Tag Archives: Information Technology Security Awareness

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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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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Google Infographic on Account Hijackers

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Carmelo

They have a great article here for more information.

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Conmen Evolved

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Carmelo

Unless you are completely off the grid and don’t even read newspapers, it is hard to avoid the data breaches announced in the news. It’s not just techie news anymore either, with the big named news shows on the television … Continue reading →

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The Postal Service Suffered a Cybersecurity Breach

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Carmelo

The data of 800,000 people potentially compromised for employee and customer personal information, including addresses, Social Security numbers and emails. The USPS is working with the FBI, Justice Department and the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team to investigate the breach. … Continue reading →

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Tales from the Encrypt (RSA Video)

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Carmelo

Happy Halloween!

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Reuben Paul, an 8-year-old Cyber Professional and CEO

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Carmelo

An extension from this old post, the 8 year old, identified as Reuben Paul, has grown in fame. He demonstrates in this video, some of his mastery of hacking tools and his thought processes. Here is an article/interview from Tripwire.

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Microsoft’s Safer Online Videos #NCSAM

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Carmelo

The Internet’s Most Wanted! Subscribe to the Microsoft Safer Online Youtube channel here.

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