Adult FriendFinder Data Breach / Ashley Madison data breach / Data Breach

Adult FriendFinder Data Breach

Adult FriendFinder Data Breach DISCLAIMER: The purpose of this blog post is NOT to discuss the morality of Adult FriendFinder, the morality of “hook-up” websites, or the morality of hacking/cyber-attacks. This is …

About Emily McCamy

Emily jokingly refers to herself as the “New Kid on the InfoSec Block”. She recently earned her associate degree in Cybersecurity from Chattahoochee Technical College, and will begin pursuing a Bachelor of Business Administration in Information Security and Assurance at Kennesaw State University in January 2017. She will also test for her CompTIA Security + Certification in early 2017. Emily is a Georgia native, and is proud to call the Peach State her home. In her spare time, Emily enjoys writing, cooking, watching college football, and listening to industry-related podcasts. You can follow her on Twitter @NKOTISB

Yahoo Data Breach
Best Practices / Business / Cyber Crime / Cybersecurity / Data Breach / Security Education / Security Policy / Verizon / Yahoo Data Breach

Yahoo Data Breach: What We Know Now

Yahoo Data Breach: What We Know Now If you have been online in the past couple of days, you have likely seen something about a Yahoo data breach, whether it …

About Joe Gray

Joe Gray is a native of East Tennessee. He joined the U.S. Navy directly out of High School and served for 7 years as a Submarine Navigation Electronics Technician. Since leaving the Navy, Joe has lived and worked in St. Louis, MO, Richmond, VA, and Atlanta, GA. His primary experience is in the Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance field. He has worked as a Systems Engineer, Information Systems Auditor, Senior UNIX Administrator, Information Systems Security Officer, and Director of IT Security. Joe is in pursuit of his PhD in Information Technology (with focus in Information Assurance and Security). His undergraduate and graduate degrees are also in Information Technology (with focus in Information Assurance and Security) from Capella University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude for both degrees and completed a Graduate Certificate in Business Intelligence. He also is a part-time (Adjunct) Faculty at Georgia Gwinnett College. Joe holds the (ISC)² CISSP-ISSMP, GIAC GSNA, GCIH, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Network+, and CompTIA A+ certifications. In his spare time, Joe enjoys reading news relevant to information security, blogging, bass fishing, and flying his drone in addition to tinkering with and testing scripts in R and Python.

US Elections Hacked?
2016 Presidential Election / Bernie Sanders / Best Practices / Cyber Crime / Cybersecurity / Data Breach / Department of Homeland Security / Donald Trump / Email Security / FBI / Federal IT / Guccifer 2.0 / Hillary Clinton / Privacy / Russia

Cybersecurity & the US 2016 Presidential Election

First, I would like to thank you for reading this blog post. It is the first of two, maybe more, parts. Before we get started, read the three disclaimers below. …

About Joe Gray

Joe Gray is a native of East Tennessee. He joined the U.S. Navy directly out of High School and served for 7 years as a Submarine Navigation Electronics Technician. Since leaving the Navy, Joe has lived and worked in St. Louis, MO, Richmond, VA, and Atlanta, GA. His primary experience is in the Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance field. He has worked as a Systems Engineer, Information Systems Auditor, Senior UNIX Administrator, Information Systems Security Officer, and Director of IT Security. Joe is in pursuit of his PhD in Information Technology (with focus in Information Assurance and Security). His undergraduate and graduate degrees are also in Information Technology (with focus in Information Assurance and Security) from Capella University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude for both degrees and completed a Graduate Certificate in Business Intelligence. He also is a part-time (Adjunct) Faculty at Georgia Gwinnett College. Joe holds the (ISC)² CISSP-ISSMP, GIAC GSNA, GCIH, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Network+, and CompTIA A+ certifications. In his spare time, Joe enjoys reading news relevant to information security, blogging, bass fishing, and flying his drone in addition to tinkering with and testing scripts in R and Python.

Change Your Email Password Now!
Cybersecurity / Data Breach / Email Privacy Act / Email Security / Internet Security / Russia

Change Your Email Password Now!

Change Your Email Password Now! All indications are pointing in the direction that you should Change Your Email Password Now according to reports from BGR, Reuters, and IB Times among others. According to Hold Security, …

About Joe Gray

Joe Gray is a native of East Tennessee. He joined the U.S. Navy directly out of High School and served for 7 years as a Submarine Navigation Electronics Technician. Since leaving the Navy, Joe has lived and worked in St. Louis, MO, Richmond, VA, and Atlanta, GA. His primary experience is in the Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance field. He has worked as a Systems Engineer, Information Systems Auditor, Senior UNIX Administrator, Information Systems Security Officer, and Director of IT Security. Joe is in pursuit of his PhD in Information Technology (with focus in Information Assurance and Security). His undergraduate and graduate degrees are also in Information Technology (with focus in Information Assurance and Security) from Capella University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude for both degrees and completed a Graduate Certificate in Business Intelligence. He also is a part-time (Adjunct) Faculty at Georgia Gwinnett College. Joe holds the (ISC)² CISSP-ISSMP, GIAC GSNA, GCIH, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Network+, and CompTIA A+ certifications. In his spare time, Joe enjoys reading news relevant to information security, blogging, bass fishing, and flying his drone in addition to tinkering with and testing scripts in R and Python.

Qatar Bank Breached after Bangladesh
Bank of Bangladesh / Business Management / Cyber Crime / Cybersecurity / Data Breach / Electronic Bank Fraud / Finance Industry / Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act / PCI / Qatar National Bank / Wire Fraud

Qatar Bank Breached After Bangladesh

Qatar Bank Breached After Bangladesh  It’s been quite the week for the banking industry with multiple headlining hacks occurring throughout the world with Qatar National Bank being the latest victim.  …

About Matthew Eliason

Matthew Eliason was born in Houston, Texas.  Upon graduating from high school, he joined the Navy.  His first tour was as an Information Systems Technician of a 130 client DOD network where he developed the documentation and maintenance procedures from 2007-2012.  In 2012, he transferred shore duty where he serves as a system and security administrator. He graduates with a Bachelor’s of Science in Information Technology from American Military University in November of 2015. He holds the CompTIA Security+ certification and has extensive experience in DOD Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance and procedures.  He enjoys golf, hiking, watching football in his spare time.

Bangladesh Bank Loses 80 Million USD
Bank of Bangladesh / Best Practices / Casino / Cyber Crime / Cybersecurity / Data Breach / Electronic Bank Fraud / Finance Industry / GLBA / Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act / Malware / Software flaws / Wire Fraud

Bangladesh Bank Loses 80 Million USD

Bangladesh Bank Loses 80 Million USD …with a $10 router …and NO firewall …We’re NOT making this up… The Bangladesh’s Central Bank was hacked in February 2016 that stole $80 million (they …

About Joe Gray

Joe Gray is a native of East Tennessee. He joined the U.S. Navy directly out of High School and served for 7 years as a Submarine Navigation Electronics Technician. Since leaving the Navy, Joe has lived and worked in St. Louis, MO, Richmond, VA, and Atlanta, GA. His primary experience is in the Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance field. He has worked as a Systems Engineer, Information Systems Auditor, Senior UNIX Administrator, Information Systems Security Officer, and Director of IT Security. Joe is in pursuit of his PhD in Information Technology (with focus in Information Assurance and Security). His undergraduate and graduate degrees are also in Information Technology (with focus in Information Assurance and Security) from Capella University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude for both degrees and completed a Graduate Certificate in Business Intelligence. He also is a part-time (Adjunct) Faculty at Georgia Gwinnett College. Joe holds the (ISC)² CISSP-ISSMP, GIAC GSNA, GCIH, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Network+, and CompTIA A+ certifications. In his spare time, Joe enjoys reading news relevant to information security, blogging, bass fishing, and flying his drone in addition to tinkering with and testing scripts in R and Python.

Spotify Allegedly Hacked...Again
Cyber Crime / Cybersecurity / Data Breach / Doxing / Spotify / Spotify Hack

Spotify Allegedly Hacked…Again

Spotify Allegedly Hacked…Again Tech Crunch is reporting streaming music service Spotify has allegedly been hacked…again.  They were previously breached in 2009 and 2014 as well as February 2016 according to …

About Scott Entsminger

Scott Entsminger was born and raised in Virginia. He graduated from Radford University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Criminal Justice. Scott has worked for the Department of Defense since graduating college. He is an expert in Windows Administration; with specific experience in Group Policy and vulnerability remediation. He also has specific experience in Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security. Scott holds the CompTIA Security+ certification. He is always looking to diversify his skillset. Scott is an avid sports fan, particularly baseball. He also is an avid gamer and enjoys learning different skills involving his PC.

Apple
Apple / Cryptography / Cyber Crime / Data Breach / FBI / iPhone / Privacy

Apple Indirectly Assisted the FBI in Hacking Terrorist iPhone?

Apple Indirectly Assisted the FBI in Hacking Terrorist iPhone? Recently we have all been an audience to the Apple versus FBI debacle that unfolded over the course of a few months with …

About Matthew Eliason

Matthew Eliason was born in Houston, Texas.  Upon graduating from high school, he joined the Navy.  His first tour was as an Information Systems Technician of a 130 client DOD network where he developed the documentation and maintenance procedures from 2007-2012.  In 2012, he transferred shore duty where he serves as a system and security administrator. He graduates with a Bachelor’s of Science in Information Technology from American Military University in November of 2015. He holds the CompTIA Security+ certification and has extensive experience in DOD Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance and procedures.  He enjoys golf, hiking, watching football in his spare time.

MedStar Health Cybersecurity Fails to Prevent Attack
Business Management / Cyber Crime / Cyber Security Awareness Month / Data Breach

MedStar Health Cybersecurity Fails to Prevent Attack

MedStar Health Cybersecurity Fails to Prevent Attack  According to the Associated Press The MedStar Health hospital chain was the victim of hackers earlier this week. These unidentified hackers broke into …

About Matthew Eliason

Matthew Eliason was born in Houston, Texas.  Upon graduating from high school, he joined the Navy.  His first tour was as an Information Systems Technician of a 130 client DOD network where he developed the documentation and maintenance procedures from 2007-2012.  In 2012, he transferred shore duty where he serves as a system and security administrator. He graduates with a Bachelor’s of Science in Information Technology from American Military University in November of 2015. He holds the CompTIA Security+ certification and has extensive experience in DOD Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance and procedures.  He enjoys golf, hiking, watching football in his spare time.

Iranian Hackers Hit With Federal Charges
Critical Infrastructure / Cybersecurity / Cyberwar / Data Breach / Department of Energy / Department of Homeland Security / Internet Security / Iran

Iranian Hackers Hit With Federal Charges

Iranian Hackers Hit With Federal Charges Seven Iranians have been indicted by the U.S. Attorney and the FBI in connection with 46 different cyberattacks including the 2013 attack on the …

About Matthew Eliason

Matthew Eliason was born in Houston, Texas.  Upon graduating from high school, he joined the Navy.  His first tour was as an Information Systems Technician of a 130 client DOD network where he developed the documentation and maintenance procedures from 2007-2012.  In 2012, he transferred shore duty where he serves as a system and security administrator. He graduates with a Bachelor’s of Science in Information Technology from American Military University in November of 2015. He holds the CompTIA Security+ certification and has extensive experience in DOD Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance and procedures.  He enjoys golf, hiking, watching football in his spare time.

Spear Phishermen Target Corporate W-2 Data
Cyber Crime / Cybersecurity / Data Breach / Doxing / Finance Industry / IRS / MoneyTree / Phishing / Seagate / Security Education / SnapChat / Social Engineering / Spear Phishing / Sprouts / W-2 / Whaling

Spear Phishermen Target Corporate W-2 Data

Spear Phishermen Target Corporate W-2 Data The Back Story           As if tax season is not already stressful enough, the season ending April 15, 2016 has …

About Joe Gray

Joe Gray is a native of East Tennessee. He joined the U.S. Navy directly out of High School and served for 7 years as a Submarine Navigation Electronics Technician. Since leaving the Navy, Joe has lived and worked in St. Louis, MO, Richmond, VA, and Atlanta, GA. His primary experience is in the Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance field. He has worked as a Systems Engineer, Information Systems Auditor, Senior UNIX Administrator, Information Systems Security Officer, and Director of IT Security. Joe is in pursuit of his PhD in Information Technology (with focus in Information Assurance and Security). His undergraduate and graduate degrees are also in Information Technology (with focus in Information Assurance and Security) from Capella University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude for both degrees and completed a Graduate Certificate in Business Intelligence. He also is a part-time (Adjunct) Faculty at Georgia Gwinnett College. Joe holds the (ISC)² CISSP-ISSMP, GIAC GSNA, GCIH, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Network+, and CompTIA A+ certifications. In his spare time, Joe enjoys reading news relevant to information security, blogging, bass fishing, and flying his drone in addition to tinkering with and testing scripts in R and Python.

Linux Mint ISO Embedded with Backdoor
Cybersecurity / Data Breach / Linux / Linux Security

Linux Mint ISO Embedded with Backdoor

  Linux Mint ISO Download With a Backdoor If you attempted to download Linux Mint on Saturday, February 20th, then you could be the victim of malicious software. According to …

About Scott Entsminger

Scott Entsminger was born and raised in Virginia. He graduated from Radford University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Criminal Justice. Scott has worked for the Department of Defense since graduating college. He is an expert in Windows Administration; with specific experience in Group Policy and vulnerability remediation. He also has specific experience in Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security. Scott holds the CompTIA Security+ certification. He is always looking to diversify his skillset. Scott is an avid sports fan, particularly baseball. He also is an avid gamer and enjoys learning different skills involving his PC.

NSA breaks 1024-bit encryption
Best Practices / CISA / Critical Infrastructure / Cyber Security Awareness Month / Cyberwar / Data Breach / Director of National Intelligence / Encryption / NSA

NSA Advice to Prevent Them from Hacking You

NSA Advice to Prevent Them from Hacking You Last week the Rob Joyce the NSA head of the NSA’s Tailored Access Operations-The NSA’s lead team for computer network exploitation used …

About Matthew Eliason

Matthew Eliason was born in Houston, Texas.  Upon graduating from high school, he joined the Navy.  His first tour was as an Information Systems Technician of a 130 client DOD network where he developed the documentation and maintenance procedures from 2007-2012.  In 2012, he transferred shore duty where he serves as a system and security administrator. He graduates with a Bachelor’s of Science in Information Technology from American Military University in November of 2015. He holds the CompTIA Security+ certification and has extensive experience in DOD Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance and procedures.  He enjoys golf, hiking, watching football in his spare time.

Most of What You Need to Know: Passwords
Business Management / Cyber Crime / Cybersecurity / Data Breach / Internet Security / Security Policy

Will Cyber-Insurance Become the Norm?

Cyber-Insurance to Become the Norm?          Let this sink in, by 2019, the cost of cybercrime worldwide will be 2.1 trillion from Juniper research.  In 2012, The Wall Street …

About Matthew Eliason

Matthew Eliason was born in Houston, Texas.  Upon graduating from high school, he joined the Navy.  His first tour was as an Information Systems Technician of a 130 client DOD network where he developed the documentation and maintenance procedures from 2007-2012.  In 2012, he transferred shore duty where he serves as a system and security administrator. He graduates with a Bachelor’s of Science in Information Technology from American Military University in November of 2015. He holds the CompTIA Security+ certification and has extensive experience in DOD Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance and procedures.  He enjoys golf, hiking, watching football in his spare time.

AVG
AVG / Cyber Crime / Cybersecurity / Data Breach / FireEye / Google / Internet Security / Kaspersky / Security Policy / Software flaws / Tavis Ormandy / Zero Day

AVG Exposes 9 Million Users’ Data with Chrome Plugin

AVG Exposes 9 Million Users’ Data with Chrome Plugin In today’s ever-growing cyber world, consumers look to cyber security giants for 24-hour support and protection, but we are constantly reminded …

Vulnerability Fixed in OpenSSH
Cryptanalysis / Cryptography / Cyber Crime / Cybersecurity / Data Breach / Decryption / Encryption / Internet Security / Linux / OpenSSH / Security Policy / Software flaws / Zero Day

Major Vulnerability Fixed in OpenSSH

Major Vulnerability Fixed in OpenSSH One of the most known secure shell programs OpenSSH just fixed a major bug that could leak secret crytopgraphic keys. According to PC World, OpenSSH …

About Scott Entsminger

Scott Entsminger was born and raised in Virginia. He graduated from Radford University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Criminal Justice. Scott has worked for the Department of Defense since graduating college. He is an expert in Windows Administration; with specific experience in Group Policy and vulnerability remediation. He also has specific experience in Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security. Scott holds the CompTIA Security+ certification. He is always looking to diversify his skillset. Scott is an avid sports fan, particularly baseball. He also is an avid gamer and enjoys learning different skills involving his PC.

Casino Sues Cybersecurity Firm
Casino / Cyber Crime / Cyber Warfare / Cybersecurity / Data Breach / PCI

Casino Sues Cybersecurity Firm

Casino Sues Cybersecurity Firm Affinity Gaming has filed a lawsuit against Trustwave. Affinity claims that after Trustwave was hired to investigate and analyze an initial data breach, Trustwave missed a …

About Scott Entsminger

Scott Entsminger was born and raised in Virginia. He graduated from Radford University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Criminal Justice. Scott has worked for the Department of Defense since graduating college. He is an expert in Windows Administration; with specific experience in Group Policy and vulnerability remediation. He also has specific experience in Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security. Scott holds the CompTIA Security+ certification. He is always looking to diversify his skillset. Scott is an avid sports fan, particularly baseball. He also is an avid gamer and enjoys learning different skills involving his PC.

PlayStation Logo
Data Breach / FailOverFlow / Geohot / George Hotz / Internet of Things / Internet Security / Jailbroken iPhones / Linux / PlayStation / Software flaws / Sony

PlayStation 4 Hacked to Run Linux

PlayStation 4 Hacked to Run Linux Have you ever wanted to play Pokemon on your PlayStation 4? Well accroding to N4BB, a group known as the Fail0verflow team modified the …

About Scott Entsminger

Scott Entsminger was born and raised in Virginia. He graduated from Radford University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Criminal Justice. Scott has worked for the Department of Defense since graduating college. He is an expert in Windows Administration; with specific experience in Group Policy and vulnerability remediation. He also has specific experience in Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security. Scott holds the CompTIA Security+ certification. He is always looking to diversify his skillset. Scott is an avid sports fan, particularly baseball. He also is an avid gamer and enjoys learning different skills involving his PC.

Twitter Hacked?
Cyber Crime / Cyber Warfare / Cybersecurity / Cyberwar / Data Breach

State-Sponsored Hack of Twitter

State-Sponsored Hack of Twitter Twitter this past Friday announced it had found evidence of a possible state-sponsored hack on its networks.  According to Twitter, these “state-sponsored hackers may have tried to …

About Matthew Eliason

Matthew Eliason was born in Houston, Texas.  Upon graduating from high school, he joined the Navy.  His first tour was as an Information Systems Technician of a 130 client DOD network where he developed the documentation and maintenance procedures from 2007-2012.  In 2012, he transferred shore duty where he serves as a system and security administrator. He graduates with a Bachelor’s of Science in Information Technology from American Military University in November of 2015. He holds the CompTIA Security+ certification and has extensive experience in DOD Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance and procedures.  He enjoys golf, hiking, watching football in his spare time.

Top 5 Trending Cyber Crimes
Anonymous / Best Practices / China / Critical Infrastructure / Cyber Crime / Cyber Warfare / Cybersecurity / Cyberwar / Data Breach / Federal IT / Internet Security / Iran / Malware / NSA / Privacy / Software flaws

Top 5 Trending Cyber Crimes

Top 5 Trending Cyber crimes   Continuing the current Top 5 series, this week we look at the top 5 trending cyber crimes of 2015. 1: Cyber Espionage   One …

About Matthew Eliason

Matthew Eliason was born in Houston, Texas.  Upon graduating from high school, he joined the Navy.  His first tour was as an Information Systems Technician of a 130 client DOD network where he developed the documentation and maintenance procedures from 2007-2012.  In 2012, he transferred shore duty where he serves as a system and security administrator. He graduates with a Bachelor’s of Science in Information Technology from American Military University in November of 2015. He holds the CompTIA Security+ certification and has extensive experience in DOD Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance and procedures.  He enjoys golf, hiking, watching football in his spare time.

Potential Amazon Password Leak
Amazon / Best Practices / Business / Business Management / Data Breach / Privacy

Potential Amazon Password Leak

Potential Amazon Password Leak ZDNet broke the news that Amazon had a potential password leak. Amazon said, “it recently discovered that your [Amazon] password may have been improperly stored on …

About Scott Entsminger

Scott Entsminger was born and raised in Virginia. He graduated from Radford University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Criminal Justice. Scott has worked for the Department of Defense since graduating college. He is an expert in Windows Administration; with specific experience in Group Policy and vulnerability remediation. He also has specific experience in Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security. Scott holds the CompTIA Security+ certification. He is always looking to diversify his skillset. Scott is an avid sports fan, particularly baseball. He also is an avid gamer and enjoys learning different skills involving his PC.

4 Things to Know About Ransomware
Best Practices / China / Critical Infrastructure / Cryptanalysis / Cryptography / Cyber Crime / Cyber Security Awareness Month / Cyber Security Gaming / Cyber Warfare / Cybersecurity / Cyberwar / Data Breach / Decryption / Diffie Hellman / Encryption / Federal IT / Google / Hacktivism / Internet of Things / Internet Security / IoT / Kaspersky / KKK / LTE / Microsoft / NSA / Odd Security News / Privacy / Security Education / Security Policy / Smart Phones / Software flaws / Telecommunications Industry / Zero Day

Top 5 Cybersecurity Threats in 2015

Top 5 Cybersecurity Threats in 2015   In this week’s Top 5 review we will be discussing the Top 5 cybersecurity vulnerabilities and threats in 2015.  This isn’t designed to be …

About Matthew Eliason

Matthew Eliason was born in Houston, Texas.  Upon graduating from high school, he joined the Navy.  His first tour was as an Information Systems Technician of a 130 client DOD network where he developed the documentation and maintenance procedures from 2007-2012.  In 2012, he transferred shore duty where he serves as a system and security administrator. He graduates with a Bachelor’s of Science in Information Technology from American Military University in November of 2015. He holds the CompTIA Security+ certification and has extensive experience in DOD Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance and procedures.  He enjoys golf, hiking, watching football in his spare time.

Best Practices / Business / Business Management / Cyber Crime / Cybersecurity / Data Breach / Internet Security / TalkTalk / Telecommunications Industry / United Kingdom

Arrest in TalkTalk Hack

Arrest in TalkTalk Hack According to CNBC, A 15-year old boy has been arrested in relation to the hack of a U.K. phone company which was feared as one of …

About Scott Entsminger

Scott Entsminger was born and raised in Virginia. He graduated from Radford University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Criminal Justice. Scott has worked for the Department of Defense since graduating college. He is an expert in Windows Administration; with specific experience in Group Policy and vulnerability remediation. He also has specific experience in Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security. Scott holds the CompTIA Security+ certification. He is always looking to diversify his skillset. Scott is an avid sports fan, particularly baseball. He also is an avid gamer and enjoys learning different skills involving his PC.

CIA Director Email Hacked by Teen
CIA / Cybersecurity / Data Breach / Director of National Intelligence / Internet Security / Privacy / Security Policy / Uncategorized

CIA Director Email Hacked by Teen

CIA Director Email Hacked by Teen Earlier this week, a self-proclaimed hack going by the persona “Cracka” hacked the personal email accounts of none other than Central Intelligence Agency director, …

About Matthew Eliason

Matthew Eliason was born in Houston, Texas.  Upon graduating from high school, he joined the Navy.  His first tour was as an Information Systems Technician of a 130 client DOD network where he developed the documentation and maintenance procedures from 2007-2012.  In 2012, he transferred shore duty where he serves as a system and security administrator. He graduates with a Bachelor’s of Science in Information Technology from American Military University in November of 2015. He holds the CompTIA Security+ certification and has extensive experience in DOD Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance and procedures.  He enjoys golf, hiking, watching football in his spare time.

NSA breaks 1024-bit encryption
Best Practices / Critical Infrastructure / Cryptanalysis / Cryptography / Cyber Crime / Cyber Security Awareness Month / Cyber Warfare / Cybersecurity / Cyberwar / Data Breach / Decryption / Department of Defense / Diffie Hellman / Encryption / Federal IT / Internet / Internet Security / NSA

NSA breaks 1024-bit encryption | NSA

NSA breaks 1024-bit encryption According to a recent article by Alex Halderman and Nadia Heninger, what most people feared in the cryptography fields looks all too real, the NSA is in the …

About Matthew Eliason

Matthew Eliason was born in Houston, Texas.  Upon graduating from high school, he joined the Navy.  His first tour was as an Information Systems Technician of a 130 client DOD network where he developed the documentation and maintenance procedures from 2007-2012.  In 2012, he transferred shore duty where he serves as a system and security administrator. He graduates with a Bachelor’s of Science in Information Technology from American Military University in November of 2015. He holds the CompTIA Security+ certification and has extensive experience in DOD Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance and procedures.  He enjoys golf, hiking, watching football in his spare time.

Experian Data breach
Best Practices / Business / Business Management / Cyber Crime / Data Breach / Experian / Finance Industry / T-Mobile

Experian Data Breach Follow-up

Experian Data Breach Follow-up: This is a follow-up to the Experian Data Breach that we covered here. Per Bloomberg (2015), “T-Mobile US Inc. and a unit of credit-tracking firm Experian Plc …

About Joe Gray

Joe Gray is a native of East Tennessee. He joined the U.S. Navy directly out of High School and served for 7 years as a Submarine Navigation Electronics Technician. Since leaving the Navy, Joe has lived and worked in St. Louis, MO, Richmond, VA, and Atlanta, GA. His primary experience is in the Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance field. He has worked as a Systems Engineer, Information Systems Auditor, Senior UNIX Administrator, Information Systems Security Officer, and Director of IT Security. Joe is in pursuit of his PhD in Information Technology (with focus in Information Assurance and Security). His undergraduate and graduate degrees are also in Information Technology (with focus in Information Assurance and Security) from Capella University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude for both degrees and completed a Graduate Certificate in Business Intelligence. He also is a part-time (Adjunct) Faculty at Georgia Gwinnett College. Joe holds the (ISC)² CISSP-ISSMP, GIAC GSNA, GCIH, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Network+, and CompTIA A+ certifications. In his spare time, Joe enjoys reading news relevant to information security, blogging, bass fishing, and flying his drone in addition to tinkering with and testing scripts in R and Python.

Dow Jones Subject to Data Breach
Best Practices / Business / Business Management / Cyber Crime / Data Breach / Dow Jones / Finance Industry / Internet Security / Software flaws / Zero Day

Dow Jones Subject to Data Breach

Dow Jones Subject to Data Breach: Per The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones & Co. (Ticker: DJI) are the next name in a long line of victims of cyber attacks and data …

About Joe Gray

Joe Gray is a native of East Tennessee. He joined the U.S. Navy directly out of High School and served for 7 years as a Submarine Navigation Electronics Technician. Since leaving the Navy, Joe has lived and worked in St. Louis, MO, Richmond, VA, and Atlanta, GA. His primary experience is in the Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance field. He has worked as a Systems Engineer, Information Systems Auditor, Senior UNIX Administrator, Information Systems Security Officer, and Director of IT Security. Joe is in pursuit of his PhD in Information Technology (with focus in Information Assurance and Security). His undergraduate and graduate degrees are also in Information Technology (with focus in Information Assurance and Security) from Capella University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude for both degrees and completed a Graduate Certificate in Business Intelligence. He also is a part-time (Adjunct) Faculty at Georgia Gwinnett College. Joe holds the (ISC)² CISSP-ISSMP, GIAC GSNA, GCIH, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Network+, and CompTIA A+ certifications. In his spare time, Joe enjoys reading news relevant to information security, blogging, bass fishing, and flying his drone in addition to tinkering with and testing scripts in R and Python.

Scottrade Victim to Data Breach
Data Breach / Finance Industry / Scottrade / ScottTrade

Scottrade Victim to Data Breach

Scottrade Victim to Data Breach Per Wired, (2015) “FOLLOWING NEWS THIS week that hackers stole data on 15 million T-Mobile customers comes a new report that 4.6 million customers of the …

About Scott Entsminger

Scott Entsminger was born and raised in Virginia. He graduated from Radford University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Criminal Justice. Scott has worked for the Department of Defense since graduating college. He is an expert in Windows Administration; with specific experience in Group Policy and vulnerability remediation. He also has specific experience in Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security. Scott holds the CompTIA Security+ certification. He is always looking to diversify his skillset. Scott is an avid sports fan, particularly baseball. He also is an avid gamer and enjoys learning different skills involving his PC.

Most of What You Need to Know: Wi-Fi
Best Practices / Cyber Crime / Data Breach / Hacktivism / Internet / Internet of Things / Internet Security / Malware / Odd Security News

The Helpful Hacker?

The Helpful Hacker? A new hacker or virus of sorts is making it’s rounds. Normally, when we write about these, we discuss how the wiley cyber criminal made off with …

About Joe Gray

Joe Gray is a native of East Tennessee. He joined the U.S. Navy directly out of High School and served for 7 years as a Submarine Navigation Electronics Technician. Since leaving the Navy, Joe has lived and worked in St. Louis, MO, Richmond, VA, and Atlanta, GA. His primary experience is in the Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance field. He has worked as a Systems Engineer, Information Systems Auditor, Senior UNIX Administrator, Information Systems Security Officer, and Director of IT Security. Joe is in pursuit of his PhD in Information Technology (with focus in Information Assurance and Security). His undergraduate and graduate degrees are also in Information Technology (with focus in Information Assurance and Security) from Capella University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude for both degrees and completed a Graduate Certificate in Business Intelligence. He also is a part-time (Adjunct) Faculty at Georgia Gwinnett College. Joe holds the (ISC)² CISSP-ISSMP, GIAC GSNA, GCIH, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Network+, and CompTIA A+ certifications. In his spare time, Joe enjoys reading news relevant to information security, blogging, bass fishing, and flying his drone in addition to tinkering with and testing scripts in R and Python.

Experian Data breach
Best Practices / Business / Business Management / Cyber Crime / Data Breach / Experian / Internet / Internet Security / Malware / Software flaws / T-Mobile / Zero Day

The Next Massive Data Breach-Experian

The Next Massive Data Breach-Experian   Apparently, the relationship between T-Mobile and Experian has soured for the immediate future. Per CNET (2015) “Hackers stole the personal data of 15 million …

About Joe Gray

Joe Gray is a native of East Tennessee. He joined the U.S. Navy directly out of High School and served for 7 years as a Submarine Navigation Electronics Technician. Since leaving the Navy, Joe has lived and worked in St. Louis, MO, Richmond, VA, and Atlanta, GA. His primary experience is in the Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance field. He has worked as a Systems Engineer, Information Systems Auditor, Senior UNIX Administrator, Information Systems Security Officer, and Director of IT Security. Joe is in pursuit of his PhD in Information Technology (with focus in Information Assurance and Security). His undergraduate and graduate degrees are also in Information Technology (with focus in Information Assurance and Security) from Capella University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude for both degrees and completed a Graduate Certificate in Business Intelligence. He also is a part-time (Adjunct) Faculty at Georgia Gwinnett College. Joe holds the (ISC)² CISSP-ISSMP, GIAC GSNA, GCIH, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Network+, and CompTIA A+ certifications. In his spare time, Joe enjoys reading news relevant to information security, blogging, bass fishing, and flying his drone in addition to tinkering with and testing scripts in R and Python.

Beware: US Elections Phishing, Malware, & Hoaxes
Best Practices / Business / Business Management / Cyber Crime / Data Breach / Donald Trump / Hilton / Internet / Internet Security / Luxury Hotels / Malware / Security Policy / Software flaws / Trump Hotels / Zero Day

Donald Trump’s Hotels Infected with Malware

Everything seems to be going the right way for Presidential Candidate Donald Trump lately, until yesterday that is. Trump Hotel Collection (“THC”) released a legal statement (Trump Hotel Collection, 2015) …

About Matthew Eliason

Matthew Eliason was born in Houston, Texas.  Upon graduating from high school, he joined the Navy.  His first tour was as an Information Systems Technician of a 130 client DOD network where he developed the documentation and maintenance procedures from 2007-2012.  In 2012, he transferred shore duty where he serves as a system and security administrator. He graduates with a Bachelor’s of Science in Information Technology from American Military University in November of 2015. He holds the CompTIA Security+ certification and has extensive experience in DOD Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance and procedures.  He enjoys golf, hiking, watching football in his spare time.

Cyber Security and the Automobile Industry
Automobile Industry / Best Practices / Business / Business Management / Critical Infrastructure / Cyber Crime / Data Breach / Internet / Internet of Things / Internet Security / IoT / Security Policy / Smart Phones / Software flaws / Zero Day

Cyber Security and the Automobile Industry

Cyber Security and the Automobile Industry   In the wake of several other cyber security blunders in the automobile industry as of late, namely (Tesla) and (Chrysler), Volkswagen is now …

About Joe Gray

Joe Gray is a native of East Tennessee. He joined the U.S. Navy directly out of High School and served for 7 years as a Submarine Navigation Electronics Technician. Since leaving the Navy, Joe has lived and worked in St. Louis, MO, Richmond, VA, and Atlanta, GA. His primary experience is in the Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance field. He has worked as a Systems Engineer, Information Systems Auditor, Senior UNIX Administrator, Information Systems Security Officer, and Director of IT Security. Joe is in pursuit of his PhD in Information Technology (with focus in Information Assurance and Security). His undergraduate and graduate degrees are also in Information Technology (with focus in Information Assurance and Security) from Capella University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude for both degrees and completed a Graduate Certificate in Business Intelligence. He also is a part-time (Adjunct) Faculty at Georgia Gwinnett College. Joe holds the (ISC)² CISSP-ISSMP, GIAC GSNA, GCIH, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Network+, and CompTIA A+ certifications. In his spare time, Joe enjoys reading news relevant to information security, blogging, bass fishing, and flying his drone in addition to tinkering with and testing scripts in R and Python.

China / Critical Infrastructure / Cyber Crime / Data Breach / Department of Defense / Department of Energy / Federal IT / Internet Security / Russia / Security Policy

Chinese and US Cyber Relations Remain Cold at Best

Chinese and US Cyber Relations Remain Cold at Best Cyber relations with China have never been very warm; perhaps cordial at best, but this past week’s meeting between President Obama …

About Matthew Eliason

Matthew Eliason was born in Houston, Texas.  Upon graduating from high school, he joined the Navy.  His first tour was as an Information Systems Technician of a 130 client DOD network where he developed the documentation and maintenance procedures from 2007-2012.  In 2012, he transferred shore duty where he serves as a system and security administrator. He graduates with a Bachelor’s of Science in Information Technology from American Military University in November of 2015. He holds the CompTIA Security+ certification and has extensive experience in DOD Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance and procedures.  He enjoys golf, hiking, watching football in his spare time.

U.S. House Approves E-Mail Bill
Business / Business Management / China / Cyber Crime / Data Breach / Department of Defense / Department of Energy / Internet Security / Iran / Malware / Russia / SCADA / Security Policy / Software flaws

The Cyber Security Landscape Today

The Cyber Security Landscape Today I am going to do things a little differently this week. Since there are no major cyber attacks to cover at the time that I …

About Joe Gray

Joe Gray is a native of East Tennessee. He joined the U.S. Navy directly out of High School and served for 7 years as a Submarine Navigation Electronics Technician. Since leaving the Navy, Joe has lived and worked in St. Louis, MO, Richmond, VA, and Atlanta, GA. His primary experience is in the Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance field. He has worked as a Systems Engineer, Information Systems Auditor, Senior UNIX Administrator, Information Systems Security Officer, and Director of IT Security. Joe is in pursuit of his PhD in Information Technology (with focus in Information Assurance and Security). His undergraduate and graduate degrees are also in Information Technology (with focus in Information Assurance and Security) from Capella University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude for both degrees and completed a Graduate Certificate in Business Intelligence. He also is a part-time (Adjunct) Faculty at Georgia Gwinnett College. Joe holds the (ISC)² CISSP-ISSMP, GIAC GSNA, GCIH, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Network+, and CompTIA A+ certifications. In his spare time, Joe enjoys reading news relevant to information security, blogging, bass fishing, and flying his drone in addition to tinkering with and testing scripts in R and Python.

Most of What You Need to Know: Wi-Fi
Business / Business Management / China / Cyber Crime / Data Breach / Healthcare IT / HIPAA

Excellus Blue Cross and Blue Shield Hacked

Excellus Blue Cross and Blue Shield Hacked Another health care provider has been the subject of an attack. Excellus Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) was the target of what the Washington …

About Scott Entsminger

Scott Entsminger was born and raised in Virginia. He graduated from Radford University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Criminal Justice. Scott has worked for the Department of Defense since graduating college. He is an expert in Windows Administration; with specific experience in Group Policy and vulnerability remediation. He also has specific experience in Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security. Scott holds the CompTIA Security+ certification. He is always looking to diversify his skillset. Scott is an avid sports fan, particularly baseball. He also is an avid gamer and enjoys learning different skills involving his PC.

OPM Cyber attack
Business Management / Cyber Crime / Data Breach / Malware / Security Policy / Zero Day

OPM Cyber attack: Impact on Federal IT

OPM Cyber attack: Impact on Federal IT If you’ve watched the news in the last 6 months, chances are you’ve heard about the Office of Personnel Management’s mismanagement of the …

About Matthew Eliason

Matthew Eliason was born in Houston, Texas.  Upon graduating from high school, he joined the Navy.  His first tour was as an Information Systems Technician of a 130 client DOD network where he developed the documentation and maintenance procedures from 2007-2012.  In 2012, he transferred shore duty where he serves as a system and security administrator. He graduates with a Bachelor’s of Science in Information Technology from American Military University in November of 2015. He holds the CompTIA Security+ certification and has extensive experience in DOD Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance and procedures.  He enjoys golf, hiking, watching football in his spare time.

Baby Monitors Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks
Baby Monitors / Best Practices / Data Breach / Internet of Things / IoT / Software flaws

Baby Monitors Vulnerable to Cyber Attack

Baby Monitors Vulnerable to Cyber Attack Background As a somewhat unsurprising revelation, Baby Monitors Vulnerable to Cyber Attack is a theme gaining traction around the media today. Computer World reported in early …

About Scott Entsminger

Scott Entsminger was born and raised in Virginia. He graduated from Radford University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Criminal Justice. Scott has worked for the Department of Defense since graduating college. He is an expert in Windows Administration; with specific experience in Group Policy and vulnerability remediation. He also has specific experience in Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security. Scott holds the CompTIA Security+ certification. He is always looking to diversify his skillset. Scott is an avid sports fan, particularly baseball. He also is an avid gamer and enjoys learning different skills involving his PC.

Ashley Madison
Ashley Madison data breach / Best Practices / Cyber Crime / Data Breach / Hacktivism / Security Policy / Software flaws

Ashley Madison Data Breach: Follow Up

  Ashley Madison Data Breach: Follow Up DISCLAIMER: The purpose of this blog post is NOT to discuss the morality of Ashley Madison (AM)/Established Gentleman (EM)/Avid Life Media (ALM), the …

About Joe Gray

Joe Gray is a native of East Tennessee. He joined the U.S. Navy directly out of High School and served for 7 years as a Submarine Navigation Electronics Technician. Since leaving the Navy, Joe has lived and worked in St. Louis, MO, Richmond, VA, and Atlanta, GA. His primary experience is in the Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance field. He has worked as a Systems Engineer, Information Systems Auditor, Senior UNIX Administrator, Information Systems Security Officer, and Director of IT Security. Joe is in pursuit of his PhD in Information Technology (with focus in Information Assurance and Security). His undergraduate and graduate degrees are also in Information Technology (with focus in Information Assurance and Security) from Capella University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude for both degrees and completed a Graduate Certificate in Business Intelligence. He also is a part-time (Adjunct) Faculty at Georgia Gwinnett College. Joe holds the (ISC)² CISSP-ISSMP, GIAC GSNA, GCIH, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Network+, and CompTIA A+ certifications. In his spare time, Joe enjoys reading news relevant to information security, blogging, bass fishing, and flying his drone in addition to tinkering with and testing scripts in R and Python.

Apple iPhone
Apple / China / Cyber Crime / Data Breach / iPhone / Jailbroken iPhones / Malware

225,000 Jailbroken iPhones Hacked!

225,000 Jailbroken iPhones Hacked! Sequence of Events of 225,000 Jailbroken iPhones Hacked July 2015 Per Forbes, Chinese Tech and Apple Enthusiast Group WeipTech “began investigating reports that some users’ Apple …

About Scott Entsminger

Scott Entsminger was born and raised in Virginia. He graduated from Radford University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Criminal Justice. Scott has worked for the Department of Defense since graduating college. He is an expert in Windows Administration; with specific experience in Group Policy and vulnerability remediation. He also has specific experience in Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security. Scott holds the CompTIA Security+ certification. He is always looking to diversify his skillset. Scott is an avid sports fan, particularly baseball. He also is an avid gamer and enjoys learning different skills involving his PC.