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WatchGuard Security Prediction #10 – Alien Attackers Hijack Our Broadcast Signals from Space

December 16, 2015 By Corey Nachreiner

Unlike cyber criminals, who want to stay under the radar, Hacktivists like to make big splashy messages. The whole point of “cyber” activism is to use technology to get as many people as possible to notice your message, whatever it may be. Prediction video link: https://youtu.be/EEbqr-2XFRk Anonymous is a great example of this, with their well-known videos containing a man … [Read more...]

WatchGuard Security Prediction #9 – Spies Slip Into Wireless Alliances

December 15, 2015 By Corey Nachreiner

To be honest, wireless security hasn’t changed too much in the last few years. That’s not to say it’s perfectly secure. There are still plenty of folks using legacy WEP encryption standards, and organizations that use WPA2-PSK with a horrible password. There are also many wireless networks that don’t segment clients, so attackers can sniff plenty of private connections by … [Read more...]

WatchGuard Security Prediction #8 – Breaches Come to the IoT Frontier

December 14, 2015 By Corey Nachreiner

When a hacker hijacks a computer, gaining persistence (or making sure his malicious trojan stays on the computer) is easy. The attacker just has to load malware onto the computer’s hard drive and make sure it runs when the computer reboots. However, hijacking the Internet of Things (IoT) is a different story. Many IoT devices don’t have local storage, and are often small … [Read more...]

WatchGuard Security Prediction #7 – Starfleet Academy Targeted

December 11, 2015 By Corey Nachreiner

Information security is all about protecting data, because at the end of the day, stolen data is what makes the cyber criminals rich. Criminals started with the basics. Monetizing stolen credit card (CC) information was easy.  You just needed the basic CC information and a few personal details to make a purchase with a stolen card. We saw this in 2014—the year of the retail … [Read more...]

WatchGuard Security Prediction #6 – Jango Fett and the Clone Army are Coming

December 10, 2015 By Corey Nachreiner

Security experts have always realized that information security is a constant arms race. Attackers discover new methods to evade defenses, we update our defenses, and the cycle continues and repeats. In fact, much of our legacy defense is reactive. It relies on us having seen a particular attack, and creating a specific defense for that particular attack. The problem is, … [Read more...]

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