IT Governance

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Rather than dropping ransomware on victims’ machines and hoping they would pay to regain access to their files, cyber criminals were increasingly cutting out the middle man and infecting victims’ machines with software that used their spare processing power to mine for cryptocurrency. In March, it transpired that a further 2.4

Data breaches 71

Data breaches Personal data Access GDPR 71

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 24, 2018

Originally Featured in Global Military Communications Magazine’s June/July Issue. With more than 65,000 employees in 56 countries, Thales is a global leader in technology solutions for the aerospace, transport, defence and security markets. Seventy-one percent of respondents report their organization was breached sometime in the past.

Encryption 48

Encryption Cloud Data breaches Government 48

John Battelle's Searchblog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

Not only did I meet with several of FM's partners - two Fortune 500 marketers, a major platform partner, and a major blogger - I also got to watch the launch of Ad Stamp and the complete schedule for the Web 2 Summit. I had an extraordinary day yesterday, in terms of who I got to talk with. What the company does is pretty simple, actually.

Military 60

Military Agriculture Libraries Marketing 60

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

You just knew 2022 was going to be The Year of Crypto Grift when two of the world’s most popular antivirus makers — Norton and Avira — kicked things off by installing cryptocurrency mining programs on customer computers. A single bitcoin is trading at around $45,000.

Passwords 230

Passwords Ransomware Computer and Electronics Encryption 230

KnowBe4

JULY 5, 2023

This latest impersonation campaign makes the case for ensuring users are vigilant when interacting with the web – something accomplished through continual Security Awareness Training. Blog post with links: [link] [Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore.

Phishing 75

Phishing Security awareness Passwords Computer and Electronics 75

ForAllSecure

APRIL 12, 2022

That's not the target market for us in our programs. That would help open doors into the job market. I studied English and Film Making in college; I did not get a traditional CS degree. Then I got one of my first jobs at ZDNet. I was a paid writer--whoo, whoo. My boss at the time didn't know much about infosec. Where do we find them?

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Military IT Security 52

Unwritten Record

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Upon graduation everyone was assigned a Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) and sent off to train for it. Mine was 0311 which was an infantry rifleman, and I was sent off for advanced infantry training. Camera slate taken April 13, 1968 during Operation No Name II. Courtesy of Sergeant Dennis Fisher.

Archiving 52

Archiving Military IT Communications 52