My Scribbles on security and whatever strikes my fancy . . .
The shopping season is about to erupt in full swing beginning on Black Friday. Many retailers are even extending their Cyber Monday sales to be cyber week sales. This is the time when consumers should taking additional precautions to protect personal data on their devices. 2015 has been the year of …
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Back in April of this year I wrote about the AdultFriendFinder data breach: Hacked! How safe is your data on Adult Sites? I did not mention the name of the hacked site because I was worried that I could potentially face legal repercussions. So, I sat on a leaked database of almost 3.9 million unique …
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With increasing commute times and technological advances, remote employees who work from home have become a reality. Even if a company has provided the employee with hardware, security software, a VPN connection, encryption, and security training — securing the Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) router …
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With everything that has been occurring upon the treacherous terrain of the cyberthreat landscape this year – we have not arrived at the point of a digital Pearl Harbor yet. TechTarget defines cyberextortion as “a crime involving an attack or threat of attack against an enterprise, coupled with a …
Did you know that the healthcare industry is a far easier target for hackers to invade than banking or retail is? With more entry points into healthcare systems — cybercriminals can attack medical devices such as CT and PET scanners, MRI machines, and PACS via MEDJACK (medical device hijack) and …
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