It used to be that you could safely backup data by taking copies of all of it at regular intervals and putting it on a local backup server, which would then write the data to tape replication which…
If the hack of Yahoo corporate and compromise of hundreds of millions of account users’ data wasn’t enough of a reason to delete your Yahoo account and never look back, how about the fact that former Yahoo CEO…
A new discovery by a Brazilian Infosec research group called Morphus Labs should (once again) make you think twice about clicking on any unsolicited links. Dubbed “Mamba,” the new ransomware strain, like the snake it was named after,…
Just last month FBI Director James Comey advised that anyone using a webcam put tape over it to block out webcam spies, comparing it to locking your door. It was already revealed in recent years that hackers using…
You may have already heard about the massive data breach suffered by Yahoo – and hundreds of millions of their users – but only now are Yahoo spokespeople coming forward to finally officially confirm that yes, great damage…
The rate of cyber attacks and other cyber security incidents is continuing to rise. Experts have been speculating on which trends will continue to be problematic, and what new threats might lie ahead. Users and developers alike…
James Everingham is the head engineer for Instagram, and he refers to team management as being like Schroedinger’s cat in a box theory. Basically, the physics theorem proposed by Schroedinger held that unknowns in a given experiment –…
Many companies are having to re-think their disaster recovery strategies due mainly to the recent spike in ransomware attacks, but also because of malware infection in general. With ransomware sneaking into more IT systems than ever before, and…
Rather than hide away in shame, you should report your ransomware incident to the FBI, so the law enforcement agency urges. They are also discouraging victims from paying any ransom to cybercriminals (echoing the sentiments of most IT…
A recent series of white papers released Global Knowledge and specifically authored by James Michael Stewart (CISSP, CEH, CHFI, ECSA, and Security+) reveal some startling yet unsurprising facts about our predicted-yet-probable cybersecurity future. They come in a series…
David Ferris
Thursday October 20, 2016 