Yesterday’s list was so long I decided to break it into two posts. Here is the second part. To recap – here are some recommendations from Dark Reading. Most people will pick and choose from this list, but pick some today and then come back in a week or a month and pick a few […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]As my son likes to say, nothing it bulletproof – it all depends on the size of the bullet. Likewise, nothing is 100% secure (except the computer that has never been taken out of the box) but your actions can improve the odds dramatically. Here are some recommendations from Dark Reading. Most people will pick […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Huawei Ban – Is It A National Security Issue or Bargaining Chip? Back in May, President Trump issued a ban on US companies buying from or selling to Huawei (see here). Since then, the government has issued an extension to the ban 90 days at a time and the government just issued another extension. They […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Malware is like any other piece of software. Version one is usually pretty crappy – want vendors like to affectionately call a “minimum viable product”. Sometime minimal is loosely defined. In this case the malware is called GINP. The trojan has been in the wild since June. In the five months since, it has evolved. […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]As I have been saying for a while, hackers are good at evolving. As we see more and more ransomware attacks, a lot of the people are opting not to pay the ransom and instead deal with reconstructing their infrastructure and losing data (like police losing digital evidence and having to let crooks go). So […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Well maybe not concerned enough to change their practices, but concerned. When asked if their data is more secure, less secure or about the same as compared to five years ago, 70 percent said their data was less secure. 6 percent said it was more secure. On the side of “gee, you mean I have […]
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