April 8, 2014: WinXPGeddon

Aug 26, 2013 4:01:00 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

If you still run Windows XP April 2014, you've got a timebomb on your hands if that system is still connected to the Internet. Stand-alone systems are a bit less of a risk.

Electronic ID cards join fight against phishing attacks

Aug 26, 2013 3:59:00 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Phishing attacks are believed to have hit 37.3 million people last year, escalating online password theft 300%. To fight back against this type of cyberattack, a team of researchers at ...

New Cybercrime-as-a-Service: Unethical Pen-testing

Aug 25, 2013 3:00:00 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

I have talked about this a few times before, there is a well-developed $3 Billion underground economy specialized in cybercrime. Here is an example of a "promising" new criminal DIY ...

Cyber risk weighs heavy on minds of execs

Aug 21, 2013 4:26:00 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Tony Bradley at CSO Mag has a good analysis: " There is good news and bad new stemming from the Lloyd’s of London Risk Index 2013 report. The good news is that cyber risk is gaining more ...

CyberheistNews Vol 3, 34 Security Awareness Training Newsletter

Aug 20, 2013 9:26:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

CyberheistNews Vol 3, # 34

IT Security Is Broken Bad

Aug 18, 2013 11:48:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

With the TV show Breaking Bad in its last season, this seems to be a fun title. However, the topic is not all that much fun. You should realize it's not a question of when you will be ...

Are Your Email Addresses On A Russian Phishing Site?

Aug 18, 2013 11:34:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

We are finding many U.S. commercial email addresses at the Russianemailsworld.boommer.ru website. It is really a 'staging' area for emails to be posted by the criminal underground. They ...

Spear-phishing attackers vandalize CNN, TIME and Wash Post

Aug 16, 2013 8:40:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

You would think that by now journalists and people in media and advertising would be on the alert for social engineering red flags. But no. Syrian hacktivists sent a spear-phishing attack ...

Forbes: IT Security Industry To Expand Tenfold

Aug 15, 2013 10:31:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Richard Stiennon, Forbes contributor makes a stunning prediction. He claims that most organizations have woefully underspent for IT Security and now that governments around the world have ...

Hackers put a bull's-eye on small business

Aug 15, 2013 10:05:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Less than 500 employees? You’ve got a 20 percent chance of being hacked, and if it happens there’s a good chance your business is finished.

CyberheistNews Vol 3, 33

Aug 13, 2013 9:13:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

CyberheistNews Vol 3, # 33

We started trusting bad code from Day One

Aug 11, 2013 2:08:00 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Vint Cerf – Photo by Charles Haynes

Scam Of The Week: "Held For Ransom"

Aug 10, 2013 9:16:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

You should alert your users that a particularly effective scam is growing by leaps and bounds recently. It's not new, but it's bursting into mainline cybercrime these last few weeks. The ...

Watching Porn on a Mobile …Risky?

Aug 8, 2013 11:26:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The Internet has its own Red Light District, and it is one of the most unsafe areas you can browse. Online porn is a profitable sideline for the adult industry, but a mainline business ...

CyberheistNews Vol 3, 32

Aug 6, 2013 9:46:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

CyberheistNews Vol 3, # 32

Debate: Security Training Effective? What's Your Opinion...

Aug 3, 2013 1:35:00 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

In the August issue of SC Magazine yours truly is one of the two experts that discuss whether security training is an effective strategy in the workplace. My counterpart is Dave Aitel, ...

Liberty and Security - it's not an either/or choice

Jul 31, 2013 2:21:00 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

My good friend Mac Graham just sent me this article that I think is thoughtful, balanced and provides a very interesting solution for this "Liberty versus Security" problem. (Full ...

U.S. Commercial Banking In Top 10 Riskiest Industries.

Jul 31, 2013 11:58:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Mark Holan at the Tampa Bay Business Journal reported on something remarkable. Commercial Banks are in the #6 slot of the Top 10 Riskiest industries in the U.S. (!) "Industry research ...

CyberheistNews Vol 3, # 31

Jul 29, 2013 4:35:00 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

CyberheistNews Vol 3, # 31

Scam Of The Week: Christian Singles

Jul 28, 2013 1:21:00 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

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April 8, 2014: WinXPGeddon

Electronic ID cards join fight against phishing attacks

New Cybercrime-as-a-Service: Unethical Pen-testing

Cyber risk weighs heavy on minds of execs

CyberheistNews Vol 3, 34 Security Awareness Training Newsletter

IT Security Is Broken Bad

Are Your Email Addresses On A Russian Phishing Site?

Spear-phishing attackers vandalize CNN, TIME and Wash Post

Forbes: IT Security Industry To Expand Tenfold

Hackers put a bull's-eye on small business

CyberheistNews Vol 3, 33

We started trusting bad code from Day One

Scam Of The Week: "Held For Ransom"

Watching Porn on a Mobile …Risky?

CyberheistNews Vol 3, 32

Debate: Security Training Effective? What's Your Opinion...

Liberty and Security - it's not an either/or choice

U.S. Commercial Banking In Top 10 Riskiest Industries.

CyberheistNews Vol 3, # 31

Scam Of The Week: Christian Singles

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