While reading the ~20 blogs this morning the one from F-Secure hit home: http://community.f-secure.com/t5/BSB-Blog/Why-Internet-security-should/ba-p/65567 Elija is discussing why we should have Internet security: “The 24/7 work culture is also one reason for using the same devices both for work and for leisure. This in turn may lead to a situation where social media activities and … Read more
The reason is that it was a _Destructive_ attack. Credit card numbers were not stolen. Data was deleted and stolen. Highly unusual attack. Dark Reading has a story on the “destructive” attack. http://www.darkreading.com/how-not-to-be-the-next-sony-defending-against-destructive-attacks-/d/d-id/1318516 ” “If your only goal is to do damage,” says Jonathan Sander, strategy and research officer for Stealthbits Technologies, “you don’t need a lot … Read more
IBM has an infographic and a report: http://www-935.ibm.com/services/us/en/security/infographic/cybersecurityindex.html http://www-935.ibm.com/services/us/en/it-services/security-services/cost-of-data-breach/ (we make a point to show you the whole link, so you know exactly where you are going) The image above is a snippet from the infographic IBM has gathered this information from the Ponemon Institute research report (you can download these reports if you register … Read more
Microsoft has a Telnet vulnerability which has a critical remote code execution. (MS15-002) https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms15-jan This is true: “Only customers who enable telnet on Windows 2003 are affected (it is installed but not enabled). and Telnet is not installed on Vista or later operating systems” But if you did enable (or install and enable) it has … Read more
Fox2 a local TV media channel (in Saint Louis area) has the story: http://fox2now.com/2015/01/12/police-bust-credit-card-thieves-from-detroit/ Why do I bring this up in a cyber security blog? Due to this little info blurb: “Maryland Heights police searched the vehicle, and found fake Michigan drivers’ licenses, dozens of pre-paid MasterCard gift cards, and pricey electronics.” and “Fedak … Read more
