Discussion of public breaches of security
What happens when you click on the wrong email? or text? (the above email is some kind of fake email – it did not come from CVS, and once clicked on sent the unwitting user to someplace the hacker wanted) thh last image of an “Outlook WebApp” is a landing page hackers create to … Read more
The information in this post is wholly of Redskyalliance.org check out their website which has much information Here is a compilation of the quick Red Sky Alliance report this morning: As usual China has a botnet that is actively attacking us. Notice the cloud security angle – where the high risk environments are all the big … 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
I.e. No More Netflix?? DefenseOne has the story: So as we are now all at home with our dogs, cats and families. Are we more or less susceptible with a massive DDOS attack from Russia? DDOS = Distributed Denial Of Service We have discussed DDOS attacks before “New DDOS Attacks Changes Likelihood in Risk … Read more
Ransomware is bad i.e. your files are encrypted – what should be done? At this point it is too late – the computer and or files are encrypted and the only way to recover them is to decrypt or restore from backup. (THIS IS WHY A BACKUP IS SO IMPORTANT). There are some possible … Read more
