Some users of the sports betting site Draft Kings discovered that they were locked out of their betting account and, more importantly, their bank accounts were drained. Learn how this happened and what you can do to minimize this risk. Note that this is attack is not limited to Draft Kings or sports book sites….
Dark patterns are techniques that web site operators, typically, use to make it more difficult to choose one option than another. For example, try to close your Amazon account or your Facebook account. It used to be that you had to call Amazon and they would try and talk you out of it. Now you…
Cyber insider threat is a significant issue. It comes in multiple flavors – accidental and malicious and can be caused by IT or by general users. While relatively rare compared to ransomware, it is more common than you might think. Learn about the problem here. Audio Video
MFA Fatigue is a relatively new attack method and is a way to try and get around MFA security. Learn what it is and how to protect yourself and your company against it, here. Audio Video
The dark web is where most of the content is illegal and most of the traffic is about how to do illegal deeds. It is also where, for example, credentials to the Los Angeles School District network were available for sale prior to the ransomware attack on the district’s network earlier this month. Likely the…
Recently the communications technology firm Twillio was hacked and a number of their customer’s accounts were compromised. Among those compromised was the account of the secure messaging app Signal. While this is not good, Signal spent a lot of effort baking in security by design. Learn about what they did and why those efforts towards…
For as long as there have been computers, there have been hackers. It is a cat and mouse game. Multi-factor authentication definitely ups the stakes, but there are some things that you should know that might affect your choice of MFA solutions. Audio Video
External attack surface management tools (EASM) allow anyone to get a sense of your security prep without your permission or even your knowledge. Who uses EASM tools? Your competitors against you, your customers to decide if they want to do business with you, members of the public, your insurance carrier to decide if they want…
Employees come and go and 99% of the time it is innocuous. Occasionally companies get involved in lawsuits as well. Properly preserving evidence (or preserving it at all) can be the difference between finding out what you need or prevailing in a lawsuit. Are you prepared? Audio Video
The value of Bitcoin and other virtual currencies seems to vary a bit. Three months ago, Bitcoin was trading at about $47,000 and today it is trading at about $21,000. But, while that could be a big problem for some speculators, that is not what I am concerned about. The core behind all of the…
