Duo Security Presents...the Access of Evil. These miscreants want all your data and they’ve honed their skills to get access. These are their stories and villainous deeds of the past year - these are the different types of hacks to watch out for.
> Physicians and healthcare systems have been turning to the use of EHR (electronic health records) systems to digitally collect and store patient health information, as well as e-prescribe (eRx) controlled substances, an effort incentivized by recent U.S. government legislation.
The Adobe breach didn’t just affect individuals, but also companies, due to password reuse. We’ve set up a site where you can check the leaked Adobe data for affected users in your organization.
Hacking has remained a fine-tuned craft of the ages; from a breach of telegraph messages in 1903 to the Target breach of just late last year, our ideas of security have evolved, as well as our tactics.
Following the investigation into a breach, the unraveling of the mess afterward can take months, and even years to resolve. Learn who's liable in this situation by taking a look at the cases of Target and The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA).
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) was the target of three separate breaches, according to DarkReading.com and NextGov.com.
According to an analyst at CERT/CC’s Vulnerability Notes Database, certain Netgear switches contain hard-coded passwords that can allow a remote attacker to authenticate to the web server running on the device.
> When it comes to the 2014 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), web application, cyber-espionage and POS intrusions topped off the list of most frequently occurring categories of data breaches.
Breaches of card data and point of sale systems often involve remote access management tools, as attackers scan for remote administration software, then use automated tools to break into weakly protected systems.
> If you haven’t enabled two-factor on your PayPal account, you must like living dangerously. With the prevalence of phishing and other credential stealing techniques, relying solely on a password to protect your financially-lucrative accounts is a bad idea.
