New – or is it Old Threats?
I want to focus on a couple of Bruce Schneier posts today. Jan 1 Doxing as an Attack https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2015/01/doxing_as_an_at.html As Bruce mentions the old attack Doxing where all your information…
How Can Hackers Steal Your Data?
How can hackers steal data without anyone knowing? It has been shown that it takes months before a breach is found, let’s assume one of your users clicked on a…
Sony Hack Analysis
Wall Street Journal has a very good detailed story of what happened during the hack. http://www.wsj.com/articles/behind-the-scenes-at-sony-as-hacking-crisis-unfolded-1419985719?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsThird (May have to have a subscription to see the whole article) Besides the improvisation…
Will 2015 be the year of health record hacks?
Which hospital chain will get hacked? Or should we ask which one will have the foresight to invest in security and prevent the hack? Only a matter of time ……
2014 Review^2 – squared
I.e. 2014 review of the reviews: Start with a good one Securosis https://securosis.com/blog/summary-thats-a-wrap ” First, the news. This was the year of Target and Sony. Symantec finally breaking up. All…