The VAR Guy – Last night’s presidential debate raised a lot of eyebrows on a multitude of subjects. This morning, everyone has an opinion. Nearly buried in the verbal jousting over tax returns, President Obama’s birth certificate and trade organizations was a short conversation on what the government’s approach should be to cybersecurity. We reached […]

Database Trends and Applications – As the details of the Yahoo data breach have come to light, the hack itself seems eerily similar to other such cyber-attacks. Yet, while the shock of this large-scale data breach feels oddly familiar as it is by now widely accepted that no company is immune, the precise details of […]

Cloud Data Architect – As the details of the Yahoo data breach have come to light, the hack itself seems eerily similar to other such cyber-attacks. Yet, while the shock of this large-scale data breach feels oddly familiar as it is by now widely accepted that no company is immune, the precise details of the […]

CloudTweaks – Cybersecurity has been on the minds of companies everywhere since the Dropbox and Yahoo hacks occurred. With the advent of cloud connected technology and the growing sophistication of malware and hacking attempts, it seems many common cybersecurity methods have become outdated. So what could be in the future of companies seeking to improve […]

Security Week – Following rumors that an announcement was soon to come, Yahoo! said Thursday that hackers managed to access data from at least 500 million user accounts in a cyberattack dating back to 2014. The company said hackers breached its network in late 2014 in what it believes was a state-sponsored attack. “The account […]

IT Business Edge – It appears that the entire security world is waiting for Yahoo to make an announcement about one of the largest breaches yet. It’s expected to have affected at least (probably more than) 200 million user accounts. My inbox began flooding with the news first thing this morning, and I admit, I […]

Security Management – ​Hackers stole at least 500 million Yahoo users’ account information in a breach two years ago, the company confirmed in an announcement Thursday afternoon. User information—including names, email addresses, telephone numbers, birth dates, passwords, and in some cases security questions—was compromised in the breach, which occurred in 2014. “The ongoing investigation suggests […]

CRN – Australian and New Zealand businesses are being hit with a ransomware campaign, according to Trend Micro. First detected in February, the ransomware, dubbed Crysis, is now targeting the two nations via remote desktop protocol (RDP) brute force attacks. The Crysis ransomware is spread through spam and targets are infected by clicking on a […]

SC Magazine – Australian and New Zealand businesses are being hit with a ransomware campaign, according to Trend Micro. First detected in February, the ransomware, dubbed Crysis, is now targeting the two nations via remote desktop protocol (RDP) brute force attacks. The Crysis ransomware is spread through spam and targets are infected by clicking on […]

The VAR Guy – Well, the Russians are at it again. The Russian cyber-espionage group dubbed Fancy Bear, a group responsible for a number of large-scale hacks, government plots and possibly the Democratic National Committee breaches, has struck again. Their target this time? High-profile American athletes.