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Phishing Examples: Grizzly Steppe and What You Need To Know
by Amy Johnson on March 1, 2017 at 10:00 AM
Within the past few years, Russian hacking has become a major issue in the United States. Not only has Russian Intelligence targeted political campaigns, they have also taken interest in other types of organizations who hold critical information. The Russians have developed a method o …
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 …
What is Phishing? Attack Techniques & Examples
by Geoff Yeagley on August 17, 2016 at 9:38 AM
Ransomware has dominated the news recently when it comes to IT Security. In fact, it was recently reported that 1 out of 5 companies that suffers a Ransomware attack ends up going out of business at least temporarily and 30% of affected companies lost revenue. Now we turn to the quest …
Don't Let Ransomware Take Your Money: Use an Incident Response Plan!
by Geoff Yeagley on May 12, 2016 at 11:06 AM
I feel like all I have been writing about for the past month has been Ransomware. Obviously that is due to the fact that Ransomware is in the news all the time, every day, with new trends that are happening, new "victims" that are identified, and how these organized crime entities kee …
Ransomware Alert: Big Business and the Evolution of Phising
by Geoff Yeagley on May 3, 2016 at 1:20 PM
Ransomware is certainly nothing new as it has been around for several years, however, it sure is gaining quite a bit of attention these days. In fact, Ransomware is gaining so much attention that on Friday, the FBI released an article discussing the fact that ransomware is on the rise …
Phishing - Even the Security Folks get Targeted Part II
by Geoff Yeagley on April 7, 2016 at 9:30 AM
Phishing schemes come in all different forms, shapes, and sizes. Hackers and thieves are smart and they will do whatever they think they can do to get access to your sensitive information. Some of these methods include emails, social media "like farming", pre-text calling, etc. The co …