Why Did China Declare War on West/USA?

Remember the  Exchange server hack from a year ago (post from 3/16/21)? “Exchange Server Attacks Just Beginning?”  “Attacks exploiting the flaws were first spotted in January. They initially were limited and targeted, seemingly for espionage: the adversaries primarily targeted specific email accounts. Microsoft attributed the activity to a group it calls Hafnium, believed to operate … Read more

Vulnerability Management – Just Do It!

Abilities Identify Security issues based on analysis of vulnerabilities – apply cybersecurity and privacy principles to organizational requirements Knowledge Application vulnerabilities, data backup and recovery, host/network access control mechanisms, system administration, network, and operating system hardening techniques. Skills Detecting host and network intrusions Conduct vulnerability scans and recognize vulnerabilities in security systems. Tasks Keep up … Read more

Global Cyberwar: What Does That Look Like?

First we have to discuss – what is a “Global Cyberwar”? It has to do with the current conflict with Russia — Ukraine. In this image(Feb28 and Mar1) there is some interesting information which is from SecurityWeek magazine : The groups and what country they support (Ukraine, UNK (Unknown?), or Russia).  Where they will congregate … Read more

Can Small Businesses get Ransomware?

Unfortunately they can 1. Why Ransomware? because the ransomware attack software is out for everyone – it is easy to send attack emails to millions. 2. Most Attacks start with phishing emails. 3 Have you updated your systems? Also called patched your systems? every month Microsoft and other vendors release fixes to their software which … Read more