Tag Archives: 2014

Snapchat, the Snappening

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Carmelo

Snapchat pictures stolen through third party apps. More nudes online. Users of the app, many of them teenagers, have apparently had their photos gathered over a number of years before being posted on a website. The leak – dubbed the … Continue reading →

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NOVA Labs – Cybersecurity Lab

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Carmelo

I stumbled upon a little jewel yesterday when I found PBS Presents: The Secret Lives of Hackers. The video is nicely done, but what’s more is the website that the video was originally posted on. PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, … Continue reading →

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Instructables.com Defaced

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Carmelo

I just happened to stumble upon this today. It happened 20 minutes ago from the time stamps.

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PBS Presents: The Secret Lives of Hackers

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Carmelo

Found here

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Sears:Kmart Breach

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Carmelo

Today Kmart stores were hit with a data breach that compromised some shoppers’ debit and credit card information but no personal information, no debit card PIN numbers, no email addresses and no social security numbers were obtained by those criminally … Continue reading →

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2 Factors of Authentication

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Carmelo

A little hassle with logging into a system is tremendously worth the amount of security, if that system has information worth securing. I’ve enabled two-factor authentication for services I use. Some services call it two-step authentication, which is a sub-category … Continue reading →

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International Dairy Queen & Orange Julius Breach

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Carmelo

According to the Dairy Queen website, they discovered evidence that the systems of some DQ locations and one Orange Julius location were infected with the widely-reported Backoff malware that is targeting retailers across the country. The ice cream and fast … Continue reading →

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FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency on #NCSAM

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Carmelo

Post by FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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Chris Pirillo on National Cyber Security Awareness Month #NCSAM

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Carmelo

This video is from 3 years ago. So some of the talk is a little dated. The NCSAM campaign is intended to help spread awareness of the importance of good Web browsing practices. Cyber security is a shared responsibility, and … Continue reading →

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Bruce Schneier: Talks at Google

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Carmelo

From the YouTube page Human society runs on trust. We all trust millions of people, organizations, and systems every day — and we do it so easily that we barely notice. But in any system of trust, there is an … Continue reading →

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