Your Cyberdefense Still 2000’s Thinking?

Yes it is February 20, 2015 And it is high time you replaced your firewall(FW), just like all computers the new firewalls have better processors and chips to make your speed in Internet browsing faster and if you get a Next Gen FW(NGFW) you can also be more secure.   So as technology gets better, … Read more

Hiring a Hacker for Evil

It seems it is not so hard to hire a hacker for evil. Several articles discuss the how and why: http://bgr.com/2015/01/16/how-to-hire-a-hacker/ There is even a website that apparently  had so much traffic that it bogged down with traffic. NakedSecurity  article: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/01/19/hackers-for-hire-hackers-list-for-those-with-no-ethics-or-espionage-skills/ Notice how much traffic some evil is creating, and it is the little “projects” … Read more

Cyberattacks too difficult – I give up

Massive cyberattacks, difficult configurations? what to do from here? All I have is some unusable data to the hackers – what is important about our stuff.   We are inundated with cyberattacks in the news and more terrorist attacks (beheadings, shootings, death etc.) We have to have intent of protecting our assets to the best of … Read more

2 Steps Stop All Cyberattacks

1. Obtain a technology that will be able to see the attacker trying to communicate with the attack software(malware etc) in your network. This system should have the capability to remove network traffic if it does not pass your rules. The NGFW Next Generation FireWall with an included Intrusion Prevention System(IPS) can get this job … Read more

Improving Data Security (Especially Medical)

We know the problems with the Anthem Breach: no encryption But does it mean you should encrypt your data?   What does it mean to “encrypt the data” What if your data is “stolen” with correct credentials, i.e. if someone has  the username and password then it is over, whether the data is encrypted matters … Read more