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Awareness Training Resources Stay vigilant with Vigilize! Awareness Messages are now Here: The purpose of Vigilize is to help ISOs who complain that users never read their “ongoing security awareness training reminders.” Feel free to use Vigilize in your own Security Awarene...

Malware Responsible For MAPCO Security Breach

Hackers may have gained access to credit card information from MAPCO stores in several states. Following a security breach which involved the obtaining of credit card information by third-party hackers, MAPCO has issued an official statement on the incident. According to the...

Security Experts Propose New “Honeyword” System to Combat Password Breaches

Using decoy passwords as alarm triggers may help to deter thieves from hacking into accounts. In the ongoing struggle against hackers, security experts have proposed a new way to better secure websites with sensitive password information. It’s called a “honeyword” and it is...

Qwerty Myths

Our friend, Joe Cychosz, found a great article connecting the past to the future. http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/05/the-lies-youve-been-told-about-the-origin-of-the-qwerty-keyboard/275537/

The Troubling Evolutionary Success of Malware

The five tactical keys to the success of today’s viruses and malicious software As malware evolves at an increasingly accelerated speed, it’s becoming more and more difficult for antivirus software to keep up. This year’s Microsoft Security Intelligence Reports indicated t...

DDOS Attacks on U.S. Banking Firms Believed To Be Work of Iranian Government

U.S. officials consider possibility that Iran is behind cyberattacks. United States government officials are considering issuing a formal warning concerning the recent string of cyberattacks against major U.S. banking sites out of concern that Iran could be the cause. As of...

Dan Hadaway to Present at 2013 MegaConference

Planning on attending this year’s MegaConference? If you’re wondering about attending this year’s MegaConference at the Indiana Bankers Association, factor in that Dan Hadaway will be presenting “Bring Your Own What? Managing Mobile Device Risk” in the Operations and...

New Verizon Investigative Report Finds No Organization Is Immune to Cybercrime

A new investigative report by Verizon emphasizes the importance of knowing one’s enemy when it comes to preventing cybercrime. The recently released Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) reveals that no organization, no matter the size or industry, is immune to t...

DDoS Attack Ferocity Continues to Increase with Help From Super Botnets

Experts say attacks could peak at over 200 Gbps by the end of June. The magnitude and frequency of DDoS attacks on websites have increased by eight-fold in the last three months. The average bandwidth used in these attacks has skyrocketed up to 48.25 gigabits per second and...

Determining Your Risk Tolerance

What is your organization’s risk tolerance? The process of determining risk tolerance can be a tricky one. However, there are specific steps that can be taken to determine risk tolerance and help secure your organization. It’s not a case of one-size-fits-all; each organizat...

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Vigilize

Malware Responsible For MAPCO Security Breach

Security Experts Propose New “Honeyword” System to Combat Password Breaches

Qwerty Myths

The Troubling Evolutionary Success of Malware

DDOS Attacks on U.S. Banking Firms Believed To Be Work of Iranian Government

Dan Hadaway to Present at 2013 MegaConference

New Verizon Investigative Report Finds No Organization Is Immune to Cybercrime

DDoS Attack Ferocity Continues to Increase with Help From Super Botnets

Determining Your Risk Tolerance

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