Just after noon on April 23, the Associated Press put out a tweet: “Breaking: Two Explosions in the White House and Barak Obama is injured,” causing the Dow to plummet 150 points and traders to panic. AP quickly notified its following that their Twitter feed had been hacked. Taking claim was the Syrian Electronic Army, ...
Author: George Waller
George Waller is a co-founder and the prior CEO of StrikeForce Technologies Inc., a provider of out-of-band authentication, keystroke encryption, and mobile security to prevent online identity theft and data breaches. StrikeForce’s products are currently protecting millions of consumers, corporations, and government agencies in over 100 countries. www.strikeforcetech.com
About George Waller
George Waller is a co-founder and the prior CEO of StrikeForce Technologies Inc., a provider of out-of-band authentication, keystroke encryption, and mobile security to prevent online identity theft and data breaches. StrikeForce’s products are currently protecting millions of consumers, corporations, and government agencies in over 100 countries. www.strikeforcetech.com
Your Mobile Device is About to Be Hacked
on 2.3.13
In the PC world, hacking, viruses and cybercrime started out fairly slowly, with pranks and viruses meant to causes a nuisance. Along the way, hackers learned how to use technology to steal real money and never be caught. Organized crime and hacker syndicates are now commonplace, and are training tomorrow’s cyber thieves. ...
Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)
on 7.10.12
Cybercrime has taken a dangerous turn heralding the emergence of a new generation of attacks focused on corporate and government espionage. These attacks are targeted and persistent leading to leakage of vital state secrets and critical corporate data. These threats have been labeled as Advanced Persistent Threats ...
Hackers Are Not the Only Ones Robbing You
on 7.1.12
Big security vendors have been pushing the same technology for over 25 years. Yet every day these technologies are proven to be ineffective and easily breached. If you’re in charge of security at your company and you’re using anti-virus and tokens and you think you’re safe, this is your wake-up call. Week after ...
Keyloggers: The Undisputed Heavyweight Champions of the Malware World!
on 6.20.12
Keylogging has taking center stage, and it now deserves our proper attention. After all, keyloggers have been identified as the #1 Global Threat to consumers, corporations and government agencies in the recent 2012 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report. Symantec Corporation coined 2011 as “The Year of the Hack,” ...
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