An advanced targeted cyberattack on your business can prove devastating to your finances, trade secrets and overall security. How do these advanced targeted attacks, also known as “APTs” or “advanced persistent threats,” differ from the typical hacking or malware scheme, and why should your business worry about them? To begin with, businesspeople who educate themselves on APTs are in a better position to defend themselves against these malicious cybercrimes.
Online Safety
Staying safe online is important and many posts that provide advice on online security are located in this category.
Identity Theft at a Higher Level
There are so many victims of identity theft. People fall into these traps every year. So many people find themselves looking for a way to scheme other people. The victims of identity theft may do everything in their powers to prevent this. Sometimes those crafty Internet hackers just outsmart some people and find a way to steal the identity.
Anonymous Attacking Again and Again
They’ve been called hackers on steroids, the shadowy hacker network known as Anonymous.
We are seeing a growing cyber threat in the recent attacks launched by Anonymous. The hackers have pulled off some of their most daring attacks yet – targeting the US Government and FBI phone call with Scotland Yard.
Fix: Recommended For You Popup Ads in Browser
A few weeks ago my wife mentioned that she was always getting “Recommended for You” popup ads displayed in her browser whenever she visited a web site. The popup was an ad that would appear in the lower-right corner of her browser window. At first I thought it was related to the site she was visiting until I saw the popup appear on multiple sites. I wasn’t quite sure what was happening so I decided to do a little research.
In College? Be Aware of These Cyber Security Issues
Cyber security is an issue for every American who owns, or uses, a computer or mobile device. While many of us are aware that this is the case, most of us go about our daily lives giving very little thought to the security threats we face in the cyber world. This is even truer for the on-the-go college student.
College students often follow a hectic schedule, rarely paying attention to the very real threat emanating from their handheld devices and laptop computers. Here are the top four cyber security issues facing college students today.
Three Cloud Computing Myths
Like any new technology or technologic solution, cloud computing has been equally hyped and reviled, to the point where a novice to the field, seeking to find accurate information on the cloud’s benefits and disadvantages, will have a very hard time making sense of the information.
Obviously, the cloud is not something that can be simplified into one-line assertions. It is a complex system, prepared to respond to specific IT infrastructure and general business needs.
Like all systems, it, too, is fallible and will continue to evolve. Issues which have been addressed thus far, like security, reliance and cost, will continue to be explored and developed upon, to the point where they become less problematic than they are at the moment.
However, let us explore the top five myths about the cloud, and see which ones are true, and which ones less so.
Password Storage Solutions – Why You Need One
Using one of the password storage solutions that are available is really important for your phone, and your personal computer. Keeping your password safe is not an issue you want to deal with.
While browsing the Internet you may come into contact with more issues then you would like.
There are many times that you will complete a transaction online without thinking about it.
Your credit card information is freely given to a website that you aren’t sure is one hundred percent legitimate.
Incapsula: New Version Review
A few months ago I switched to Incapsula to help increase the performance of my blog and at the same time add an additional level of security. After testing out the service for several weeks I wrote my review about Incapsula, and in that review I mentioned that the dashboard and reports were comprised of flash objects. This caused both the dashboard and reports to load very slowly.
Since that review, Incapsula has contacted me about a new version of their service. The new version totally redesigns the entire dashboard and reporting feature of their service. I was offered to have a look at their new version, which I was very happy about, and have had a good look at their new version, which just went live. After using their new version for some time, I do have a few thoughts regarding the extensive changes that they have made.