On this Friday – for something slightly different on this website: If China is hacking our computer networks as has been proven time and again – should people be allowed to buy Chinese stocks on our Stock exchanges? Since Chinese companies are partly directed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)due to all companies … Read more
Threatpost has the Story: This is a current story (7/7/20) of threats emerging from the Russian criminal groups. The following is from a previous analysis from has the Story The intsight document shows several groups, of which the above is just one group “the Sandworm” team. Another blog.malwarebytes.com post: Threat Spotlight: WastedLocker, customized transomware The … Read more
Is it safer/cheaper to run your own computers? Or should you have a cloud based service that manages your IT functions? What characteristics are there in the decision to outsource servers? Or when outsourcing your IT department? Don’t believe that outsourcing your IT servers now removes the risk of a data breach!! Or if you … Read more
What is the worst that can happen during a world wide virus crisis? Hackers taking advantage and using a crisis to steal more of your money Example at krebsonsecurity is the elaborate scam where a bank customer was called by the hackers telling him (and her) the last 3 transactions(because they got them from the … Read more
So what does the Beer bug have to do with Cybersecurity? (from a previous post https://oversitesentry.com/new-pci-payment-card-industry-standards-in-2019/) We know Phishing is the #1 attack that a hacker has to obtain an attack angle into networks and computers. so the #1 method of attack by adversaries has been shown to use headlines with good effect. https://www.ciodive.com/news/phishing-email-malware-coronavirus/574888/ is … Read more
