Tag Archives: Security Awareness

Harvesting Birthdays

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Carmelo

When participating in social media, there are all sorts of fun things to be part of, like “Who would be in your Zombie Apocalypse team?”. Though it’s fun, it’s also easy to give up your personal information. Why the heck … Continue reading →

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Publicizing to Facebook

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Carmelo

I believe that in order to make the Internet a safer place, we should spread security awareness. For some time now, I have blogged about CyberSecurity and Security Awareness. Throughout 2014, I have devoted a lot of time to it … Continue reading →

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nVidia Breached

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Carmelo

An email outlining the breach was sent to NVIDIA employees on Wednesday December 17th from the privacy office informing them that a breach had occurred and that their individual information had been compromised. It was unclear from the email how … Continue reading →

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German Steel Mill Hacked

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Carmelo

A spear phishing attack led to a German steel mill to perform an unscheduled shut down and a blast furnace could not be shut down as normal. Attackers were very skilled and used both targeted emails and social engineering techniques … Continue reading →

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ICANN Targeted in Spear Phishing Attack

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Carmelo

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers have announced that their system were compromised by a phishing attack. Some of the staff of ICANN fell victim to a spear phishing attack. From their website: ICANN is investigating a recent intrusion … Continue reading →

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20 Bucks Buys You 1,000 Node Bot Army

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Carmelo

According to the Dell SecureWorks report, for $20 you can purchase a small bot army of 1,000 computers. Findings in the deep web also include that the there is excellent customer service! Master those basics people and you will gain … Continue reading →

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It’s THAT Time of Year

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Carmelo

The year end is the time to start giving predictions of how next year will roll. Here are a few reports that have already been published (they all open in a new tab): WebSense Trend Micro Tech Republic CSO Online … Continue reading →

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Hey Bebe!

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Carmelo

According to an article written by Brian Krebs, it sounds like Bebe is undergoing a credit/debit breach investigation. The data copied from the magnetic stripe on the backs of credit cards, which bad-guys can use to write to blank cards … Continue reading →

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There is no CyberSecurity?

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Carmelo

60 Minutes has a video on cyberthieves stealing your credit card information. This is a must watch for everybody who has a debit/credit card; a must watch for every merchant and service provider. The 15 minute video talks of the … Continue reading →

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Cyber Monday is Tomorrow, Please be Cyber Secure

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Carmelo

Be sure to stop and think about where you are when you are out and about, don’t use public wifi hotspots. It’s cyber hunting time and your data is the target and it is very easy for malicious evil doers … Continue reading →

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