What Is The Reason Why The Ransomware Threat Is Not Going Away Any Time Soon?

May 14, 2018 6:58:14 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
It's KnowBe4's general policy to not mix business with politics or religion. However, sometimes geopolitics—which focuses on political power in relation to geographic space—is the only ...
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So, How Did Russia Succeed In Hacking Our Energy Systems?

Mar 30, 2018 6:15:55 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
The nightmare scenario is the grid going down and we're all pushed back a 100 years (electricity started around 1880 but only became common in the 1930s). James Conca wrote in Forbes: ...
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Cyberheists Linked to Russian Hackers Targets Banks From Moscow to Utah

Dec 11, 2017 6:56:19 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
A previously unknown ring of Russian-speaking hackers has stolen as much as $10 million from U.S. and Russian banks in the last 18 months, according to a Moscow-based cyber-security firm ...
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Cyber Warfare in 140 Characters: Social Media Weaponized

Dec 6, 2017 3:00:50 PM By Stu Sjouwerman
David Patriakos's new book about cyber warfare is a fascinating read. From the back cover: "Modern warfare is a war of narratives, where bullets are fired both physically and virtually. ...
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Baffling FBI silence about Russian phishing attacks on US officials

Nov 27, 2017 6:59:05 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
WASHINGTON – The Associated Press revealed a baffling FBI silence about spear phishing attacks by Russian hackers on US officials like the former head of cybersecurity for the U.S. Air ...
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Something funny happened on the way to repealing Net Neutrality rules...

Nov 26, 2017 1:00:51 PM By Stu Sjouwerman
Sorry to interrupt your Thanksgiving, but this one has had me laughing all afternoon. You might have seen the news that the Trump-era FCC is planning to repeal the Net Neutrality rules ...
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NATO to Increase Cyber Weaponry to Combat Russia

Nov 9, 2017 11:43:40 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
NATO members agreed Wednesday to increase the use of cyber weaponry and tactics during military operations, with the alliance also upgrading other capabilities to combat a resurgent ...
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CIA Director Brennan: "Russia's Cyber Capability Increasingly Sophisticated And Not Bound By Law"

Jun 17, 2017 10:37:52 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
I was at the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit at National Harbor, in DC this week. One of the keynotes was by CIA Director George Brennan, who was sworn in as director of the ...
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Vladimir Putin Approves Of Patriotic Russian Hackers

Jun 2, 2017 7:28:21 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
The WSJ just posted a very interesting article by Nathan Hodge confirming what we have been saying here for the last few years. Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested in St Petersburg ...
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How Hacking Became Russia’s Weapon of Choice

Feb 9, 2017 7:21:10 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
A study by the World Bank stated that Russia boasts more than 1 million software specialists involved in research and development. Russian illegal cyber warriors are among the most ...
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