April 30, 2018
Phishing has been in use in one form or another probably a week after the first email account was used by consumers. Phishing has become glaringly prevalent in today’s society. This clogs up the Spam folders daily across the U.S. The attackers have operationalized phis...
April 27, 2018
As noted previously, I had the pleasure of attending GrrCON, the InfoSec conference in Grand
Rapids, Michigan. The event was a complete pleasure to attend with the talks, vendors, and
others involved. As this is a bit away from my residence, there was a need for me to st...
April 23, 2018
Gorilla Glue is known for their excellent set of products, and also their commercials. What has not been overly publicized, naturally, is the compromise from last year. The attack was spearheaded by The Dark Overlord. The hackers had previously attacked medical organiz...
April 20, 2018
With regularity, new InfoSec tools are presented for the market to try and see if there is applicable use. A portion of these are open-source, others are freemium (free for the basic tool with an upcharge for the entirety of the functions), and others are for sale at t...
April 16, 2018
Verizon recently released its 11th edition of its Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR). Worldwide, malware incidents declined in 2017. The volume is still significant and attacks are lucrative for cyber-criminals. The report identified 53,308 security incidents and...
April 13, 2018
Data is literally everywhere. This may seem as though this is solely a benefit, however at
times there is too much as it abounds. The vast amount, when attempted to analyze, may make it
difficult to understand what is really there and how it may be useful. Whether resear...
April 9, 2018
With each compromise involving a medical office, there are repercussions on many fronts. The patients have to work through having their private information strewn across the darkweb for years, the office may have HIPAA issues manifesting in expensive fines and operatio...
April 6, 2018
Too many applications are focused on convenience for the users over any other factor. This increases, in theory, productivity and the number of systems using the app. One of these options is the autofill. This has been noted and used by most users in one app or another...
April 2, 2018
The national government is entrusted with many aspects of our lives. The law enforcement departments are tasked with applying the laws to our daily lives and relationships. The Department of Defense (DoD) is responsible for defending the US. The Department of the Inter...
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