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Tag Archives: Security Awareness
ISIS Hackers or Incompetent Password Management?
11 television stations went off the air; websites and social media were defaced; and an internal IT outage for TV5 in Paris, France. The websites were taken over with pro-messages of the CyberCaliphate, the same group who either DDoS’ed or defaced … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, cybercaliphate, DDoS, defacement, malware, passwords, phishing, Security Awareness, TV5
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AT&T Data Breach = $25 Million Dollar Fine
AT&T data breaches exposed about 280,000 U.S. customers’ names and full or partial Social Security numbers. The breaches occurred at call centers used by AT&T in Mexico, Colombia, and the Philippines when employees accessed sensitive customer data without adequate authorization. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, 2015, AT&T, breach, call center, cell phones, compliance, cost of non-compliance, privacy, risk, risk analysis, Security Awareness
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No Awareness? $683,000 is the Average Loss
Organizations that do not have security awareness programs – particularly, training for new employees – report significantly higher average financial losses from cybersecurity incidents. Companies without security training for new hires reported average annual financial losses of $683,000, while those … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, cyber risk, Security Awareness
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Cyber Kidnapping
Of course, while dramatized for prime time audiences, the CSI: Cyber series, starting with episode 1 does have great information that is all too real. The show is available online right now here. I first wrote about baby monitors getting … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, CSI Cyber, cyber risk, Security Awareness
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Edward Snowden & John Oliver On Passwords
This is what it’s like explaining password complexity to normal people.
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Tagged 2015, Edward Snowden, John Oliver, passwords, Security Awareness
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Ring! Ring! Yes, This is the I.R.S! NOT!
Criminals have been calling taxpayers and insisting they must “immediately give up their personal information or make a payment,” Don’t fall for it! It’s a scam! The I.R.S. will never call as their method is to send old fashioned mail. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, cybercrime, fraud, hackers, IRS, privacy, risk, scam, Security Awareness, social engineering
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Douglas County Sheriff Office Investigates Fraud
Recent reports of people receiving unsolicited fraudulent credit cards in the mail. “At this time we believe that it may be part of the personal information breach involving insurance companies operating in Georgia,” the agency said in a news alert. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, credit card, cybercrime, fraud, Security Awareness
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Neil Moore, Conman Extraordinaire!
Neil Moore was imprisoned for stealing 3 million dollars by posing as staff from Barclays Bank, Lloyds Bank and Santander. While serving his time, he was able to get his hands on a phone and he set up a fake … Continue reading
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Tagged email fraud, fraud, lol, Security Awareness, sorta phishing
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A Car is a Computer with Wheels
Your car is totally hackable. See more posts on Car Hacking
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Tagged 2015, car hacking, hacked, hacking, Internet of Things, Security Awareness, telematics hacking
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Got $60? Reduce your Insurance Rates! Hack Your Car!
For the low price of $60, Eric Evenchick is selling a gadget that will allow a person to use a CANtact to talk directly to a vehicle’s CAN(controller area network)bus through the laptop, connected via USB to the CANtact device … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, CANtact, car hacking, hacking, python, Security Awareness
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