Breaches of 2019: A Year in Review
Christian Wiens | | Blog, Data breaches, hacks, threat actors, threat detection, Zero Day Attacks, zero-day attack
The reality is that most companies and entities are entrusted with sensitive data. As regulations tighten and consumer expectations rise, it is more important than ever to protect data, whenever it is ...
Juice Jacking – meh!
Lately, I have been seeing a number of posts and articles warning us all not to use publicly available USB charging points due to the ...
The NYPD (and the rest of us) need some new barricades
Not all security barricades are made of wood. Some are made of bits. According to the New York Post, the New York Police Department ran ...
Deepfakes – Welcome to the post truth society
I recently watched the New York Times’ Weekly episode “Deepfakes – Believe at Your Own Risk” and while I have been concerned about the implications ...
Orvis data leak and the need to monitor ‘paste’ sites
Fishing retailer Orvis had a serious (and embarrassing) data breach recently. Independent security researchers found a posting on text snippet site Pastebin with what appeared ...
Why Your Business Requires More Than Slack
Kristi Perdue-Hinkle | | Business Collaboration, hacks, Intellectual Property, leaks, Privacy, Vaporstream
With workplace collaboration tools like Slack, one of the most popular forms of workplace communications these days (over 10 million people use Slack every day), virtual conference rooms have become very popular ...
13 Reasons Why WordPress Hacks are Successful
Tripwire Guest Authors | | 2fa, Cybersecurity, hacks, IT Security and Data Protection, plug-in, wordpress
In the attacker’s world, all vulnerabilities and potential exploits work toward the hacker’s advantage — not yours, not mine. This includes WordPress hacks. While living back east (over a decade ago), I ...

