Hackers Wiped Out Casino Computers 10min
http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/12/iranian-hackers-used-visual-basic-malware-to-wipe-vegas-casinos-network/ A very interesting story of Iranian hackers (whether government sponsored or sanctioned does not matter) attacked and deleted a lot of files using Visual Basic. (I know from 2014…
Defeat Phishing: Train Emotional Detachment to Scams
Here are some great articles that showed how some unsuspecting people get sucked into online scams: http://www.wired.com/2015/10/online-dating-made-woman-pawn-global-crime-plot/ Everyone has to learn how to defeat their own potential phishing attack… Are…
Study: Cybercrime Up 19% USA
The New Ponemon study (sponsored by HP) http://www8.hp.com/us/en/software-solutions/ponemon-cyber-security-report/index.html?jumpid=va_rmaig2786p Global Study at a Glance 252 companies in 7 countries 2,128 interviews with company personnel 1,928 total attacks used to measure total…
Bank Hacked In Minutes – Executives Don’t Know Nothin
In less than a minute a Hacker found out that the bank was giving out too much information. http://sijmen.ruwhof.net/weblog/584-how-i-could-hack-internet-bank-accounts-of-danish-largest-bank-in-a-few-minutes As the hacker studied the website information, it was evident that…
SYNful Attacks Cisco Routers
http://blogs.cisco.com/security/synful-knock This is an attack that is successful only if you do not change default passwords on Cisco Routers. But… see below. In Mid September: { Today, Mandiant/FireEye published an…