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Strange E-mail / Joe-Job attack
If you’ve received a strange, fraudulent, or spammy e-mail from patrickdyl.com I apologize. The domain is currently being “joe-jobbed” by a spammer. Unfortunately due to the nature of the attack there is no way to prevent it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_job A joe … Continue reading
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Tagged attack, Crime, criminals, cyber crime, e-mail spoofing, hacking, Joe Job, Joe Jobbing, notice, Spam
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Major cyber attack aimed at natural gas pipeline companies
A major cyber attack is currently under way aimed squarely at computer networks belonging to US natural gas pipeline companies, according to alerts issued by the US Department of Homeland Security. At least three confidential “amber” alerts – the second … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Technology
Tagged alerts, CISPA, cyber attack, cyber security, Department of Homeland Security., DHS, hacking, ICS-CERT, Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team, infrastructure, natural gas
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Chances Are Your Password Sucks
This isn’t the first time I’ve posted about how badly most users are at selecting a password; nor do I think it’ll be the last. Recently the.. ahem.. “Adult Entertainment” site YouPorn was hacked and the user names and passwords … Continue reading
Posted in Technology
Tagged e-mail, Encryption, hacking, Password, Passwords, Privacy, security, security vulnerabilities, stupid people, User, User Name
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Password Security 101
In light of yet another massive hack against an online retailer; a basic primer in Password Security is in order. Don’t use the same password – Using the same password across multiple sites (and systems) is a first good step. … Continue reading
Posted in Technology
Tagged 6PM, e-mail, hacking, information technology, Mobile Phones, network security, Password, Passwords, Privacy, scams, security, security vulnerabilities, technology, Zappos
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Google Now Even More Secure
Google has begun using “forward secrecy” in it’s secure web-browsing to prevent hackers from storing and later decrypting your traffic to services such as searches, Gmail, Docs, and Google+ The forward secrecy enabled today requires that the private keys that … Continue reading
Posted in Technology
Tagged Chrome, e-mail, EFF, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Firefox, Google+, hacking, HTTPS, HTTPS Everywhere, Internet Explorer, Microsoft, Privacy, security, security vulnerabilities, Tor, Tor Project
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3 Character Password? Don’t Complain About Breaches!
The “threat” of some shadowy hacker for a foreign government taking out our power, water, and other utility systems has been talked about for some time. The problem isn’t going to be fixed with legislation, or by disconnecting essential equipment … Continue reading
Posted in Technology
Tagged hacking, human machine interface, Information systems, security, security vulnerabilities, South Houston, supervisory control and data acquisition, technology, Texas, Threatpost
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A Perfect Example of Social Engineering
Note: I originally wrote this as an internal training piece for the company I work for. I have edited it to be generic enough for public consumption. I have replaced our customer’s domain with 123.com and our own with example.com … Continue reading
Posted in Technology
Tagged DNS, domain names, e-mail, hacking, scams, security, Social Engineering, whois
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