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Trump Administration Cybersecurity Policy: One Step Forward, More Steps Back

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While May 11 saw the release of the long-awaited Trump Administration Cybersecurity Executive Order, Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure, May 1 saw the less public release of an important companion document called Establishment of the American Technology Council. Focused on IT modernization and the upgrade of legacy IT in federal networks, […]… Read More

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.Jaff Virus File Ransomware – The New Locky?

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A new ransomware threat called .Jaff Virus File Ransomware has been discovered. Early signs were pointing to the virus potentially being a new variant of the much feared Locky Virus. However, it turns out this is not the case after all. .Jaff Virus File is yet another addition to the fearsome ransomware cyber threat family […]… Read More

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The Google Docs Phishing Scam: A Win for Security Awareness

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Even if you weren’t aware of it, you likely contributed to the security awareness of the global Internet community in early May 2017. By now, you’ve undoubtedly heard of the phishing scam using a phony Google Docs third-party extension. Across all sectors of social media, word spread like wildfire. I know I couldn’t scroll through […]… Read More

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How the UK is Closing the Cybersecurity Skills Gap

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There is a growing skills gap in the cybersecurity sector around the world. Online recruitment company Indeed recently released a report that revealed Israel had the biggest cybersecurity skills shortage of anywhere in the world between Q3 2014 and Q3 2016. The country in second place? The UK – with less than a third of […]… Read More

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The Key to Merging DevOps with Security

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In today’s tech and data world, the risk around security is no longer focused on tills, commercial surveillance systems, or locks. Security systems are more focused on data breaches and network security. And as the speed at which DevOps teams are releasing code increases, so comes the increase in security risks to end users. Rigorous […]… Read More

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Women in Information Security: Cheryl Biswas

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Last time, I had the honor of speaking with Lesley Carhart, a security incident response team leader who also writes the tisiphone.net cybersecurity blog. She’s a Circle City Con staff. I just so happen to be talking to one of the people who’s presenting there later this year, Cheryl Biswas. Cheryl is currently a cybersecurity […]… Read More

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Situational Awareness: Beware of Your Cyber Surroundings

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In previous articles on understanding big data, the need for AI, using encryption and tokenization (including the drawbacks of encryption), and the series on human vulnerabilities, we laid down just some of the building blocks necessary to create a robust cybersecurity strategy. Yet there is a larger problem we often experience: losing the trees for […]… Read More

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How to Build a Secure WordPress Environment

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In Part 1 of this series, we covered how easy it is for any novice to set up a self-hosted WordPress site and how quickly security can fall between the cracks. In this blog post, I will share with you what to look for in a Webhost provider, how to secure and harden WordPress, and […]… Read More

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April 2017: The Month in Ransomware

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Online extortionists took their attacks to a whole new level last month. They brought the infamous Locky monster back to life after more than three months of hiatus. The architects of the Jigsaw ransomware campaign were busier than ever, contriving seven new variants of their plague. The Hidden Tear, EDA2, and CryptoWire proof-of-concept ransomware projects […]… Read More

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ThunderCrypt Virus File Ransomware Explained

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A new ransomware threat is on the loose, and users better be prepared for it in case it comes knocking on their door. And it’s not the Locky Virus this time! This latest malicious variant goes under the name of ThunderCrypt Virus File Ransomware. For now, it has mainly been infecting users in different Asian […]… Read More

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