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A Look at Biometrics

biometrics The field of biometrics is rapidly growing and expanding. Whether we realize it or not, biometrics are prevalent in our everyday lives. Many consumers may wonder how biometrics work and how they are of use. In this article, a dive into the realm of biometrics will ensue, and explain how it all coincides.   What are Biometrics? To answer this popular question, biometrics are by definition, “the measurement and analysis of unique physical or behavioral characteristics (such as fingerprint or voice patterns) especially as a means of verifying personal identity” (1). Breaking this down, a biometric identifies unique personal features of a person. The retained information can then be… Read More

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Ransomware- Why Does The FBI Want My Money?

The internet is an invaluable recourse for many users. However, it also can pose many risks for unsuspecting users. One of the many risks that users can find themselves running into is known as ransomware. Scammers have long since used fear and intimidation with the intention to trick inexperienced users into giving up what they want. Often times could be anything from personal information to credit card numbers and more. Ransomware is a special kind of malware that can infect your system with devastating results. Some malware can do something as simple as displaying fake Anti-Virus and FBI warning messages and others can completely hold your system hostage. The latter are… 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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Major XSS Vulnerability in WordPress Online Stores using Woocommerce

A vulnerability in an extremely popular WordPress online store plugin called WooCommerce has been identified.  The vulnerability includes a Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) problem that allows an attacker to manipulate input fields and then in-turn attack web browsers of visiting users.  On January 29th, WooCommerce fixed their plugin by updating it to 2.2.11.  The WooCommerce site shows over one million active installs, which means there could possibly be an extremely large amount of affected websites if the site administrators do not keep their plugins updated.  For more information on the vulnerability you can visit http://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2015-2069/    

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