Passkeys are a replacement for passwords and, in general, are way more secure. They use encryption to validate who you are in a different way than HTTPS does. With passkeys, you don’t type in a password. Instead the website and your device create a digital handshake that only works from your device and with that […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Assuming that happens, expect the attacks on state and local governments to increase. Potentially dramatically. In 2021 Congress created a four year, $1 billion cybersecurity grant program for state and local governments. Every state but one has made grant requests. The money dries up at the end of this fiscal year and given the next […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]This idea is a little light on details. Congressman Mike Waltz (R-FL), the administration’s pick for national security advisor said that our prioritizing cyber defense is not working. We have, over the years, improved defenses, but it is not enough. He said that we need to go on offense and impose higher costs and consequences […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Ransomware as a Chaos Mechanism This version of ransomware doesn’t require much skill. Rather than encrypting files and demanding a ransom, they are just deleting as many files as possible and watching the chaos with some popcorn and beer. Even if the company has good backups, and many don’t, it can still cause downtime, supply […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]It seems simple, right? You pay for a cloud application to do something – or maybe it is free and you assume the vendor is responsible for the security of your data. Turns out, it is not quite that simple. In fact, far from it. Identity attacks – where the attacker somehow compromises an account, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]North Koreans Attacking Crypto With Social Engineering Because … that is where the money is. The FBI says they are using highly tailored, difficult to detect social engineering campaigns. In spite of the so-called technical expertise of these targeted companies these attacks are effective. Credit: The Record August Ransomware Attack Causes Stoli Vodka to File […]
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