Dumpster Diving = Low Tech Hacking at its Finest

Social Engineering Awareness Part 1: Dumpster Diving Dumpster diving remains a prevalent security risk for almost every organization. Dumpster diving is a form of Social Engineering that takes very little technical knowledge. Further, a potential hacker’s goal while dumpster diving is to look for any information hidden within the trash to help penetrate a network. A quick list of potential targets containing worthwhile information would look something like this. Hard Drives CD Drives Flash Drives SD Cards Floppy Disks Instruction Manuals Receipts Invoices Old Software Old Magazines from vendors like cisco Company Directory page or book Old Business Cards Diagrams of building or Network Anything with signatures Usernames and passwords… Read More

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Cyber Security’s Weakest Link is Human Beings

  The Weak Link In Security Often times when a company looks into becoming more secure / enhance security, they typically look to add devices, software or settings in place to help defend their network. It’s hard to convince them that the weak links in there network is the employees on them. Convincing employers about the importance of user awareness is an ongoing struggle for tech professionals. In the world of Information Security, we like to think that all the firewalls, antivirus and security settings we put in place keep us safe. Last year in 2015 there was an estimated 781 reports of data breaches. These breaches only account for… Read More

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Phishing Attacks Taking Advantage of Tragedy

  The New Scam on the Streets The Federal Trade Commission has issued an alert on a scam that is using the recent floods in Louisiana to its advantage. These scams take the form of a charity that ask readers to donate money to them. They of course keep this money for themselves. They can also send links or attachments that direct users to malware-infected websites. Attacks like these are commonly referred to as “Phishing attacks”. These attacks are sent out in mass to users in hopes that anyone will fall for the bait. Much like when you throw a fishing line out into a lake they often do not… Read More

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