Tag Archives: hackers

Horror Fest

Posted on October 12, 2024 by Carmelo

I finally got to meet 2 more Hackers. Horror Fest was much smaller than I thought it would be. The whole con is tiny and the lines for photos didn’t even exist. I basically followed Renoly and Laurence right in … Continue reading →

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Hackers Movie: Matthew Lillard

Posted on July 14, 2024 by Carmelo

In 1995, the movie Hackers, came out and I was already interested in computers and knew that I would make that my career when I got out of the Marine Corps. My computer interest turned into a job in information … Continue reading →

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Blackhat & DefCon

Posted on August 14, 2023 by Carmelo

So I just got back from 2 back-to-back conferences in Las Vegas and wow, am I tired! I got to spend a lot of quality time with coworkers and talking to vendors and other like-minded nerds and geeks.    

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Internet Hacker: John Hammond

Posted on August 14, 2023 by Carmelo

At Blackhat, I ran into John Hammond, and if you haven’t seen his Youtube Channel, you’re missing out. He goes into some hacker tools and displays his prowess over Linux and other operating systems. It’s pretty impressive.

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Black Hat & Def Con 2022

Posted on August 16, 2022 by Carmelo

I have my first opportunity ever to attend Black Hat and DefCon in Las Vegas. I got to rub elbows with others and meet with my co-workers, and also reconnect with some of my peers. It was an experience I … Continue reading →

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Stock Photo Hackers

Posted on May 3, 2018 by Carmelo
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Brilliant Video Showing The Anatomy of An Attack

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Carmelo

Cisco made a great video (4 minutes) that I honestly think everyone must see. It breaks down a complex ransomware attack. Picture this happening to your organization. Are you ready for it?

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Dyn Down by DDoS

Posted on October 22, 2016 by Carmelo

Dyn a company that provides dynamic domain name resolution (convert names into IP addresses) was threatened to shell out some bitcoin or else… Or else what? I’d like to call it an availability compromise, but in layman’s terms, an outage … Continue reading →

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Tech Support Scam Infographic

Posted on October 17, 2016 by Carmelo

Here is a cool infographic that Microsoft created. I love infographics with numbers in them. 50% of Millennials are normally scammed. 34% are about my age. 17% are old… like my boss at work :)

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Ransomware and the IoT

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Carmelo

During a security conference, a gentleman demonstrated a thermostat that he compromised, lock out the user for a ransom. He was even able to make the thermostat emit a tone only animals can hear. Imagine your dogs or cats freaking … Continue reading →

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