How Easy Is It for Someone to Nab Your Password?
Network World recently came out with a list of people sent to jail in 2013 for computer crimes, whether it was stealing passwords or hacking into a system to obtain and then sell sensitive information. Sometimes, the hackers involved demonstrated technical expertise. Other times, the cyber-criminals didn’t have to make use of any sophisticated IT knowledge in order […]
Marriott Breach Impacts Millions
The Marriott International breach has had its online reservation system hacked. Now are we learning the extent of the damage it caused for consumers who have given information to this database. First estimates state that over 500,000 million customers have had their names put into the data system. Other sensitive information has also been put […]
The Marriott Breach – We Now Know Everything
Consumers and many employers suffered a significant blow with the massive data breach recently revealed by Marriott International Hotels. Their hacked data included personal information from nearly half a billion guests. Marriott’s reservation system for their Starwood line of hotels exposed personal data including guest names, passport numbers, phone numbers, email and mailing addresses, along […]
How Prevent Your Network from Being Sold By Hackers
Believe it or not, your organization’s network can be sold by hackers under the right circumstances. This is the unfortunate reality that we live in. Thus, the commoditization of data and network access has become a real problem. According to a study from KELA, hackers can sell access to compromised networks for a pittance compared […]
Ads Can Carry Malicious Code
Sometimes you might be browsing the Internet and come across an advertisement for free downloads of Windows applications. Obviously, this is too good to be true, and hackers tend to exploit advertisements to spread their malicious code across devices. Malvertising is used to deliver various types of threats, all of which can cause considerable harm […]
