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Ipswitch FT On-Demand Webinar: Business-class File Sharing

ADuch — Mon, 14 May 2012 17:58:56 +0000

Consumer-grade solutions such as Dropbox, webmail and USB drives are being rapidly adopted in the workplace but are they right for you? View Ipswitch FT’s on-demand webinar to hear Michael Osterman and Ipswitch’s David Boone address these issues: Typical Tools – What are the products employees are bringing with them to work? What are the [...]

Ipswitch FT File Sharing Webinar

ADuch — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:38:30 +0000

What are the benefits, the risks, the consequences, and the alternatives to the proliferation of personal file transfer and file sharing tools? Consumer-grade solutions such as Dropbox, webmail and USB drives are being rapidly adopted in the workplace. The question is — are they right for you and your organization? Next Wednesday, on April 25th, [...]

6 Million Logins Leaked in China

ADuch — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:11:32 +0000

A Chinese hacker with the surname Zeng was recently arrested in Wenzhou, China for illegally hacking and leaking personal information belonging to over 6 million users of China Software Developer Network (CSDN). This particular case is being called one of the largest hacking cases in China’s internet history! Zeng leaked the information he collected over [...]

March Madness Meets Higher Education Data Breach

ADuch — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:02:31 +0000

It’s that time of year again, March Madness! While everyone is finishing up their NCAA brackets, TeamShatter has put together a more unique bracket – “A Higher Education Data Breach Madness Bracket.” This particular bracket is quite simple. “For each U.S.-based institution of higher learning that reported a data breach in 2011, [Team Shatter] seeded [...]

LulzSec Leader Turns Informant

ADuch — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:03:08 +0000

One of the most popular stories in the news today regards LulzSec leader Hector Xavier Monsegur a.k.a. “Sabu”. It was reported that Sabu was in fact nabbed by the FBI sometime in June 2011. He pled guilty to more than ten charges of hacking conspiracies and criminal activity. Since then, the “hacking king” has been [...]

Will your Internet be cut off on March 8th?

ADuch — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:49:10 +0000

We are all well aware that there are many infected computers in the United States. But is your computer one of them? And if so, who’s taking action other than yourself? The answer is the FBI. In recent news, the FBI stated that they “may cut off Internet access to millions of people on March [...]

Update on Anonymous Hack during FBI Call

ADuch — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:20:26 +0000

In the case of the hacked call, the FBI confirmed that the recent recording of their conversation with Scotland Yard was indeed authentic. An investigation is now taking place, but Anonymous does not seem to be worried. In response to this, the group continues to put things out to the public. This time around they [...]

How to prepare yourself for Anonymous

ADuch — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:05:59 +0000

First things first, if you do not know who Anonymous is, please click here. This will link you to a slide show and you will learn 10 key facts about the group. If you do know who Anonymous is then you should know that the group continues to make their mark. In recent news, Anonymous [...]

Lessons Learned from Zappos Breach

ADuch — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:57:43 +0000

What can we take away from the recent Zappos breach? Lucky for us, InformationWeek listed 8 lessons that all businesses should learn from the Zappos situation. Lesson 1: Advance planning mitigates breach fallout Lesson 2: Create a response plan in advance Lesson 3: Issue a clear, timely warning Lesson 4: Secure stored credit card data [...]

Zappos Attacked by Unkown Hacker(s)

ADuch — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:32:56 +0000

2011 was a record breaking year for data breaches. Will 2012 be the same? If companies do not tighten up their security, it may just be. In recent news, another popular website fell victim to a cyber-attack. Zappos.com, an online shoe and clothing retailer, was hacked by an unknown criminal who was able to tap [...]