Florida City Fires IT Director after Meeting Ransomware Actors’ Demands

A municipality in Florida fired its IT director shortly after paying off bad actors who infected its computer systems with ransomware. Joe Helfenberg, the city manager of Lake City, confirmed to WCJB that the municipality fired Brian Hawkins, who was i… Continue reading Florida City Fires IT Director after Meeting Ransomware Actors’ Demands

Linux hacking, Petya, and Windows – Paul’s Security Weekly #520

Separating the hacked and the paranoid, remote Linux hacking, Petya goes postal at FedEx, today’s mainstream hacktivism tools, and why choosing Windows should get you fired! Paul’s Security News Stories Separating the Paranoid from the Hacked Choosing Windows for your organization should get you fired – I love this because it is to controvertial of a […]

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