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Tag Archives: Security Awareness
Got an @yahoo.com Email Address? This is for you!
Depending on the news source you follow, either 200 million or 500 million Yahoo! accounts have been breached, so…. if you have an @yahoo.com email address, change your password The accounts were actually stolen about 2 years ago, but it … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, 2016, breach, nation state, password, Security Awareness, Yahoo
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IT Security vs Information Security
A pet peeve of mine is when Information Security is interchanged with IT (Information Technology) Security. Over the many years working this profession, I’ve heard people, clearly working in the Information Security realm, state they work in IT Security (though … Continue reading
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Tagged CISO, information security, IT Security, Security Awareness
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FAA Asks Public to Not Use Samsung Note 7 on Planes
Per the FAA site, the Federal Aviation Administration has asked the public not to turn on or charge the Samsung Note 7 on board aircraft and not to stow them in any checked baggage. If you haven’t heard, there has … Continue reading
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Tagged FAA, Note, samsung, Security Awareness
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What to Watch To Learn A Little CyberSecurity
Do you like to be entertained? I know I do! Here are some shows and movies that I recommend. Brian Brushwood’s Hacking the System
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Tagged 2016, hackers, hacking, phishing, Security Awareness, social engineering, spear phishing, spearphishing, video tutorial
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City Data Breach
Ken Selzer, the Kansas Insurance Commissioner warned that members of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City need to safeguard their financial and health information following a data breach that accessed information on their medical ID cards. Insurance officials … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, blue cross blue shield, breach, kansas city, Security Awareness
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CEO Fired After Fake Email Loses Firm $47 Million
FACC, in May has let their CEO, Walter Stephan, go after a fake email made it’s way to the financial controllers office and €52.8 million ($58 million USD) was wired out of the company. It caused their stock to drop … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, BEC, Business Email Compromise, CEO, CFO, FBI, phishing, Security Awareness, spear phishing, spearphishing
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Confessions of a Cyber Spy Hunter
With over 20 years of experience leading high technology companies out of Silicon Valley, Eric has played a part in shaping the industry as an executive at heavyweights like McAfee, Symantec, and Cisco. Today, he is the CEO of ZanttZ, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, advanced persistent threat, APT, breach, computer security, cyber risk, cyber warfare, cybercrime, cyberwarfare, hacking, malware, Security Awareness, spy, ted, video tutorial, virus, warfare
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Social Media Security
Here is an infographic on Social Media Security Basics
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Tagged infographic, Security Awareness, social media
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National Crime Agency in the UK
The National Crime Agency in the UK has published the National Crime Assessment, it is a fantastic read and can be found here. An interesting fact is that plain crime is at 47% total crimes committed, while computer misuse and … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, breach report, breaches, risk analysis, Security Awareness, UK
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Infographic/Pictogram on Spearphishing
I got this from the RSA website. It illustrates the anatomy of an attack.
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Tagged phishing, Security Awareness, social engineering, spear phishing, spearphishing
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