Someone set up a twitter bot that knows which companies get ransomware(it claims): For example I picked out Wyckoff Heating and Cooling(2023 – 3-11), Maximum Industries Inc(2023 – 3-13), and Management Excellence(2023 – 3-11). I am always on the lookout for Threat research possibilities (finding out what the adversary is doing). In all 3 … Read more
Short answer to this question is Yes! Bruce Schneier(a fellow at the Berkman center for Internet and Society at Harvard University) said this in his paper of April 2021: The Coming of AI Hackers “One, AI systems will be used to hack us. And two, AI systems will themselves become hackers: finding vulnerabilities in all … Read more
What do you read when you read the following: “BEC groups launch executive impersonation attacks in at least 13 languages” Specifically this is interesting: “These attacks demonstrate that BEC is a global issue and not just an English-only phenomenon,” said Crane Hassold, director of threat intelligence at Abnormal Security. “Our findings also show how cybercriminals … Read more
Why is burnout important? If we are dependent on IT personnel to perform actions on a timely basis even when off-hours work must be done. And then expect them to come to work on time, we are inadvertently stressing personnel . I know every job may have stressors, but the cybersecurity field creates some unique … Read more
I am talking about the Russian war against Ukraine which started on Feb 2022. Do you have 80 computes, more than a dozen? Then it should be obvious that they all need to be standardized and if standardized and wrong they will all get hacked. So paying attention to details in your environment pays dividends. … Read more
