We are excited to announce our new podcast, "The 443 - Security Simplified". Listen to the trailer for a preview, and to subscribe, either search for “The 443 – Security Simplified” or use the links below. This new podcast puts you inside the minds of leading white-hat hackers and security researchers. Each week, we’ll educate and entertain you by breaking down and … [Read more...]
How UDP Amplification is Taking DDoS Attacks to the Next Level
Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks have grown significantly in size over the last three years. A recent instance nicknamed “Memcrashed” was the latest to break the record for largest DDoS attack ever recorded, with 1.7 Tbps of traffic. How did this attack achieve such a massive traffic tidal wave? Through a technique called UDP amplification, a departure from the … [Read more...]
Malicious Office Docs and Evasive Malware: What 2017’s Biggest Malware Trends Mean for the Hospitality Industry
The world of online security can sometimes feel like its own separate universe, full of experts and jargon that even a tech-savvy millennial can struggle to understand. But trends in malware and online attacks affect people in every vertical, especially hospitality. Non-tech employees need educational information to keep themselves and their employers safe from online threats. … [Read more...]
MyHeritage DNA Testing Service Breach Highlights The Importance of Two-Factor Authentication
On Monday June 4th, Motherboard reported that DNA testing and genealogy website MyHeritage suffered a security breach in October 2017. A security researcher discovered a file located outside MyHeritage’s servers with email addresses and password hashes for over 92 million MyHeritage accounts. According to a statement from MyHeritage, no other data was compromised (MyHeritage … [Read more...]
Dear Journal and the Misconfigured Access Points
Dear Journal, Flight to Spain from London was a short one. My owner made a friend on the flight and I stayed powered off during the entire 2-hour and 25-minute duration. Ibiza, pronounced ‘Ee-bee-tha’, attracts nearly six million tourists a year. Not bad for 571 square kilometers (220 square miles) island with a population of around 150,000 people. From the plane, we … [Read more...]
