“A little learning is a dangerous thing” is widely attributed to Alexander Pope (1688 – 1744) and is found in An Essay on Criticism, 1709: A little learning is a dangerous thing; drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring: there shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, and drinking largely sobers us again. A little compliance is also a dangerous thing — especially …
Hacker Survey: Hacking Is Fun (and Easy)
You’ve just gotta love it when “the bad guys” participate in surveys so that we (good guys) can better understand their techniques and motivations. I wonder whether anyone has thought of hitting up ISIS and Al Queda with SurveyMonkey? Article posted on Help Net Security. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing —— 86% of hackers don’t …
When Will We Wake?
Here’s a little fear-mongering to brighten your day. It’s bad and then it gets worse — terrifying, even. It’s not me, it’s you. So fix yourself — all of you out there. And I’ll be more vigilant too. Summary article by Pam Baker in FierceBigData. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing —— Many IT security pros …
Phishing Myths Busted
Don’t take candy from strangers and don’t get into the car of a stranger. Likewise, on the computer: Don’t click on links, ads, attachments, photos, etc., from strangers. There’s no such thing as a free email! Posted on Cyveillance. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing —— Top Five Phishing Myths Debunked Phishing is a well-known word …
With Vendors Like These, Who Needs Enemies?
Segmentation. Justification. Compartmentalization. Evaluation. Expiration. Repeat. And train. And remind. And check. And more. Post by Armond Caglar in Help Net Security. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP of Marketing —— Are your third-party vendors leaving the door open to hackers? By now, every security professional in the world should know the story about Fazio Mechanical Services. …
Amazon Web Services Dominates Malware Hosting
AWS hosts more malware hosting sites than any other ISP or web hosting provider. In fact, Amazon’s “market share” of malware sites rose from 16% to 41% in just six months — extremely “impressive” growth when it comes to supporting the seedier side of online life. It’s a dirty job but someone’s got to do it. Thanks, AWS. Article by Nicole Henderson …
AITP August Social, Aug 19 in San Diego
August 19, 2014 | Green Acre Campus Pointe 10300 Campus Point Dr San Diego, CA 92121 5:30 to 8:30 PM Take a little time away from the office and join us at Brian Malarkey’s Green Acre in the Campus Pointe complex. It is a beautiful indoor and outdoor eatery for food, fun and networking.There is even a view of Sorrento …
Cloud Security Train Wreck: Code Spaces
Like Dexter with a scalpel, the cyber thug behind the security incident below made quick work of destroying a company in just 12 hours. Gone. Poof. No more shadow. There are many lessons to be learned, most of which are not specific to cloud security (but rather IT security in general). Article by Steve Ragan in CSO; original company message …
Infographic: DDoS Recaptures that Feeling
Bigger. Longer. More frequent. Sound like fun? Uh, maybe, but not when we’re talking about DDoS attacks. Summary post by Fred Donovan in FierceITSecurity. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing —— Infographic: DDoS attack numbers, intensity reach record levels The number and intensity of distributed denial of service attacks reached record levels in the first half …
Analyze This: Denial of Service Attacks
Below is a short but fascinating article revealing the recent rise in terms of volume and severity of denial of service (DoS) attacks globally. No longer is DoS — or DDoS — the main event; more and more it is becoming the diversion so that the “real” intrusion can take place unnoticed. Article by Bruce Upbin in Forbes. Emphasis in …
