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Category Archives: Security Blog
The Robot Uprising
I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s first words are “I’m going to need your, clothes, your boots, and your motorcycle”. Boston Dynamics is getting closer to making Atlas, one of their robots, more human like, with better balance, the ability … Continue reading
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Tagged Atlas, Boston Dynamics, killer robots, robot, robots
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Opening a Safe with a Sock and a Magnet
Are your belongings in a safe? You may want to re-evaluate your safes.
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Tagged cracking a safe, safe, video tutorial
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Going Rogue with PoS
This picture is making it’s way across the Internet. A point of sale machine that will use touch enabled pay credit/debit cards. It’s probably time for an RFID wallet.
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Tagged 2016, PoS, rfid, smarter criminals
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A Letter From Tim Cook at Apple
Below is a letter from Tim Cook of Apple. February 16, 2016 A Message to Our Customers The United States government has demanded that Apple take an unprecedented step which threatens the security of our customers. We oppose this order, … Continue reading
Valid Apple Employee Logins Worth Up To $23,000
At the Apple headquarters of Cork, Ireland, low hanging fruit employees are being offered to sell their logins online, for up to $23,000 US. Easy Pickings! An employee login is very valuable, allowing for legitimate authentication to internal systems can … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, Apple, bribe, bribes, logins, passwords, Security Awareness, sell logins, social engineering
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Hackers Hold Hospital Healthcare Data Hostage
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center’s data systems have been infected with encrypted ransomware. The hospital says patient care has not been compromised, though the cyber-attack has forced them to revert to paper registrations and medical records and send patients seeking emergency … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, computer security, cybercrime, FBI, Healthcare, phishing, ransomware, social engineering, spearphishing
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Con Job on the Department of Justice!
A hacktivist, who had a compromised email account belonging to a DOJ employee, was poking around the DOJ portal. With the determination to get further in, and getting stopped with a challenge of needing a token code they were stuck… … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, breach, dhs, doj, dump, FBI, freepalestine, hacked, hacktivism, hacktivist, privacy, sb50, social engineering
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Video on “What is a Social Engineer?”
Here is a nice primer video I found on social engineering. Yes, it’s basic, but we always start with the basics before we get into the advanced!
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Tagged 2016, Kevin Mitnick, Security Awareness, social engineering, video tutorial
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It’s Tax Season ∴ CyberThieves Are Working Full Time!
With most things going electronic, it’s beneficial to be aware of some of the tricks a con-artist would use to get your W-2 and try to claim your tax refund before you have the chance to. One popular method is … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, cybercrime, fraud, infographic, phishing, privacy, social engineering, spearphishing, tax refund
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Korea’s Self Driving Uber. The Rise of Automated Vehicles
In Seoul Korea, driverless taxis that emulate an Automated Uber, has already begun live testing. This leaps forward how we are progressing as a society and it’s relationship with vehicle ownership. Uber has led the change of how we travel; … Continue reading
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Tagged autonomous, autonomous vehicles, GM, Lyft, Tesla, uber
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