third-world | Craig Peterson | America's Leading Network Security Coach

Credential Security is Essential when using Collaboration Platforms

May 9, 2020 | Best Practices, Business, Collaboration Tools, credential stealing, Internet, Passwords, Passwords, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Security, Security, Technology

Credential Security is Essential when using Collaboration Platforms Microsoft teams gained popularity as a collaboration platform to use as you telecommute to the office during this pandemic. As part of this platform, Teams utilize some automated notifications. Well,...

Can America Compete? US iPhone vs Chinese iPhone

Apr 25, 2020 | Apple, Big Tech, Biological Viruses, Business, China, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Covid-19, Cybercrime, Economic Disruption, Global Supply Chain, Government Control, Hacking, Intellectual Property Theft, Internet, Nationstates, Pandemic, Quarantine, Quarantine, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Security, Technology, Technology, third-world, Unfair Trade Practices

Can America Compete? US iPhone vs Chinese iPhone We should be manufacturing the products we use in America. American companies can compete with China and it actually would not be that much more expensive. For years we have heard about the Global supply chain but when...

Google sent users 40,000 warnings of nation-state hack attacks in 2019

Apr 4, 2020 | Agencies, Business, Business Email Compromise, Censorship, China, Cyber breaches, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, DOJ, Economic Disruption, FBI, Fines and Penalties, FTC, Government, Hackers, Hacking, Hacking, Hacks, Internet, Internet Service Providers, IoT, Iran, Journalists, Law Enforcement, Malware, Malware, Monitoring, Nationstates, North Korea, Patching, Phishing, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Regulation, Security, Security Alerts, Smishing, Social Engineering, Surveillance, Technology, Technology, Third - Party, third-world, Threat Analysis, trojans, Updates, Vishing, Web Tools, Zero-Day

Google sent users 40,000 warnings of nation-state hack attacks in 2019 Google’s threat analysis group, which counters targeted and government-backed hacking against the company and its users, sent account holders almost 40,000 warnings in 2019, with government...

Cryptocurrencies and Insurance Increases Ransomware Profitability

Mar 7, 2020 | Access Controls, Asset Management, Best Practices, Business, Compliance, credential stealing, credentials, Critical data, Cyber Liability, cyberattacks, Data Assets, Employees, Hacking, Human Element, industrial espionage, Information Technology, Intellectual Property Theft, Internet, Legacy Systems, Operating Systems, Patching, Policies and Procedures, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Ransomware, Ransomware, Ransomware, Regulatory Compliance, Security, Security, Security Alerts, Technology, Technology, Third - Party, Updates

Cryptocurrencies and Insurance Increases Ransomware Profitability Ransomware is rising like a phoenix from the ashes again. Companies are paying enormous ransoms in cryptocurrencies and insurance companies paying out claims, which in turn is adding to the rise in...

Hackers Target Large Databases

Mar 7, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, Asset Management, Attack Vectors, Best Practices, Biometrics, Business, CEO, Clearview AI, credential stealing, Critical data, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data, Data Assets, data sharing, Data Storage, Databases, Executives, Facial Recognition, Facial Recognition, Hackers, Hacking, Hacking, Hacks, Images, industrial espionage, Information Technology, Intellectual Property Theft, Internet, Nationstates, Online, Organized Crime, Patches, Patching, Patents, Photo Database, Privacy, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Security, Security, Security Alerts, Software, Software Manufacturers, Technology, Technology, Third-Party, third-world, Updates, Updates

Hackers Target Large Databases It was only a matter of time! The tiny start-up Clearview AI developed an algorithm that utilized a three billion image database that could end your ability to walk down the street anonymously. They provided it to worldwide law...

Shadow-IT: Employees putting Business at Risk

Feb 15, 2020 | Applications, Best Practices, Business, CEO, Compliance, credential stealing, Hacking, Internet, Intricate Data Systems, Legacy Systems, Patching, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Frameworks, Security, Security, Security Alerts, Shadow-IT, Software, Software As A Service, Software Manufacturers, Technology, Third - Party, third-world, Threats, Updates

Shadow-IT: Employees putting Business at Risk There are robust computers in every employee’s possession. And they carry them everywhere. Yes, I am talking about their cellphones. On these devices, they can download 1000’s of apps. These apps allow them to create...