Healthcare Organizations are Among the Biggest Targets for Attackers
Of all the organizations threatened by insider threats, healthcare companies top the list. In the past several years, healthcare organization data is among the top of the list in the biggest data breaches recorded. Yahoo and Equifax had large breaches, but numerous healthcare industries lose smaller sets of records that add up to millions of…
Read MoreDevelopers Learn that Downloading Docker Hubs is Not Always Safe
Docker is the latest in popular technology where developers can quickly configure and deploy containers in an environment without affecting other components of an application. It’s a way to turn monolithic code bases into compartments that work individually on the network. Docker is one container provider that works in the cloud and makes it easier…
Read MoreCorporations Lose Data in Ways They Didn’t Imagine
Insider threats make up a large portion of cyber security risk. It’s a third of the risk when you manage sensitive data on your network. Most organizations think of cyber security risk and insider threats as malicious employees, but it’s not always malicious intent that leads to data loss. Negligence, phishing, malware, and other events…
Read MoreMalicious Browser Extensions Contribute to Insider Threats
Network administrators have a unique challenge of providing users with an efficient working environment that also protects against threats to network security. Most administrators block random installations, but this can be a problem when users need to customize their desktops to work productively in the way that they prefer. This customized environment includes the ability…
Read MoreHow to Identify the Basic Signs of Insider Threats to your Local Network
Insider threats are cyber security breaches that stem from a trusted employee or vendor allowing an outsider to gain access to the local network. It’s a frustrating and difficult cyber security issue to avoid. You need to give employees plenty of permissions to perform everyday tasks, but you can’t give them open access to areas…
Read MoreChrome and Firefox Exploits using CSS and HTML5
Insider threats come in all different shapes and sizes, and many times it’s not malicious in any way even though they come directly from your own employees. A recent vulnerability found in Firefox and Chrome gave attackers access to images from the popular social media site Facebook. The vulnerability was mainly from the advanced HTML5…
Read MoreRouters Under Attack from Russian Hackers
One common element of all networks is the existence of routers. These devices weren’t always used in household networks, but they soon became commonplace with any home network. Because they are so commonplace, hackers have gone after home routers with numerous different attacks. Some attacks make routers a part of a botnet. Others sniff data…
Read MoreA Recent Ticketfly Data Breach Reminds Consumers to Use Incomplete Data When Possible
Data breaches obviously leak private information to nefarious people who sell it on the black market or use it for financial gain, but how do consumers know when a provider is secure? One way to combat your data being leaked and take some security into your own hands is to leave incomplete or even false…
Read MoreAttackers Still use Drupalgeddon2 Vulnerabilities for Cryptojacking
A vulnerability in Drupal’s content management system was found weeks ago, but as with many patches site owners either don’t know that they need to patch their software or they disregard it as unnecessary. Unfortunately, this is the crux of a widespread problem in recent days that indicate more attackers are using the Drupalgeddon2 exploit…
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