System admin goes to coffee shop

System admin Jim is sitting in a café getting his favorite cappuccino, while waiting for the drink to be prepared he flips open the notebook computer and goes to his favorite website – checking on sports and news. Then of course checks his email with outlook on his desktop. What he did not realize is … Read more

Linux admin is busy with software installations

Our Linux admin is a pretty sharp guy, he is working on updating website technology (php version). We have to keep up with patches  and new technical abilities. Unbeknownst to him, a hacker somehow placed a “crontab” entry which will run every 60 minutes shutting down defenses and opening other attack avenues. The hacker used … Read more

Small orgs still have to do the right thing

The problem with looking at this sophisticated target and Michaels attacks can make you think: That only happens to the big companies – my business does not provide a large target, so I don’t have to worry.   That is unfortunately not true.  Small organizations need to do the right thing and secure their resources … Read more