The Antivirus Industry’s Dirty Little Secret

Nov 28, 2013 8:46:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

[Updated 5/1/2016]. The Antivirus industry has a dirty little secret that they really don’t want anyone to know. Despite the claims of their marketing departments, their products are not ...

CyberheistNews Vol 3, # 48

Nov 26, 2013 9:06:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

CyberheistNews Vol 3, # 48

Your AntiVirus Does Not See NSA's Botnet

Nov 23, 2013 12:03:00 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The revelations are getting wilder by the week. The NSA has its own botnet, they infected more than 50,000 computer networks worldwide with malicious software designed to steal sensitive ...

Why you shouldn’t connect to just any free Wi-Fi

Nov 21, 2013 11:50:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Our friends at MalwareBytes put up a great blog post that explains in detail why you should not just connect to any free Wi-Fi. The risk is that you will connect to a hostile Wi-Fi access ...

How To Create Strong, Complex Passwords to Protect Your Organization

Nov 19, 2013 2:20:00 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

CyberheistNews Vol 3, # 47

Nov 19, 2013 9:31:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

CyberheistNews Vol 3, # 47

Edward Snowden Used Social Engineering To Hack NSA

Nov 18, 2013 10:21:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden used user names and passwords that colleagues at a spy base in Hawaii gave him to access some of the classified material he exfiltrated. Around 20-25 ...

CyberheistNews Vol 3, # 46

Nov 12, 2013 9:17:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

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Oct 29, 2013 9:28:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

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A Serious Legal Liability: Bad or No Security Awareness Training

Oct 28, 2013 7:45:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Please read this article and then forward it to the head of your legal department or the person in your organization who is responsible for compliance. Recently, the Department of Health ...

Even the tech-savvy get their accounts hacked...

Oct 23, 2013 10:06:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

By Steve Ragan , Staff Writer at CSO wrote: "October 22, 2013 — The millennial generation, those of us who were born and raised alongside the Internet, should be wise enough to avoid ...

CyberheistNews Vol 3, 43

Oct 22, 2013 9:28:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

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Half Of Federal Security Breaches Caused By Employees

Oct 22, 2013 9:23:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

This week, MeriTalk, a public-private partnership focused on improving the outcomes of government IT, announced the results of a new report. The study compares what cyber security ...

CyberheistNews Vol 3, # 42

Oct 15, 2013 9:10:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

CyberheistNews Vol 3, # 42

Spear phishing alert: Hong Kong Monetary Authority Invoice

Oct 12, 2013 9:23:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Experts warn that cybercriminals are using fake Hong Kong Monetary Authority invoices to distribute a piece of malware. The emails are entitled “Invoice #3404196 – Remit File” and they ...

CyberheistNews Vol 3, # 41

Oct 8, 2013 9:22:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

CyberheistNews Vol 3, # 41

More Likely to Fall for a Phishing Scam If You’re a Neurotic Woman?

Oct 7, 2013 9:48:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Softpedia published an article I have a problem with. There is so much wrong with this that I don't even know where to start. They started out with:

Inside The Adobe Databreach Disaster

Oct 7, 2013 9:21:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Last week Adobe announced probably the worst news ever for a tech company. Both their source code and customer lists had been stolen. EPIC FAIL!

CyberheistNews Vol 3, # 40

Sep 30, 2013 5:19:00 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

CyberheistNews Vol 3, # 40

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