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Malware August 1, 2017

Most Newer Smart Phones Vulnerable to WiFi Worm

This week, wide spread reports have been published by many media outlets confirming what has long been suspected… most smart phones (Android and iPhones) are vulnerable to being hacked when they are connected to WiFi…

Vulnerabilities July 27, 2017

Are your eDiscovery vendors secure? Great questions to ask ESI Records Custodian

There are many security issues relating to vulnerabilities in hardware firmware that now require a strict approach to handling ESI (Electronically Stored Information) belonging to clients and third parties. Just last week, LegalTech News published…

Malware July 17, 2017

Why Everyone Keeps Getting Cyber Attacked: NIST Reports Hardware Vulnerabilities Remain Unaddressed

The National Institute of Science & Technology (NIST) is charged with setting standards and communicating those to the public. Vulnerabilities that have impacted computing devices, allowing for root and permanent take over of routers, servers,…

DNS Security July 14, 2017

What is DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance)

DMARC What it Does DMARC is the Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance technology used to secure internet web domains by providing validation mechanisms that allow for receivers of email from the DMARC protected domain…

Cryptography July 7, 2017

Many U.S. Banks at Risk By Using Insecure Encryption Standards

As computers get faster and time passes, what was once uncrackable, now can be cracked. Many financial institutions that spend lots of money on security staff and equipment, haven’t audited their vulnerabilities as they relate…

Cryptography July 5, 2017

3DES Insecurities Pose Risk to Many Financial Institutions and US Military

Problem Impacting the Security of Many Banking Institutions Today: Computers have become faster over time. Numerous vulnerabilities have been discovered that can allow for an attacker on your local network to compromise the loading of…

National Security June 30, 2017

DNSSEC What it does to protect your domain

You may be wondering what DNSSEC is and why you should care about using it. DNSSEC is a technology that uses cryptographic keys to validate the connection between a client end user and a domain…

National Security June 5, 2017

Top Most Vulnerable States and Cities Remain Vulnerable to Double Pulsar Samba Port 445 Exploits

Many months after U.S. Cert issued their first warning to the public regarding exploits to the vulnerable port 445 allowing for a remote attacker to take over a vulnerable computer, many computers that are publicly…

National Security May 30, 2017

Chinese Affiliated ISPs Make Progress While Many U.S. ISPs Falter

In the roughly two weeks since I first compiled my list of top, most vulnerable ISPs that have the SMB Port 445 open, leaving those public facing computers vulnerable to recently leaked NSA Cyber Weapons,…

National Security May 23, 2017

China Infiltration of U.S. ISPs Creates Beachhead for Cyber Attacks

At no time since the Bay of Pigs Missile crisis, has our nation ever crept closer to the brink of nuclear war. With North Korea launching missiles to try to demonstrate their capacity and the…

Lee Neubecker

CISSP, MBA, Cyber Security Professional & Computer Forensics Expert