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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…

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…

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…

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

Annual cybersecurity reports are a rich resource of statistics and information for cybersecurity professionals, academics, journalists and anyone who is interested in cybersecurity. Below is a list of 2021 cybersecurity reports. We will add more categories and reports as we come across them. If you find anything that should be on this list, please let…

Facebook Phone Number Leak So how did they get my name and phone number from Facebook? It likely came from a 2019 Facebook breach. Facebook has since fixed the vulnerability that allowed for the breach, but data has a way of living forever on the Internet and this past weekend, that trove of data made…

It’s World Password Day! Are your passwords strong enough? Do you have a long, unique password for every account? Do you use multi-factor authentication where available? If you answered, “no” to any of these questions or if you’re not sure, please read on. If you answered yes, then congratulations! Although you can read on too…

Aiming to improve cybersecurity in the United States, President Biden signed an executive order (EO) on May 12, 2021. Although the EO focuses on U.S. federal departments’ and agencies’ cybersecurity, it will likely result in standards that will change the way the private sector manages cybersecurity within the United States and globally. This cybersecurity EO was signed…

The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack took down the largest fuel pipeline in the United States and resulted in consumer hoarding of fuel and a short-term shortage of gasoline on the east coast of the U.S.. While pipeline systems were not directly infected with ransomware, the pipeline was shut down as a precaution during the investigation…