No Need to Cry: The Simple Skills Answer to “WannaCry” Fallout, Mitigation and Response

May 18, 2017 Dave Buster Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Microsoft, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

As many are aware, a recent ransomware attack called “WannaCry” (among other names) was released and began to spread. This is a particularly virulent attack and has affected hundreds of thousands of computers. As with other ransomware malware, the software encrypts user files on the hard drive and holds them for ransom. The attackers promise to send a key to unencrypt the user files providing that the ransom is paid, which is approximately $300 in anonymous, untraceable Bitcoins.

DDoS Blog Series Part 2: How Do Consumers and Businesses Protect Against Cyber Crime?

December 12, 2016 Bob Withers Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Several spectacular attacks in the past few months have demonstrated the power of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and the importance of cybersecurity. DDoS attacks against blogger Brian Krebs, hosting provider OVH and domain name system provider Dyn crippled a reporter’s web site, shut down cloud-based customers and blocked access to major services such as Twitter, Amazon, Netflix, Airbnb and Etsy.

7 Obvious Security Precautions Companies Forget to Take

May 10, 2016 James Michael Stewart Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

It seems that even with all the examples of breaches and compromises caused by the lack of company security across the last two decades, organizations continue to move forward with a “same as it ever was” mentality. Organizations aren’t learning from others’ mistakes.

Spotting and Avoiding Government Cyber Warfare Tactical Weapons

November 4, 2015 Ted Dziekanowski Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Ranked number eight out of ten of the most insidious hacking techniques, government-sponsored malware is becoming the tactical weapon of choice in cyber warfare. While Stuxnet may be the most widely known malware, it is far from the only variant used by nations across the globe. Looking at past incidents of state-sponsored malware may be interesting, as they pale and are amateurish in comparison to the sophistication of the payloads seen recently.

Real-Life IT Horror Stories: The Day the Logic Bomb Went Off

October 29, 2015 Michael Scarborough Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

AMC’s television series “Halt and Catch Fire” shows North Texas’ rise as the “Silicon Prairie.” In the 1980s and early 1990s, it’s where IBM PC cloning was explored and where first-person shooter games were created. It’s also the site of the first “logic bomb”—the source of my horror story.