Cybercrime | Craig Peterson | America's Leading Network Security Coach

No Security for Windows 7 After Today

Jan 25, 2020 | Attack Vectors, audit logs, Best Practices, Big Tech, Business, Cyber Liability, cyberattacks, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Hackers, Hacking, Hacking, Hacking, Legacy Systems, Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Patching, Privacy, Radio Show, Radio_Show, safety, Security, Security, Security Alerts, Technology, Updates, Windows 7, Zero-Day

No Security for Windows 7 After Today Are you using Windows 7? Did you know some of the largest firms in the country (even large financial institutions) are still using it? Today is the day that Microsoft ends support for Windows 7 and will no longer offer security...

Technology Can Only Protect You So Much — Then Other Tactics are Needed

Jan 18, 2020 | Business, Cyber breaches, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, CyberTraining, Data Assets, Employees, Employment, Human Element, Identity Theft, Insider Threat, Internet, Passwords, Phishing, Phishing, Privacy, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Security, Smishing, Technology, Vishing, Vulnerabilities

Technology Can Only Protect You So Much — Then Other Tactics are Needed Businesses of all sizes are now finding that all the technological security they put in place cannot protect them from threats that go after identity and credentials access. In the...

Zero-Day Browser Vulnerabilities

Jan 18, 2020 | Applications, Big Tech, browsers, Business, Compliance, Cyber Liability, cyberattacks, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Firefox, Government, Hackers, Hacking, Hacking, Homeland Security, Internet, Legacy Systems, Malware, Mozilla Firefox, Nationstates, Organized Crime, Patching, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Security, Security Alerts, Technology, Updates, Vulnerabilities, warnings, Zero-Day

Zero-Day Browser Vulnerabilities “This is a catastrophe,” my wife said—slightly horrified—as she swiped through page after page of apps on my phone. “Why do you even have most of these?” It’s a good question. It’s hard to believe that just a decade ago, the App Store...

A Lesson to Learn – If it is Connected It can Be Hacked

Jan 18, 2020 | Access Controls, Applications, Attack Vectors, automation, Business, CEO, Coding, Compliance, credential stealing, Cyber breaches, Cyber Liability, cyberattacks, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data Storage, Hackers, Hacking, Hacking, Internet, Patching, Radio Show, Radio_Show, safety, Security, Security Alerts, spying, Technology, Third - Party, Updates

A Lesson to Learn – If it is Connected It can Be Hacked I remember years ago at CES 2013, when this young entrepreneur scheduled an interview with me to show off a prototype for his new Ring security device. At the time, IoT was in its infancy, and this product...

Social Engineering Comes to the Forefront of Attacks

Jan 18, 2020 | Applications, Best Practices, Business, Business Email Compromise, Cyber breaches, Cyber Liability, cyberattacks, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, CyberTraining, Economic Disruption, Education, Employee Training, Employees, Employment, Exploits, Fines and Penalties, Government, Hackers, Hacking, Hacks, Insider Threat, Internet, Malware, MFA, Nationstates, Organized Crime, Phishing, Phishing, Phishing, Policies and Procedures, Radio Show, Radio_Show, scam, Security, Security, Smishing, Social Engineering, Social Media, Social Media, Social Networking, Technology, Threats, Tracking

Social Engineering Comes to the Forefront of Attacks We depend on our smart devices and use them as a primary communication tool. Studies found that young adult users send over 2000 texts per month and receive over 1800 with that volume people are less wary, and it is...

Updates, Patches and Hackers Oh My!

Jan 18, 2020 | Anti-Virus, Applications, Applications, Attack Vectors, Audit Logs, Backup, Best Practices, browsers, Business, Business Email Compromise, Compliance, credential stealing, Cyber breaches, Cyber Liability, cyberattacks, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data, Data Assets, Data Storage, Email, Employees, Employees, Fines and Penalties, Firefox, Government, Hackers, Hacking, Hacking, Hacking, Intellectual Property Theft, Internet, Legacy, Legacy Systems, Liability, Malware, Malware, Nationstates, Networking, Passwords, Patches, Patching, Phishing, Privacy, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Ransomware, Ransomware Attack, safety, Security, Security, Security Alerts, Signature-Based, Software, Technology, Third - Party, Updates, Updates, VPN, Vulnerabilities, Zero-Day

Updates, Patches and Hackers Oh My! Most data breaches ard due to hackers exploiting known vulnerabilities. I know, I hear it all the time – patching takes time, and it can indeed be risky, especially if you have any legacy hardware or software in your network...