Month: October 2024
An important step toward securing the Internet was achieved on December 4, 2020, when President Trump signed an IoT security bill into law. The Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020 has been in the works since 2017 and was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in September 2020 and the U.S. Senate…
Read More
This Week In Cybersecurity This week on Between The Hacks: A dental data breach, the U.S. IoT Security Law, a 2020 Microsoft vulnerability report, the final sunset of Adobe Flash, Rebooting by Lisa Forte and the Smashing Security Christmas party. One Million US Dental Patients Impacted by Data Breach Dental Care Alliance (DCA), a Sarasota,…
Read More
By now you have probably heard about the SolarWinds supply-chain compromise that has impacted government and businesses all over the world. This story is still unfolding so I won’t try to explain everything in detail, rather, I’ll attempt to explain the situation for the less-technical reader and link to some resources so that you can…
Read More
On Thursday, K-12 school district Highline Public Schools confirmed that a ransomware attack forced it to shut down all schools in early September. Highline Public Schools has over 2,000 staff members and offers programs ranging from early childhood education to college preparation. It serves over 17,500 students across 34 schools in the Burien, Des Moines,…
Read More
Crime Dot Com Crime Dot Com is a book about cybercrime by Geoff White. In the book, White takes the reader on a historic journey of cybercrime starting with stories from the early days of the tech industry to modern-day hacks. The book is interesting, informative and a must read for cybersecurity professionals and enthusiasts…
Read More
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Between The Hacks! Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza or Festivus, we hope you and your family are doing well, staying healthy and surviving 2020. This is a very popular year to shop online so here are some tips to help keep you secure while exchanging that questionable gift…
Read More
2020 was a difficult year and Between The Hacks wants to congratulate everyone who pulled through the challenges. We have all lived through a year that delivered a global pandemic, civil unrest, and a controversial political divide. The lucky people got to work from home, the unlucky lost their jobs. We had to stay virtually…
Read More
Tuesday, February 9th, 2021, marks the 18th edition of Safer Internet Day. This year’s theme is, “Together for a better Internet.” Safer Internet Day (SID) started as an EU SafeBorders project in 2004 and is now celebrated in approximately 170 countries worldwide. Each February, “SID promotes the safe and positive use of digital technology, especially…
Read More
Happy Valentines Day! Since today is known for love, let’s look back 21 years to one of the more destructive, costly and famous viruses in history. The “ILoveYou” worm, also known as the “Love Bug” or “Love Letter For You” infected more than ten million Windows computers, beginning on May 5, 2000. This worm began…
Read More
The March 2021 issue of Security magazine, partnering with (ISC)2, featured their inaugural list of the Top Cybersecurity Leaders for 2021. As the author of this blog, I am both humbled and honored, to not only be part of the inaugural team, but also to be recognized with these accomplished cybersecurity professionals. Source link lol
Read More