ATM Losses BLOWIN’ UP!
Anyone with a passing familiarity with teens or social media (or social media-obsessed teens for that matter) knows that, apart from war zones, when something ‘blows up’ it’s going, or has...
Congressional Group Requests Info on Yahoo Intelligence Activities
So many in the US are still reeling from the recent announcement of a massive breach of Yahoo accounts, as well as the news that the NSA may have worked with...
The Cybersecurity Week That Was
This Week’s Cybersecurity Top 5
There were a few big pieces of news this week in the cybersecurity world, so in case you missed ‘em – let me catch you up!
Cyberbullying...
The Top Three Phishing Scams and How Not To Take The Bait
I’m a gonna fishin ‘cause everybody’s fishing
And I’m a gonna fishing too – Doc Watson
Maybe it’s the uptick in malware detection. Perhaps it’s the increasingly sophisticated variants of AI, sandboxing and...
Calling All Coders And White Hats
All you coders and white hats out there, step up to the keyboard, here is a lucrative challenge for you that could not only put money in your pocket, but also...
True To Form, Hackers Take Advantage of Tragedy
Ok, so I guess none of us fighting cybercrime, advanced persistent threats, phishing scams, and general malfeasance on the Dark Web on a daily basis should be surprised. But I still...
Is Cybersecurity As a Profession Attracting Enough Women?
As a woman in an industry predominantly occupied by men, I have to ask what we as a society are doing to interest young women in joining the technology fields, particularly...
Let’s Be Aware, And Not Just This Month
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Excellent. Raising awareness is a terrific idea, and ideally campaigns like this one serve to spark conversations across industries (and not just in tech) about...
Simple Code, Devastating DDoS Results
What does it take to unleash the collective power of hundreds of thousands of connected devices on an unsuspecting website? Not much, really.
Last weekend’s release of the Mirai source code –...
Election Hacking Efforts Widespread, But No Need For Panic
With just over a month to go until the election – 33 days as of today, in fact – news about potential black hat antics affecting the election process just keeps...
