We Just Gave Away Our Cyber Security Intellectual Property. It was the right thing to do.
Why a Chicago-Based Cyber Security Firm Just Released its Prized IP.
By Chris Cronin, ISO 27001 Auditor, Partner (more…)
HALOCK Information Security Tip Posters
Download cyber security awareness tip posters for your office. Friendly reminders to your team and office of your security policies and procedures to keep your network safe.
What are Smishing Attacks and why are they Increasing?
Two things are inherently true when it comes to cyber criminals. The first is that they follow the money. This is why ransomware grew to a billion dollar business overnight. The second is that like water, their efforts flow towards the path of least resistance. Cyber criminals are like many (more…)
Why the Meltdown/Spectre Vulnerabilities are Important to You
Two distinct vulnerabilities dubbed Meltdown and Spectre potentially affect almost every system1. In a world that is already saturated with cyberattacks and vulnerabilities, it is easy to succumb to cyber threat fatigue when discussing two new outbreaks. Even though there have been no confirmed reports of attacks that have taken advantage of these newly exposed vulnerabilities, they are highly (more…)
8 Things to Help Make This Year’s Penetration Testing a Success
8 Things to Help Make This Year’s Penetration Testing a Success – From a macro point of view, 2017 was a rough year when it comes to cyber security. As spring turned into summer last year, we watched the WannaCry and NotPetya malware viruses implement global infestation, creating lost productivity that negatively affected both quarterly earnings and stock prices, (more…)
VULNERABILITY N+1
As Americans, we love lists. That fact is self-evident when browsing our favorite blog sites, as many blogs start out with catchy headlines like, “The Top 5 ______ (fill in the blank).” The love of lists is rooted deeply in our culture. We loved the Top 40 countdown for generations when it came to the hottest songs on the radio. Every New Year’s Eve we (more…)
Evolution of Phishing Attacks and the Billions it is Now Costing Corporations
Evolution of Phishing Attacks and the Billions it is Now Costing Corporations
AUTHOR: Terry Kurzynski, CISSP, CISA, PCI QSA, ISO 27001 AUDITOR
It was 23 years ago that the first Nigerian phishing attacks appeared in the inboxes of users across the world. Known today as the Nigerian 419 scams, these emails of deceit were (more…)
Simple Ways to Prevent Multi-Million Dollar Losses from BEC
In February of 2016, Fischer Advanced Composite Components (FACC), an Austrian aerospace parts maker servicing customers such as Airbus and Boeing, fired its CEO of 17 years. The driving factor in the dismissal was the company’s reported income loss of 23.4 million euros during the encompassing fiscal year. As a comparison, the company had reported a loss of 4.5 million euros (more…)
EMPLOYEE SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS MAKING YOUR NETWORK VULNERABLE?
Social media seems harmless enough especially when your employees stick to using it for personal reasons, but it can indirectly be responsible for critical security breaches. With some social engineering and patience, an attacker can use personal social media profile information to gain access to your corporate network. The attack is completely outside of your (more…)
Proven Ways to Combat Ransomware
Proven Ways to Combat Ransomware. Ransomware stole a lot of headlines in 2016 and rightfully so. Every type of organization was afflicted by its intrusion this past year, even healthcare. With revenues of over $18 million dollars in 2015, it’s a safe bet that Ransomware isn’t going anywhere in 2017. That’s because it is highly profitable and thanks to the new prepackaged multi-level (more…)
