Discussion of public breaches of security
Yes we know yahoo had millions of email addresses hacked or rather the email address password database was stolen by an ingenious hacker. Also according to this story(TechCrunch) the full disclosure over several years is 1 Billion email addresses and passwords were stolen Updated 3/14 later in day: also keep in mind if you … Read more
Planning Security? You must know TTP In this new year of 2017 it is good to know your past so as not create the same situation in the future. But what is TTP you say? TTP – Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures. By that I mean the tactics and procedures … Read more
Yes November 8th was election day in the USA. And in the Computer World it is yet another Microsoft Patch Day (2nd Tuesday of month). So what is so important about yet another patch day? As a Security pro we must focus on the vulnerabilities that may change our Risk analysis. So Internet Storm Center … Read more
I’m often thinking where the next attack can come in and unfortunately it may come where we least expect it. Spiceworks blogpost has an interesting angle: How often have cloud services been installed by users without IT department knowledge? The survey by Spiceworks has found that many IT people have found their users installing cloud … Read more
Everyone listening to the news should know by now that Yahoo’s email service has been hacked. CBSNews story: {Yahoo Confirms Massive hack of 500 million accounts, blames “state actor”} In Yahoo’s terms of services section DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES: 19. b. YAHOO AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PARTNERS AND LICENSORS MAKE NO WARRANTY … Read more
