Researcher Warns 'Zombie Browsers' Are Skyrocketing

Oct 31, 2012 9:38:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Ellen Messmer at Network World covered this one: "Some Web browsers can be tricked into using so-called "malicious extensions" that can give hackers the ability to hijack the user's ...

2013 Security Awareness Training Survey

Oct 31, 2012 7:46:07 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

I just recevied some interesting information. SearchSecurity.com surveyed IT professionals about their end-user security training purchase intentions for 2013. The numbers are revealing. ...

7 shortcuts To Get Your Network Hacked

Oct 30, 2012 10:51:04 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Shortcuts To Get Hacked[/caption] Today, October 30, 2012 we asked system administators: "In your opinion, what are the most gruesome ...

Why We Are Doing This

Oct 26, 2012 10:56:46 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Some of you might remember Sunbelt Software, which from 1996 to 2010 sold system admin and security tools for Windows Server. I am one of the two co-founders of Sunbelt. After ...

Cybergeddon - New Web Series Sponsored By Symantec

Oct 21, 2012 7:18:11 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Industrial Control Systems The Next Twin Towers

Oct 21, 2012 2:19:14 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="588"] Shodan Network[/caption] Eugene Kaspersky a few days ago wrote a hair-raising blog post about the reality of our Industrial Control Systems ...

What Is The Top Phishing Day Of The Week? And Why?

Oct 17, 2012 10:05:19 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="280" caption="Top Phishing Day"][/caption] Websense reported on October 8, 2012 about their July-August 2012 research. They said: "A disturbing new ...

Real-time Cyber-Attack Map

Oct 17, 2012 9:35:23 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="625" caption="Real-time Cyber-Attack Map"][/caption] James Fallows reported on his latest blog about the new real-time map of the honeynet ...

What a live botnet looks like YIKES

Oct 16, 2012 10:58:07 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="760" caption="ZeroAccess Botnet"][/caption] MIT's Technology Review posted something fasctinating put together by Mike Orcutt. What you see above ...

Black Hole Malware Dominates Web So Train Your Employees

Oct 16, 2012 10:13:19 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="460" caption="Microsoft Security Intelligence Report Volume 13"][/caption] Microsoft released their Security Intelligence Report (SIR) last week, ...

Article: Is Your Credit Card Stolen? Check for free!

Oct 16, 2012 4:50:16 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Is Your Credit Card Stolen? Check for free! (This is a great PSA) http://ismycreditcardstolen.com/

CyberheistNews vol2, #45

Oct 16, 2012 4:43:14 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Cyberespionage miniFlame malware discovered

Oct 16, 2012 4:41:51 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Antone Gonsalves at CSOonline covered this in-depth on October 16, 2012. "Newly discovered spying malware designed to steal data from infected systems was likely built from the same ...

FBI has new Cyber Safety Website

Oct 16, 2012 4:36:34 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

10/15/12 - the FBI announced a new initiative: "With school back in session, one topic thats on many class curriculums around the nation is cyber safety. After all, its a ...

CyberheistNews vol2, #44

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Prepaid Cards Go Mainstream - Watch For New Scams

Oct 9, 2012 7:35:29 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="270" caption="Bluebird prepaid card"][/caption] Wal-mart and American Express have started a joint venture to sell prepaid Bluebird cards, stamped ...

Hackers exploit Skype API to infect Windows PCs

Oct 9, 2012 3:01:50 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Cyber criminals are again using Skype to wreak havoc, according to Sophos's Naked Security blog. The worm they're using this time, a variant of Dorkbot, lets hackers take control of ...

Defending Against Phishing Attacks

Oct 3, 2012 8:11:30 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

By now, we all know that the bad guys are using phishing and spear-phishing to go after your users and penetrate your networks. This type of social engineering attack is getting used more ...

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