Yahoo’s New Big Breach 500 Million Accounts Hacked

Ever since the security breach in 2014, Yahoo has been having an ongoing investigation into the incident.  Last Thursday Yahoo has released a statement about yet another setback for the internet company. Yahoo admits they are not sure of the specifics of the stolen information. However, there is an estimated 500 million accounts that appear as targets. Among this stolen data is email addresses, phone numbers, birth dates, hashed passwords, and security questions. Is Yahoo to Blame? Talks of the people to blame for the attack were state sponsored actors under the orders of the Russian or Chinese government. Although it’s hard to tell due to the fact that an… Read More

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Why are DDOS attacks hard to defend against?

For a company one of the most terrifying things to deal with is having down time. Your network being down means you can’t make sales or continue normal operations. One attack hackers use in particular takes advantage of this fear. This attack is known as Distributed Denial of Service or DDoS One of the biggest trends in technology is the rise of DDoS attacks lately. Many different groups have taken credit for pulling off these attacks against many notable companies, people and services. Pokémon go has suffered from multiple DDoS attacks since its launch as well many others such as, PlayStation network, Michael Phelps personal website, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,… Read More

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Security Penetration Testing Methodology Explained

Penetration Testing Companies and Methodology Explained: Before 2020, the Information Security industry is expected to be just under 200 billion dollars.  Yes, that’s billion… with a B.  In 2016, there were nearly 1 million job openings.  What is the cause of this unbelievable growth?  The answer is because criminals are looking for your data, constantly.  Everything we do revolves around data.  Your medical records, credit card data, social security number, and banking information is just a small sample of the information that criminal hackers are looking for every day.  People are quickly becoming numb to the news reports about new vulnerabilities, breaches, and cyber attacks because they seem to have… Read More

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Free Flash Drives May Cost More Then You Think

  Last week was the annual Black Hat conference held in Las Vegas. Thousands of the best hackers from around the world, gathered to show the research they have uncovered on various topics. Among many of these reports of malicious viruses, vulnerabilities and hacks one research report got a little less spotlight then it deserved. Google researcher Elie Bursztein created a study in which he dropped 297 USB flash drives in various locations around the University of Illinois’ Urbana-Champaign campus. Inside these flash drives he created and installed special software that would allow them to call home if plugged into a system. The scary part about this study is that… Read More

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Cyber Protection Group to offer $2,000 Security Assessment for Second Year in a Row

For the second year in a row, Cyber Protection Group is offering external vulnerability security assessments for only $2,000.  The increased number of security breaches that have occurred in 2015 have caused a continued need for companies to protect their data.  Vulnerability assessments such as web application testing, internal and external vulnerability assessments, wireless assessments, risk assessments, and network penetration testing are in high demand.  The demand for security testing continues to drive the cost to prices that companies can’t afford which causes systems to be left vulnerable to malicious attacks.  The security testing provided by Cyber Protection Group allows vulnerabilities to be found by the “good guys” before they… Read More

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