Since October is Cyber Security Awareness Month, below are some cyber security tips we have tweeted out over the past few months covering protecting sensitive documents, protecting against hacking and ransomware and using Public WiFi spots. Use a flash drive with fingerprint protection for your most sensitive documents. https://t.co/NfblvILaQU #cybersecurity — Internet Law Center (@InternetLawCent)…
The Federal Trade Commission has released a series of fact sheets and an introductory video on cybersecurity basics. The factsheets begin with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework which gives businesses an outline of best practices to help decide where to focus time and money for cybersecurity protection. Other topics covered are: Cybersecurity begins with strong physical security Ransomware Phishing…
NotPetya, Trump and a Cyber Katrina The Dangers of a President Who is AWOL on Cyber Attacks In May the WannaCry ransomware attack hit approximately 400,000 computers in 150 countries. Ransomware is a form of malware that encrypts some portion of your computer files, demanding payment by the victim via Bitcoin to regain access. WannaCry was…
I gave several radio interviews this week on the Petya Cyber Attack. The attack, which was initially thought to be a ransomware attack, is now viewed as a Russian attack directed at Ukraine. Jordana Green Show – WCCO Minneapolis Georgene Rice Show – KPDQ Portland DoveTV
WHAT IS IT? According to Krebs on Security, Petya uses the “Eternal Blue” exploit, a digital weapon that was believed to have been developed by the U.S. National Security Agency and in April 2017 leaked online by a hacker group calling itself the Shadow Brokers. Microsoft released a patch for the Eternal Blue exploit in March (MS17-010), but…
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