Business Is Booming – For CyberCrooks, That Is

[singlepic id=828 w=320 h=240 float=right]The latest get rich quick scheme to hit the net? Hacking — and it actually pays. Are you prepared for potential hackers trying to obtain your data?  Learn how to protect your systems by taking the Computer Ethical Hacking course at CED Solutions.  The course is all hands on with hundreds of tools, evaluations of what areas of risk exist. If CyberCrooks do get in to your systems, what did they see, what did they copy, what [...]

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Data Security Breach At Many Large Companies

[singlepic id=838 w=320 h=240 float=right]Epsilon, a large email marketing services company with a roster of A-list clients, reported a data breach that is impacting practically anyone who has ever signed up to receive a retail offer or alert through its email account. The company warned that thieves may use the information to launch a phishing campaign to trick users into disclosing more critical data. On March 30, Epsilon detected “an unauthorized entry” into its email system. During this time, a [...]

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Hackers Threaten Attacks on Corporations and Government Sites

[singlepic id=840 w=320 h=240 float=right] DALLAS (NBC) — A leader of the computer hackers group known as Anonymous is threatening new attacks on major U.S. corporations and government officials as part of at an escalating “cyberwar” against the citadels of American power. (Ethical Hacking and Computer Forensics training courses are available now from CED Solutions, the #1 Microsoft Certification location in North America) “It’s a guerrilla cyberwar — that’s what I call it,” said Barrett Brown, 29, who calls himself a senior strategist and [...]

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Hackers Steal Millions From Accounts – Are You Protected?

[singlepic id=827 w=320 h=240 float=right]Millions stolen from European organizations – Are your Windows Server security settings correct, attend training to be sure?      An Eastern European cybergang has perfected an emerging form of digital theft to steal millions of dollars from Europe’s carbon registries.   Elite cybergangs are gaining deep access to corporate networks   and carrying out Ocean’s 11-like capers that are equal parts digital con game and digital burglary. Security classes such as CISSP, Ethical Hacking, Computer Forenics, [...]

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Computer Users Should Fear These in 2010

[singlepic id=839 w=320 h=240 float=right]About once a year, computer security news leaps out of the technology section and onto the front page and the top of network news broadcasts.  This year, the day was April Fools’ Day, as the Conficker worm became the latest malicious program with the power to eat the Internet.  Somehow, we soldiered on, most of us without ever having to kick on the emergency power generators or dig into that can of spam in the [...]

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