Have you seen the Shadowserver Dashboard? Did you know it provides critical information on what people outside your network can see into your network? Did you know that the Dashboard and free reports can save your network …. all you need to do is track down the exposure and fix it (before the criminals use Read More
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Birthday Wish – Three Cybersecurity Precautions
Thank you for remembering me on my birthday. I hope the year will be prosperous and loving for all. Some people ask what is my birthday wish. This year I’m going to try something different. I’m going to ask all my friends and family to take a minute and invest to protect themselves to cybersecurity Read More
DDoS Resiliency Workshop – 2022
Revised, Updated, and Enhance DDoS Resiliency Workshops for Today’s Internet In the late 1990s, several people started teaching ISPs how to protect their networks from attack. These early “DDoS Resiliency Workshops” evolved in a consistent theme and method that eventually curated best common practices for DDoS resiliency. Unfortunately, the threats from attacks to Communications Services
You are now part of the Russian-Ukrainian Cyberwar’s “Battlespace”
It is 2022 and you are now part of the Russian-Ukrainian Cyberwar’s “Battlespace.” There is no escaping the “packets” flying through, at, and over your network. If you live on planet Earth, you are now part of the Russian-Ukrainian cyber-battle space. What is a cyber warfare “battlespace?” A “battlespace” is the location of the warfighting. Read More
“Backups” will not save you from a Ransomware Incident
“What do you mean the backups don’t work? I thought you said backups would save us from a Ransomware incident?” Good backups are the #1 recommendation you will see in all “Ransomware Defence” guides. We have a problem in the industry. These “ransomware guides” are written by people who have never lived through a major Read More
Securing Your Network Using Shadowserver’s Daily Network Reports
Securing your Network using Shadowserver Reports helps organizations learn about this unique public benefit tool. What if there was a public benefit, free to use, security report that provided you a complete overview of your security risk? What if this tool allowed you to see what the bad guys are seeing on your network? What
Conficker Working Group – Archive of Materials
Conficker Still Survives! While public attention to Conficker has faded since the widely publicized April 1st, 2009 “attack date”, the fact is that a huge number of computer systems remain infected with Conficker. As recently as late October 2009, the number of systems infected with the A+B+C variants topped seven million. The Conficker Working Group
Protect Your Network from an Internet Worm during COVID-19
Do you want a repeat of Wanacry? Do you want an Internet Impacting Worm in the middle of the COVID-19 Crisis? All organizations can take two steps to minimize the risk of a potential Internet worm. First, they can deploy an access-lists on the edge of their network that block TCP/UDP port 445. This can Read More
Get Started in the Security Industry
Get started in the Security Industry, What are my first steps? If you are reading this, you are doing the right type of security digging. You are looking for ways to get started in the security industry. You have a desire to dive deep in the security world. Welcome to the world of chaos, Read More
Removing Malware from MACs
Steps by Step Guide to Removing Malware from MACs Removing Malware from MACs is a guide for anyone who has a MAC laptop or desktop. What steps can you take to remove Viruses, Bots, Malware, Unwanted Programs, Plug-ins and Other “unwanted” Software from your MAC OS. These steps also include the precautions for Ransomware. (version