Have you ever Googled yourself to see how much of your personal information is online? In many cases it can be pretty scary and include things like your home address, phone number, likes, dislikes, etc. One young man searched for himself and found all of his banking information online. In that case it turned out to be a mistake by a bank employee, exposing the banking information of 86,000 customers.
Read moreHackers taking down websites and company networks has been a recurring topic in the news over the last few years. Many of these system breaches seem simple or easy in retrospect. But what is often overlooked is the amount of time and effort the hackers invested in learning their skills and working on a particular target.
Read moreHackers taking down websites and company networks has been a recurring topic in the news over the last few years. Many of these system breaches seem simple or easy in retrospect. But what is often overlooked is the amount of time and effort the hackers invested in learning their skills and working on a particular target.
Read moreAccording to Donn Parker in Fighting Computer Crime, the weakest link in security is the human. Hackers see the opportunity in having people facilitate the attack. We call this “hacking the human.”
Read moreMany years ago, my family and I were having lunch when a waiter, upon learning that I work in IT, asked why a hacker had targeted him and infected his computer, stealing his credit card information. I told him that it was nothing personal, and I explained that he had two protections.
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