Social Media Users Beware: Two Million Accounts Compromised

January 29, 2014 David Willson Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

A recent CNN headline read, “2 million Facebook, Gmail and Twitter passwords stolen in massive hack.” This attack began sometime in October 2013 and was discovered in late November 2013 by Trustwave, a cybersecurity company. How this occurred is still being investigated. What is known is that the users who were compromised had been infected with a keylogger virus. This virus enables hackers to collect every keystroke typed on the user’s computer, including passwords, account numbers, and anything else you enter.

New Year, Simple Advice: Lower Cyber Risk and Reduce Liability

January 22, 2014 David Willson Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

The start of a new year is a good time to reiterate cybersecurity best practices and what can happen when we get careless.

Can We Learn from the Rising Cost of Cybercrime?

December 11, 2013 David Willson Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

The recently published “2013 Cost of Cyber Crime Study” conducted by the Ponemon Institute and sponsored by HP reveals that the cost of cybercrime has risen approximately 26% since 2012, despite the prediction by Larry Ponemon that it would level off.

Are there lessons we can learn from this? You bet.

Are Your Company Secrets Walking Out the Door and Being Posted?

November 26, 2013 David Willson Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Hackers are a huge threat to businesses, disrupting networks and stealing all sorts of data. This phenomenon appears to be the focus of the media as well as companies concerned about security. But, just as threatening is the employee who puts the crown jewels of the company on his or her mobile device or online.

Certified Ethical Hacker v8: Network Defense on the Offense

October 30, 2013 Bob Withers Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

The majority of information security education emphasizes the definition and application of best practices. First, a network or system administrator needs to understand the proper application and configuration of network and security devices: routers, switches, firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, and honeypots. A good start with strong IT policies facilitates the implementation.