Respectable agent presents bizarre idea – clickbait? Whether or not you are familiar with the term “clickbait” you doubtless have experienced it. The carefully worded and highlighted link seems to promise what it cannot possibly give. When it is from an unknown site, you quickly reject it. But what if it comes from a respectable source? Like…
Backup Disaster Recovery (BDR) Lately, the news depicts a lot about Ransomware attacks. You can read here, here, here, and here. These attacks are not decreasing but increasing both in frequency and clout. Bigger monetary demands are next up. And there is no reasonable solution that will release your hostaged files other than paying the ransom. Except BDR.…
Be glad Ransomware isn’t again on your computer system ArsTechnica article headlines, “Wave of business websites hijacked to deliver crypto-ransomware.” Fairly warning and justifying yet another article on the subject. Or perhaps you’d prefer the fact that Google was forced to blacklist over 11,000 domains in a single day after a botnet compromised their websites. The ploy was…
Deciphering the IT “aaS” code What is FWaaS? There are many acronyms in the internet technology industry ending “aaS.” SaaS, HaaS, and FWaaS are three. The “aaS” ending means as a service. So SaaS is software as a service, while HaaS is hardware as a service. And FWaaS is firewall as a service. FWaaS includes all…
Ransomware criminals seem to Recent Ransomware criminals decided they should voluntarily (although secretly) provide the encryption key FREE for everyone affected by the TeslaCrypt version of Ransomware. Amazing! And… (gasp) they apologized! “Who was that masked rider?” you ask. No one knows. But the fuzzy cloud around them has lifted. Just a little bit.
We have not heard the last of the Panama Papers Two assumptions form a necessary beginning: 1) the leak did not happen by itself but was encourged by human intervention; and 2) the person managing the leak decides what to do with the data. What does he want to do with the data? He alluded…
Outdated Software Opened the Door to Confidential Data Doubtless you have read in the news of the Panama Papers leak – the significant leak of 11.5 million documents purportedly showing the financial strategies of politicians, financiers, athletes, the elite around the world. You might think of off-shore accounts and income tax evasion, or you might not. Apparently…
Ransomware on the Increase Are you prepared? Ransomware is not a sequel anyone would want to see at the door again. It is a predator on the increase. And 80% of those vulnerable are unprepared. Ransomware has become the favorite attack of cyber-criminals for 2016. The statistics show that from minimal use in 2010-2012, the…
To beat ransomware prevent it The menace of ransomware has placed it in a category of its own called scareware. What is it? How does it work? Imagine that you have worked on a business project, a school project or a home video project. You have spent hours putting it all together. The business charts.…
That are apparently not random at all! While security is not a random matter, I found these three random thoughts to be interesting, but without an obvious connecting thread. Except for the common theme of security. So take your pick. Get a small dose of security and inoculate against the real disease. Oh yes. Read all…