Passwords. Everyone loves passwords, right? Lets have a big round of applause for complex passwords. No? You are not a fan of those crazy passwords like &*(Y45(*]}mMh@+. Me either. NIST sets the rules for the federal government and has a big influence on private industry. They have what they call a special publication or SP […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]We already know that water plants (another one in Kansas was attacked this week), power and healthcare are under constant attack. The industries and the government are paying attention to these with some limited success, but at least it is on everyone’s radar. One sector that has tried to stay out of the spotlight but […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]I know I sound like a broken record, but as businesses start to improve their internal security, attackers focus on compromising businesses’ supply chains. In the case of the Hezbollah attack, the attackers must have, some how, known (a) that they were buying new walkie-talkies and pagers, (b) who they were buying them from, (c) […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Tennessee School District Sends $3 Mil to “Money Mules” – Mules May Wind Up With Felony Convictions Hopefully the US Attorney is a nice person and realizes that these people were just pawns in the game. $3 million later, they caught the ringleader, who also was a pawn – for his supposed fiancé – whom […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]For those of you who contract to the DoD or Department of Education – or are a vendor to those who are, this will apply to you sooner; for other executive branch agencies, it will take a little longer. The section of Title 32, the part of the Code of Federal Regulations that the DoD […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]This is, unfortunately, not the first time I have seen stories like this. And, to make matters worse, it is a really hard crime to stop. The feds are not releasing the name of the company, but it will eventually come out. A Somerset County, NJ “industrial company” was locked out of 254 servers after […]
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