As more people and more businesses embrace the cloud, the opportunity for disaster goes up. For example, we have seen companies move to the Amazon cloud and then be surprised when their web sites go dark (see this example). There are no silver bullets when it comes to data center availability and the cloud is […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Sounds like a low budget sci-fi thriller, but it is not. In a sneak peak of Verizon’s new data breach report, Verizon tells the story of an unnamed university that was attacked by its own vending machines. For real. The university had thousand of devices to manage, so, like many businesses, decided that connecting all […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]I think this falls into the category of “well, what did you expect?”. I don’t have a particular stance on this issue; for me it is just an interesting view into our society and the fact that many people are oblivious to the consequences of their actions. In addition, there are clear actions these people […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]I am not sure what rock I have been hiding under, but somehow I missed this item. About two months ago, the security company Checkpoint revealed a new Android malware family called Gooligan. The malware can attack about 74% of Android phones world wide. The good news, if there is any, is that it only […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]For Financial Service firms, the message is clear. Both FINRA and the SEC are looking over your shoulder to make sure that you are taking cyber security seriously. And the fines are not small. From hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars, firms big and small are getting whacked with fines. In 2014, the SEC […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The St. Louis Public Library system was hit with a ransomware attack last week. All 17 branches; around 700 systems. The attackers asked for $35,000 to decrypt the 700 computers that were infected – translating to around $50 a computer. However the library told them to pound sand – or something like that, possibly, something […]
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