PAX South 2016
So PAX South was pretty fun yesterday. I went with two other friends and I was glad we only did one day after getting tired out there. Click on the pictures below for larger images.
Month: January 2016
Customer service a threat to your security?
Threat: Customer support leaking customer data in social engineering attacks. Solution: Reduce digital footprint of public personal information to limit access to information which can used with customer service. URL: http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/01/how-amazon-customer-service-was-the-weak-link-that-spilled-my-data/ This is an interesting article on how customer service can be targeted in social engineering attacks to give out your personal and financial information. […]
Users targeted with malware in advertising
Threat: Users targeted with malware in advertising Solution: Utilize adblocking technology and/or implement other security measures such as disabling javascript by default URL: http://www.engadget.com/2016/01/08/you-say-advertising-i-say-block-that-malware/ Specifically in this threat the website Forbes asked users to disable ad blockers but the ads served were found to contain malware. This particular instance is worse in my opinion than […]