I hear you fancy yourself a software developer? Great! Me too. But what is your take on hackers and the craft of cyber warfare? Do you think you write hack safe code? Fact is, people are out there that want to Cyber crime hacks get on your systems,get on your customer’s systems,get your data, orotherwise […]
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How to prevent content filtering from affecting your bottom line
Content Filtering companies have gained quite a bit of traction in the Computer Network Defense (CND) industry. The goal of content filtering is to attempt to stem the carnage that malicious sites can wreak on unsuspecting individuals and companies by blocking access to malware and other forms of ransomware. The filtering engines work by way […]
Identity Theft
“You don’t know me, but I know your password. Let me get right to the point. I have access to your computer. I recorded you through your camera. You can pay me in bitcoin and I will disappear. If you don’t pay me I will send the video to everyone on your distribution list.”Popular online […]
Zero day, 0day, ohday, oh my!
Hackers have a few things in their favor when it comes to getting into your network and stealing data. One of those things is the elusive zero day. When it comes to hacking, a zero day is an “exploitation against a publicly unknown vulnerability”. But hackers don’t need a zero day. They only need a […]
Safeguarding your computer – computer security
Computer in chains Computer Security. Kind of scary, actually. With the likes of Target going down to hackers in late 2013, and a large attack on Home Depot in 2014, what can the rest of us do? If Home Depot can be compromised, how can I protect myself? The bad news — you are a target. […]