Tag Archives: Information Technology Security Awareness

Old Android Browser, iOS8, & Home Depot

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Carmelo

I love these 60 second updates by Sophos.

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Basic Consumers… Deal with Breaches

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Carmelo

After a breach to a business you frequent or used to frequent now has extra steps. This news video has some basic steps on what to do after a breach. Don’t ignore it, just do it. Check your balances. Check … Continue reading →

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An Introduction to Cyber Security

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Carmelo

The Open University Presents: An Introduction to Cyber Security, which starts on October 13th, so register now! This free online course will help you to understand online security and start to protect your digital life, whether at home or work. … Continue reading →

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Goodwill/C&K Systems

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Carmelo

Back when I posted about the 868,000 Payment Cards, 330 Stores, it was recently revealed that the exposure was due to C&K Systems. All 20 previously affected Goodwill members have stopped using C&K Systems to process customers’ payment cards… Earlier … Continue reading →

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Cyber Risk & Internet of Things

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Carmelo

I made this video for work, but modified it a bit so it’s not directly work related, but I didn’t edit the audio… Don’t hate! It’s my first one. The intended audience is for those who don’t think with a … Continue reading →

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Spearphishing and Why Education and Awareness is Important

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Carmelo

It was revealed yesterday that after an investigation by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), which oversees the US nuclear power grid, three incidents uncovered that hackers were able to access internal documents. One of the hacking incidents, involved emails sent … Continue reading →

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Consumers Footing the Bill on Data Breaches

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Carmelo

Found on this page I really love infographics and how they put things into perspective.

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More James Lyne, Anatomy of an Attack

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Carmelo

I really like how passionate James Lyne is about his field. It was a presentation very similar to this that got me intrigued into the security field. It was a Cisco security conference in Tucson where the presenter hacked a … Continue reading →

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My Google GPS Footprint

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Carmelo

I was in Hawaii on vacation from the 4th of July to the 17th. If you have an Android phone with GPS on, you can access your location history. Now of course, like most technology, this can be really cool, … Continue reading →

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Lights, Camera, Hacktion

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Carmelo

A vulnerability was found by some white-hat hackers who researched how to obtain the wifi passwords of homes that had super cool lights that could be turned on, off, or dimmed by an app on a phone (both IOS and … Continue reading →

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