2017 was a crazy year for cyber crime and cyber security. WannaCry hit every continent and most modern countries (See image below), reminding us that bad guys were out there and were just an IP ping away. So, what should we expect from 2018? Less ransomware, more IoT attacks, and more memory and chip attacks. […]
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BitCoin Mining: Warning to the miners
If you are mining Bitcoins, you may want to reconsider. A new study from RWTH Aachen University shows that the ledger used to verify transactions includes illegal content, such as child abuse imagery. The ledger is stored locally on the miner’s computer, and because that content is on your computer, you are liable for it…. […]
PASSWORDS EXPLAINED – WHY SHOULD MY PASSWORDS BE COMPLEX?
How would I ever remember a password like “e$K7e*lx”? How important is your password, really? The greatest data security systems in the world can only keep you as secure as the strength of your password used to gain access to your sensitive data. This is why the big data storage organizations require you to choose […]