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Infosec and Financial Institutions: New York's Proposed Legislation
by Geoff Yeagley on September 27, 2016 at 1:30 PM
Financial Institutions are critical to the foundation of the economy of this country. If you think about it, financial institutions across the country house the wealth of this country and are always under attack. From true brute force hacking to phishing emails, bad actors are relentl …
Ransomware Update: The FBI is Coming, The FBI is Coming...
by Geoff Yeagley on September 20, 2016 at 1:30 PM
Q: Why was the Computer so tired when it got home? A: Because it had a hard drive While the joke above is pretty funny (at least I thought it was), Ransomware is no joke. I have written several blog posts about Ransomware over the past 9 months and the dangers that these types of atta …
From Brute Force to the Phishing Email: How Hacking Has Changed
by Geoff Yeagley on September 15, 2016 at 2:35 PM
Hacking has changed. Both in how they do it and why they do it. Before, it was individuals trying to use brute force to gain entry into your network. It was aggressive and LOUD. Think of the idea of using a missile to swat a mosquito, same thing. Most of the time it was to prove a poi …
IT Security in 2016: Phishing and Ransomware Remain Challenges
by Geoff Yeagley on September 1, 2016 at 9:45 AM
If any of you out there like to watch the show "The Profit" on CNBC, you and I would most likely become instant friends. For those of you that have never seen the show, the basic premise is that a billionaire (Marcus Lemonis) helps struggling businesses turn their operations around th …