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You’ve been hacked —what should you do next?

February 8, 2016 By teksquisite Leave a Comment

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I’ve been hacked a few times, and it is a terrifying position to be in. The last time I recall a major hack was back in 2011 gratis a Malaysian hacktivist. It is unclear how the attacker procured the password to an old Gmail account — that I rarely used — but it was most likely tied to my use of the …

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Ransomware: How being prepared and proactive foils the plot

January 25, 2016 By teksquisite Leave a Comment

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Since the advent of CryptoLocker in 2013, file-encrypting ransomware has become a scourge on the cyberthreat landscape. Whether it is delivered via an email/phishing/spam campaign, a drive-by download, malvertising or a browser exploit kit. Those who are unprepared for this type of attack often pay …

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Young Darknet wannabe hackers — listen up!

January 13, 2016 By teksquisite Leave a Comment

Young Darknet wannabe hackers — listen up

On Sunday, Onur Kopçak, a 26-year old Turkish hacker was sentenced to 135 years for stealing 11 peoples credit card information and selling it to other cybercriminals. With the additional sentencing of 199 years from a 2013 conviction that includes access device fraud, identity fraud, website …

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The top 5 IT security threats for 2016

January 6, 2016 By teksquisite Leave a Comment

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IT security threats for 2016 will be amplifying many of the cyberthreats that we have seen prevail throughout the year, while adding more emphasis to stealth threats. Ransomware will become hotter with threat actors and kiddie scripters alike, taking full advantage of streamlined and automated …

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Living off the land: A security threat to your data

December 8, 2015 By teksquisite Leave a Comment

Living off the land- a security threat to your data

Early in September, Dell SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit™ Special Operations (CTU-SO) issued an alert about how threat actors are using sophisticated attacks via implementing a company’s own tools to compromise and steal data. This particular alert piqued my curiosity. CTU-SO further elaborated …

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