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Here’s where we talk about security topics and events in the news.
Okay: I’m a “trifecta instructor” of some 20 years, plus a stack of certs and degrees, including the CEH. I’m going in to test this morning after a quick review of scripting languages. Currently teaching Net+ and Sec+ so I’m pretty fresh, but have no real idea what to expect. Have you reviewed the Objectives? …
So Equifax was hacked not once, but twice? No way. I don’t believe it. If you’ve been hacked twice, you’ve been hacked at least 3.6 million times (or pick any other really big number you like). And notification of this new hack, like the last one, came at a languid pace. I’ve gotta give it …
Continue reading “Equifax Did Three Simple Things Wrong and Hacked Us All”
I’ve been trying to bring “hacker” training to UNM for over ten years without much success. Only in the past two semesters have I been able to run an Ethical Hacking class based on the CEH, but where my past efforts didn’t bring students, the CEH did. Red Team work has long interested me, likely …
TV personality Kevin Roose asked for it, and he got it. He wanted to research how people get hacked, so he decided to invite some prominent hackers to hack him. And hack him they did, cracking into everything from his webcam (pictures every two minutes) to all his online accounts (including banks). Personally, I wouldn’t …
When your neighbor sees the hosport you broadcasted, the very first thought he has is “oh, look at it, I’ve got my neighbor’s wifi, I might get access it luckily” and click! So what do you up to? Are you so nice to let everyone access your wifi, or want to have privacy or share …
Continue reading “Are you that very nice or emphasized of security?”
“Social Engineering can be known as psychological manipulating in shortly, a legitimate lie, but yelling ‘Fire!’ in a crowed movie-theater and in a public is unlawful” “Yes, this is definitely an attack vector, almost relies on human interactions. Often involve tricking people, indirectly prompting people to spill their guts and take advantages on their crush …