eWeek Alerts IT Pros About Self-Replicating Ransomware

Dec 9, 2014 11:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Wayne Rash at eWeek picked up on the virRansom news and explained to his readers that this is a nasty new hybrid ransomware strain that needs to be protected against rather sooner than ...

CyberheistNews Vol 4 #47 New Hybrid Ransomware Replicates Like A Virus

Dec 9, 2014 9:41:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Heads Up! New Hybrid Ransomware Replicates Like A Virus Here is a powerful piece of ammo to get (more) IT Security budget. SophosLabs labs' blog reported about a new Ransomware strain ...

How Was Sony Pictures Hacked?

Dec 8, 2014 7:21:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Kevin Mandia, who was hired as the forensics expert wrote in a letter to Sony's CEO that the breach was unprecedented, well-planned and carried out by an "organized group". It's the most ...

Phishing Lessons Learned in 2014? Employee Training Matters

Dec 6, 2014 11:33:51 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Our friends at Wombat created a good summary why security awareness training is a must these days. Why?

Top 10 InfoSec Pain Points

Dec 6, 2014 11:07:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Shipping Problem Phishing Attacks Here Is How They Look

Dec 6, 2014 8:35:12 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Last CyberheistNews issue, we warned that Black Friday and Cyber Monday were behind us, and that criminal hackers have a "scam calendar" which focuses on major shopping events exactly ...

Heads Up! Nasty New Hybrid Strain: The AIDS of Ransomware

Dec 5, 2014 6:54:00 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Here is a powerful piece of ammo to get (more) IT Security budget.

Sony The First To Be Hit With Destructive Payload

Dec 2, 2014 9:34:34 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Sony has been hacked several times, and should have learned their lesson a while ago, but no. This time it is really bad though. Late yesterday the FBI warned U.S. business that the ...

Savvy Hackers Use Spearphishing to steal Wall Street M&A info

Dec 1, 2014 8:02:00 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

What if you knew beforehand about mergers and acquisitions, and could trade with that inside information? Well that's been going on for more than a year.

Scam Of The Week: "Shipping Problem"

Nov 29, 2014 10:42:20 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

We have Black Friday and Cyber Monday behind us. After losing ground to online competitors, brick-and-mortar retailers have struck back with incredible online deals. Wal-Mart said ...

Homeland Security: Security Education Deterred Cybercrime

Nov 26, 2014 12:56:00 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Homeland Security Today has a good article which explains that cybersecurity education, including employee training and awareness programs, is vital in deterring cybercrime. The ...

CyberheistNews Vol 4 #46 "New Stuxnet" Discovered Called Regin

Nov 25, 2014 9:37:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

CyberheistNews Vol 4 #46 Nov 25, 2014

The New Stuxnet Discovered Called Regin How Does It Work?

Nov 24, 2014 10:34:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

KnowBe4 a finalist in Emerging Companies of the Year Awards

Nov 22, 2014 3:24:00 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

You probably are not aware of the Tampa Bay Technology Forum. They are dedicated to growing and promoting Tampa Bay's technology "eco-system.” Through events, education, networking, ...

Software Support Cybercrime Scam

Nov 22, 2014 9:27:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

This week the FTC shut down a $120M tech support scam that consumer software buyers should be aware of. Two telemarketing firms were at the center of this FTC investigation, but there are ...

CyberheistNews Vol 4, # 46 Black Friday Coupon Alert

Nov 18, 2014 9:32:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

CyberheistNews Vol 4, # 46

STATE DEPT COMPUTERS HACKED, EMAIL SHUT DOWN

Nov 17, 2014 9:33:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Associated Press just reported that the State Department has taken the unprecedented step of shutting down its entire unclassified email system as technicians repair possible damage from ...

New Flavor of Ransomware Is More User Friendly

Nov 15, 2014 2:48:00 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

It's been more than a year since the first vicious ransomware stuck up its ugly head.

Small business thinks workers are weak cybersecurity link

Nov 13, 2014 4:19:00 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The poll was conducted by Spiceworks Voice of IT on behalf of CloudEntr in September. The study collected 438 surveys from IT professionals at companies with 20 to 499 employees in ...

CyberheistNews Vol 4, # 45 Free Pizza Delivers Malware

Nov 11, 2014 9:55:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

CyberheistNews Vol 4, # 45

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