Tag Archives: encryption

MedStar Health

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Carmelo

It’s assumed that MedStar Health is a victim of crypto-ransomware as MedStar forced a shutdown of their email and records database yesterday in order to stop the spread of the malware from encrypting more systems. Most operations went back to … Continue reading →

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Unbreakable Encryption!!!

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Carmelo

Cryptowall is a new strain of Cryptolocker. So strong in fact that the FBI’s Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s CYBER and Counterintelligence Program, Joseph Bonavolonta, normally advises those who have fallen for phishing attacks that release and … Continue reading →

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NSA Wants Access to Encrypted Data Too!

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Carmelo

The director of the U.S. National Security Agency, Michael Rogers, wants access to encrypted data on computers and other devices. He’s working on developing a framework that will enhance investigations. This functionality should be enabled by software manufacturers, but hopefully … Continue reading →

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OpenSSL: 8 Bugs Fixed

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Carmelo

First off, I’d like to explain what OpenSSL is! OpenSSL refers to the name of a 1998 project that was started to encrypt websites and user information across the Web. The “SSL” in “OpenSSL” refers to a Secure Sockets Layer … Continue reading →

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CryptoWall and Dickson County Sheriff’s Office

Posted on November 16, 2014 by Carmelo

Sheriff’s department of The Dickson County, Tennessee was attacked by a Ransomware trojan ware that encrypts all of the files on the system and can be decrypted only (HA, yeah right!) if the ransom has been paid for them to … Continue reading →

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Encrypting Your Android Phone

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Carmelo

I’ve been a huge fan of Android based phones. New Android phones will be encrypted by default, but if you have had your smart phone for over a month, you probably do not have encryption enabled. Why would you want … Continue reading →

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Intel: 4238 Years to Crack My Password

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Carmelo

According to this website that Intel has created: https://www-ssl.intel.com/content/www/us/en/forms/passwordwin.html, it would take about 4238 years to crack my password. Which does make me wonder, it being Intel, that they are taking into account Moore’s law, which is the number of … Continue reading →

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Sell it to the NSA

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Carmelo

Give it away for free. Profit!!

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