From the desk of Thomas F. Duffy, MS-ISAC Chair This month, in partnership with the National Cyber Security Alliance, we aim to provide some valuable tips on staying cyber safe while heading on a summer vacation. Whether you are out exploring or relaxing, it is important to strive to be as secure as possible with […]
In 1860, Hector Urquhart wrote “…one man’s rubbish may be another’s treasure”. Nearly 160 years later, the idiom still holds true, but for a much more menacing reason. Dumpster diving is the hacking term for digging through an organization’s garbage searching for trade secrets, personally identifiable information and private correspondences. Based on the term, many […]
Harsh R. Patel is the newest member of the Site2 Systems Engineering team. Harsh is a graduate from Penn State Scranton with a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Sciences and Technology with two minors: Business, and Security and Risk Analysis (SRA). Harsh’s many collegiate accomplishments include an Academic Excellence Award for outstanding achievement in […]
2018 Cybersecurity Concerns Cyber threats are always evolving as cyber criminals become more savvy and people let their guards down by depending more and more on technology. Here are some of the trending threats for 2018 that companies need to protect themselves from: Power shell based attacks – scripts that will control the companies server. […]
Antivirus Software Can Be Spreading Malware Florian Bogner, a security consultant, found an issue within the antivirus software. This is called AVGater and it will take a piece of malware from the quarantined folder and place it on the victim’s computer, allowing the malware to attack. Mr. Bogner notified the antivirus vendors that contained the […]
What is BadRabbit Ransomware? This new ransomware seems to be a variation of Petya with a similar lockout screen. As of October 24, 2017, BadRabbit has hit Russia and Eastern Europe, but is expected to spread to other countries. The attackers are asking the victim to pay a ransom in bitcoins to recover their files. It will […]
By Morgan Chalfant, TheHill.com, 10/23/2017 “National Cybersecurity Awareness month will enter its final stage this week as October comes to a close (that was fast!). There are a slew of cyber-focused events planned for this week, including Mozilla’s Cyber(in)security policy summit scheduled for Tuesday, which includes remarks by Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Christopher Krebs, a top cybersecurity and infrastructure […]
There is a new, sophisticated email scam you need to watch out for. The sophisticated attackers are targeting potential victims in an email sequence that starts with pornography and adult dating links, which are then followed up with extortion attempts. IT security company Forcepoint says it picked up more than 33,500 such emails in August, […]
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