Category: Technology

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 […]

Cities face many risks from cyberattackers and the attacks are increasing.

Threat: Cities face many risks from cyberattackers and the attacks are increasing. Solution: Cities need to continue to catch up in cybersecurity and practice responses to cyberattacks. URL: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-mind-boggling-risks-your-city-faces-from-cyber-attackers-2016-01-04 In the article the author details the numerous threats and vulnerabilities in cities infrastructure. For example the city of San Diego uses 400 different applications, some […]