DDoS attacks on smaller credit unions
When it comes to specific DDos Attacks and whether they cause any implications for smaller FIs, the jury is still out. However, it would appear that there are some megalomaniacs ...
The latest from Pierluigi Stella
Making DLP work for you
First of all, allow me to make a distinction between data loss and data leak. If we talk about loss, well, prevention of data loss encompasses the entire realm of ...
Defending against pass-the-hash attacks
There is a nice article about this attack here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pass_the_hash. This is not a new attack as it was first described in 1997. ...
The Target story
The attack on Target, which occurred during the holidays, has been all over the news, and it still is. I’ve read several articles on the incident, pored over differing ...
Encrypting the CryptoLocker
There’s been a lot of talk about the CryptoLocker lately, as though it’s something new or unique. Sorry to disappoint everybody but there are about 500,000 different ...
Protecting your remote users
A few days ago, a customer called me, alarmed, saying that one of his computers had been taken over by someone, and the mouse was moving on its own. Something ...
The Business Of Corporate Account Takeover
Continuing on from last time, we’ll be further discussing the issue of Corporate Account Takeover. In 2010, some online thieves stole $440,000 from Choice Escrow and Land Title, ...
Corporate Account Takeovers & What It Means For Credit Unions
On June 25th, at the invitation of a prominent local bank here in Houston, I’ll be presenting to a group of 40 CEOs on the (touchy) subject of Corporate ...