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

Target Retail and Michaels craft credit card bungles

let’s discuss the credit card number fiascos of Target and Michaels. Krebs on Security Blog got the scoop on Jan 14. No business wants to be the focal point of an investigation: a large credit card processor was seeing hundreds of cards that all had been recently used at Michaels. And unfortunately Michaels has had … Read more