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New Security Consulting Company Named ; DROP TABLE “COMPANIES”;– LTD
There is a new security consulting company that has the amazingly funny name ; DROP TABLE “COMPANIES”;– LTD Of course the first thing I think about is Exploits of a mom…
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Tagged 2017, lol, xkcd
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Ransomware Decryption Key: Your Time Exchanged for Security Awareness
In an odd twist, the Koolova ransomware will decrypt for the low price of reading two articles on ransomware… The articles that Koolova wants you to read are an article from Google Security Blog called Stay safe while browsing and BleepingComputer’s Jigsaw Ransomware … Continue reading
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Tagged 2017, computer security, koolova, ransomware, Security Awareness
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Is the C.I.A. Triad Old and Busted?
Everyone knows that the CIA Triad stands for the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability of data, earlier in 2016 at a Gartner conference though, I ran across this. The CIAS model, which is improved to include the safety of people and … Continue reading
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Tagged 2017, Happy New Year
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Did Russia Hack the US Election?
The information security community is abuzz about the DHS/FBI Joint Analysis Report which was published on December 29th, 2016. The report investigates if Russia interfered with the U.S. election process through hacks on the Democratic National Committee, the Democratic Congressional Campaign … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, Democratic National Committee, phishing, russia, russian, Security Awareness, social engineering, spear phishing, spearphishing
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Merry Christmas (Information Security Comics)
Some pictures I found on the Internet
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Tagged 2016, Christmas, Merry Christmas
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2016 San Francisco CISO Executive Summit
I had the privilege of attending the 2016 CISO Executive Summit in San Francisco on Monday the 5th. I went with a great group of people! There was a lot of good discussions regarding leadership, insider threats, third party management, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, CISO, cybercrime, Executive, information security, insider threats, Internet of Things, Security Awareness, social engineering, Summit
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President-Elect Trump on 100 Day Transition Plan
Trump’s plan includes asking the Department of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to create plan to protect our infrastructure against Cyber Attacks. How this will modify the Cybersecurity National Action Plan that was published under … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush, cyber attacks, Department of Defense, Obama, President, Trump
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Real Trojan Horse
I’ve been working several Physical Security projects lately and I’m really surprised that I didn’t try this. (The fun starts at 36 seconds into the video) I’m not surprised at this hack’s success rate.
Veterans Day
I am humbled to have served with my brothers and sisters. This day is the anniversary of the signing of the armistice, which ended the World War I hostilities between the Allied nations and Germany in 1918. Thank you to … Continue reading
Million Mask March and Possible Cyber Attacks
There is a planned million mask march (in Guy Fawkes masks) today. It is possible individuals claiming affiliation with the anonymous hacktivist group will take the opportunity to conduct their own operations. The FBI assesses it is possible unaffiliated hackers … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, cyber attacks, Cyber-Attack, election day, lol
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