Guy Gets SWAT Team-ed for Not Securing His Wireless Network

Dec 6, 2012 8:49:13 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Lying on his family room floor with assault weapons trained on him, shouts of "pedophile!" and "pornographer!" stinging like his fresh cuts and bruises, the Buffalo homeowner didn't need ...

ex-hacker jolts learners into changing behavior

Dec 6, 2012 3:20:35 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Articulate is a company that produces software that allows organizations to create online training courses. KnowBe4 uses the Articulate products for the Kevin Mitnick Security Awareness ...

Mass phishing emails a thing of the past?

Dec 5, 2012 6:41:32 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The net-security website reported: "PhishMe predicts that phishers will be changing their tactics in 2013 resorting to targeted spear phishing emails rather than the mass mails of the ...

CyberheistNews vol2, #52

Dec 3, 2012 5:25:21 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Online Service Offers Bank Robbers for Hire

Dec 1, 2012 6:33:56 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

An online service boldly advertised in the cyber underground lets miscreants hire accomplices in several major U.S. cities to help empty bank accounts, steal tax refunds and intercept ...

CyberheistNews vol2, #51

Nov 27, 2012 9:39:57 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

CyberheistNews vol2, #49

Nov 27, 2012 9:27:21 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

CyberheistNews vol2, 48

Nov 27, 2012 9:25:54 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

$345,000 Cyberheist Settles After Three Years Dispute

Nov 27, 2012 9:08:41 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Patco Consulting was one of the first companies to seek protection via the courts after more than half a million dollars was stolen out of their bank via an account takeover by eastern ...

On Competition

Nov 11, 2012 1:40:42 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

On competition: "Every successful startup goes through four phases in the eyes of competitors. First, they ignore you, because you're tiny and irrelevant. Then they ridicule you, because ...

13 security threats to counter in 2013

Nov 7, 2012 9:45:45 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

ITPRO UK was early this year with their crystal ball predictions! "As the end of the year closes in on us, it's time to think about the profile of the enterprise threat surface for the ...

Alarming number of merchants unaware of PCI DSS

Nov 7, 2012 9:38:48 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Help Net Security had the story: The last four years have been marked by continued growth in small business data compromise, yet small business owners are still missing the point of the ...

Cyberheists A Helluva Wake-up Call to Small Biz

Nov 6, 2012 1:49:43 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Brian Krebs has an excellent example of a recent cyberheist. Read it and weep! The $180,000 robbery took the building security and maintenance system installer Primary Systems Inc. by ...

Top 5 Spear-Phishing Attacks Targeting Executives

Nov 2, 2012 8:15:17 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Twice a year, KnowBe4 publishes the Top 5 spear-phishing attacks that are used to lure executives into clicking on links or open infected attachments. We recommend sending this list to ...

CyberheistNews vol2, #47

Nov 1, 2012 7:16:35 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

CyberheistNews vol2, #46

Nov 1, 2012 7:13:29 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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