SMB Cyber Attacks | Hackers Now Prefer Targeting SMBs vs. Enterprise Companies | Pivot Point Security:
Information Security Practices Missing in Many Small Businesses:
1. Data backups
2. Security awareness training
3. Patch and configuration management
4. Incident response planning
Just a basic blog—snagging random stuff that catches our eye—nothing else, really...
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
The Biggest Threat to SMBs are Cyber Attacks - Jive Resource Center
The Biggest Threat to SMBs are Cyber Attacks - Jive Resource Center: But it’s a dangerous mindset to think that mom and pop stores and SMBs are safe. In fact, it’s critical that all SMBs invest in some form of cybersecurity in 2018.
Your SMB Is At Risk: 10 Cyber-security Trends to Watch Out For In 2018 - Netcetera
Your SMB Is At Risk: 10 Cyber-security Trends to Watch Out For In 2018 - Netcetera: Malicious exploits and ransomware demands are just a few of the many challenges facing businesses this year, but even though 62% of all attacks hit SMBs, most small to medium enterprises are still not adequately prepared.
AbbVie, Pfizer drive 2017 pharma TV ad spending above 2016's tally | FiercePharma
https://www.fiercepharma.com/marketing/pharma-tv-ad-spending-tops-2016-tally-abbvie-and-pfizer-brands-lead
1. AbbVie's Humira: $341 million
2. Pfizer's Lyrica: $216 million
3. Pfizer's Xeljanz: $167 million
4. Eli Lilly's Trulicity: $145 million
5. Pfizer and Bristol-Myers Squibb's Eliquis: $142 million
6. Merck's Keytruda: $127 million
7. Bayer and Johnson & Johnson's Xarelto: $120 million
8. Eli Lilly's Taltz: $116 million
9. GlaxoSmithKline's Breo: $103 million
10. Novartis' Cosentyx: $100 million
11. Novo Nordisk's Victoza: $98 million
12. AstraZeneca's Farxiga: $87.4 million
13. Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly's Jardiance: $86.9 million
14. Bristol-Myers Squibb: Opdivo: $82 million
15. Celgene's Otezla: $78 million
16. Gilead's Harvoni: $75 million
17. Allergan's Linzess: $73 million
18. Novartis' Entresto: $71 million
19. Otsuka and Lundbeck's Rexulti: $69 million
20. Johnson & Johnson's Invokana: $63 million
Saturday, July 28, 2018
Thursday, July 26, 2018
These are the websites your clean-install Windows PC connects to by itself - MSPoweruser
These are the websites your clean-install Windows PC connects to by itself - MSPoweruser: Since the release of Windows 10, Microsoft has been accused of breaching privacy and connecting users to services without proper disclosure.
Dual Nationality
Dual Nationality: U.S. nationals, including dual nationals, must use a U.S. passport to enter and leave the United States.�Dual nationals may also be required by the foreign country to use its passport to enter and leave that country. Use of the foreign passport to travel to or from a country other than the United States is not inconsistent with U.S. law.��
7 Simple Steps to Help You Shoot an Interview
7 Simple Steps to Help You Shoot an Interview: Topics discussed include assessing the physical space, any ambient and/or lighting considerations, setting up lights and the types of lights you might want to use,’
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
2018-07/28 How to Create a Podcast with Adam Greenfield | My Site
2018-07/28 How to Create a Podcast with Adam Greenfield | My Site: Making the best podcast you can make takes time and preparation. The goal of this two-session class is to give you the tools and understanding you need about the pre-production stage of making a podcast to make the rest of the process go smooth.
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
DEF CON IV Archives
DEF CON IV Archives: Stephen Cobb, an employee of the National Computer Security Association, is
Co-Chair of the Computer Ethics and Responsibilities Campaign.
Co-Chair of the Computer Ethics and Responsibilities Campaign.
Monday, July 23, 2018
END OF ANDROID? Fears Google may be SCRAPING hugely popular mobile OS | Express.co.uk
END OF ANDROID? Fears Google may be SCRAPING hugely popular mobile OS | Express.co.uk
https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/992004/Android-update-Google-replacing-smartphone-OS-with-Fuchsia-claims
https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/992004/Android-update-Google-replacing-smartphone-OS-with-Fuchsia-claims
Sunday, July 22, 2018
How Russia Became the Leader of the Global Christian Right - POLITICO Magazine
How Russia Became the Leader of the Global Christian Right - POLITICO Magazine
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/02/how-russia-became-a-leader-of-the-worldwide-christian-right-214755
It's about population decline!
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/02/how-russia-became-a-leader-of-the-worldwide-christian-right-214755
Saturday, July 21, 2018
Three Cybersecurity Lessons From Atlanta - Lawfare
Three Cybersecurity Lessons From Atlanta - Lawfare: On March 22, Atlanta’s city government was hit with a ransomware attack, with hackers demanding six bitcoins in exchange for releasing the data.
GSS Data Explorer | NORC at the University of Chicago
GSS Data Explorer | NORC at the University of Chicago
Check for cyber: https://gssdataexplorer.norc.org/
Break the Cycle: Spiritual Abuse and the Conversion of Children - Unfundamentalist Parenting
Break the Cycle: Spiritual Abuse and the Conversion of Children - Unfundamentalist Parenting
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/unfundamentalistparenting/2017/09/break-cycle-spiritual-abuse-conversion-children/
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/unfundamentalistparenting/2017/09/break-cycle-spiritual-abuse-conversion-children/
Friday, July 20, 2018
Tweet from Vladimer Botsvadze (@VladoBotsvadze)
Vladimer Botsvadze (@VladoBotsvadze) tweeted at 0:46 PM on Thu, Jul 05, 2018:
2017 vs 2018 - This is what happens in an internet minute. #socialmedia #SM #SMM #videomarketing #AI #emailmarketing #mobilemarketing #SEO #SEM #ecommerce https://t.co/oooc71OuYK
(https://twitter.com/VladoBotsvadze/status/1014837875542822912?s=03)
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2017 vs 2018 - This is what happens in an internet minute. #socialmedia #SM #SMM #videomarketing #AI #emailmarketing #mobilemarketing #SEO #SEM #ecommerce https://t.co/oooc71OuYK
(https://twitter.com/VladoBotsvadze/status/1014837875542822912?s=03)
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Virginia resident dies after coming into contact with a flesh-eating bacteria
Virginia resident dies after coming into contact with a flesh-eating bacteria
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-resident-dies-after-coming-into-contact-with-a-flesh-eating-bacteria/2018/07/19/cb497bee-8b51-11e8-85ae-511bc1146b0b_story.html
Post to Hemo page..,
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-resident-dies-after-coming-into-contact-with-a-flesh-eating-bacteria/2018/07/19/cb497bee-8b51-11e8-85ae-511bc1146b0b_story.html
Thursday, July 19, 2018
Broadband speed checker
Broadband speed checker: Easily see your exact broadband speed, and learn how to do more of what you love online.
speed test - Google Search
speed test - Google Search: Check your Internet speed in under 30 seconds. The speed test usually transfers less than 40 MB of data, but may transfer more data on fast connections.
Wednesday, July 18, 2018
How disgraced anti-vaxxer Andrew Wakefield was embraced by Trump's America | Society | The Guardian
How disgraced anti-vaxxer Andrew Wakefield was embraced by Trump's America | Society | The Guardian: Parents recalled that their autistic children had been developing normally until they had the MMR – in fact, it is at about that age that the symptoms often first show themselves, regardless of immunisation.
Get Serious about IoT Security
Get Serious about IoT Security: "Today, the billions of online IoT devices present an even more daunting challenge because they generally don't receive the level of control, visibility, and protection that traditional systems receive."
New Cybersecurity Report Notes Rising Cases of Cryptojacking Attacks on Linux Devices - Bitcoinist.com
New Cybersecurity Report Notes Rising Cases of Cryptojacking Attacks on Linux Devices - Bitcoinist.com
https://bitcoinist.com/new-cybersecurity-report-notes-rising-cases-of-cryptojacking-attacks-on-linux-devices/
https://bitcoinist.com/new-cybersecurity-report-notes-rising-cases-of-cryptojacking-attacks-on-linux-devices/
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
General Medical Drugs Associated with Depression
General Medical Drugs Associated with Depression - check for statins.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2729620/
Many commonly prescribed drugs linked to depression - NHS.UK
Many commonly prescribed drugs linked to depression - NHS.UK
https://www.nhs.uk/news/medication/many-commonly-prescribed-drugs-linked-depression/
Ask your doctor about this (metropolis, omaprazole, etc.).
https://www.nhs.uk/news/medication/many-commonly-prescribed-drugs-linked-depression/
Monday, July 16, 2018
TalkTalk | Best Value Broadband, Fixed Price, Unlimited usage
TalkTalk | Best Value Broadband, Fixed Price, Unlimited usage: Unlimited Broadband
Average download speeds of 11mb
Average download speeds of 11mb
Saturday, July 14, 2018
Thursday, July 12, 2018
Users: Test your setup | IT Department
Users: Test your setup | IT Department: The Cafe room (https://vidyoportal.cern.ch/flex.html?roomdirect.html=&key=hsjT7YiPtmp7) has been setup to allow you to test your local equipment and setup.
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
CompTIA myChannelCon
CompTIA myChannelCon: "In the ever-escalating cybersecurity battle, AI is a double-edged sword, serving both as a powerful weapon in the hands of cybercriminals and a strong defensive tool in the hands of security professionals."
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
How NotPetya ransomware used legitimate tools to move laterally
How NotPetya ransomware used legitimate tools to move laterally: WannaCry and NotPetya ransomware woke enterprises up to an expanded threat landscape. Expert Michael Cobb explains these threats and what enterprises can do to stop them.
ICOindex.com - Find best Initial Coin Offerings
ICOindex.com - Find best Initial Coin Offerings: We will also warn you if we find a suspicious or scammy ICO that you should avoid.
blind men elephant engraving - Google Search
blind men elephant engraving - Google
https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&hl=en-us&biw=320&bih=454&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=wwFEW76BM9Ct0PEPmZCk8Aw&q=blind+men+elephant+engraving&oq=blind+men+elephant+engraving&gs_l=mobile-gws-wiz-img.3...17042.23371..24582...0....168.1062.4j6......0....1.........0i30j0i5i30j0i8i30j30i10.0p39JWOqH9c#imgrc=s0SR_eDsEPHTpM:
Monday, July 9, 2018
EY - The evolving role of the board in cybersecurity risk oversight - EY - United States
EY - The evolving role of the board in cybersecurity risk oversight - EY - United States: "Nationally, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve and the Comptroller of the Currency issued a joint advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) last year regarding enhanced cyber risk management standards. These new standards would apply to the financial services sector — banks, other financial companies and those entities in adjacent sectors that serve them (e.g., cloud service providers)."
https://www.execrank.com/profile
https://www.execrank.com/profile
Three Questions on the WannaCry Attribution to North Korea | Just Security
Three Questions on the WannaCry Attribution to North Korea | Just Security: Attribution by op-ed doesn’t lend itself to technical detail. Prior U.S. attributions, particularly the attribution of the Sony hack to North Korea three years ago, have come in for criticism for providing insufficient detail to support accusations, and this attribution is the least-supported to date.
National Insurance number - Wikipedia
National Insurance number - Wikipedia: The National Insurance number is a number used in the United Kingdom in the administration of the National Insurance or social security system.
See big black drives, Palm.
See big black drives, Palm.
Donald Trump's Montana speech: The 11 most dangerous lines - CNNPolitics
"Democrats want anarchy, they really do, and they don't know who they're playing with"
Sunday, July 8, 2018
The UN GGE is dead: Time to fall forward | European Council on Foreign Relations
The UN GGE is dead: Time to fall forward | European Council on Foreign Relations: "The top down UN GGE process appears dead in the water. International norms and laws for responding to cyber attacks must now be built from the bottom up."
'via Blog this'
'via Blog this'
24k BTU MrCool Olympus Ductless Wall Mounted Air Handler
24k BTU MrCool Olympus Ductless Wall Mounted Air Handler - O-MULTI24HP-WMAH-230 • Ingrams Water & Air
https://iwae.com/shop/24k-btu-mrcool-olympus-ductless-wall-mounted-air-handler-ha11052.html
https://iwae.com/shop/24k-btu-mrcool-olympus-ductless-wall-mounted-air-handler-ha11052.html
Friday, July 6, 2018
From mckinsey.com: AI, automation, and the future of work: Ten things to solve for
I recommend you visit mckinsey.com to read:
AI, automation, and the future of work: Ten things to solve for
http://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/future-of-organizations-and-work/ai-automation-and-the-future-of-work-ten-things-to-solve-for?cid=eml-web
AI, automation, and the future of work: Ten things to solve for
http://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/future-of-organizations-and-work/ai-automation-and-the-future-of-work-ten-things-to-solve-for?cid=eml-web
Thursday, July 5, 2018
Internet Security Report - Q1 2018 | WatchGuard Technologies
Internet Security Report - Q1 2018 | WatchGuard Technologies
Coin miners and Indy consultants?
https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-resource-center/security-report
Mitochondrial Eve and the Affective Politics of Human Ancestry:
Winner of the 2015 Catharine Stimpson Prize for Outstanding Feminist Scholarship | Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society: Vol 40, No 3
Wednesday, July 4, 2018
Higher testosterone levels are apparently driving men to luxury goods - The Verge
Higher testosterone levels are apparently driving men to luxury goods - The Verge
Is it great to be a worker in the U.S.? Not compared with the rest of the developed world.
Is it great to be a worker in the U.S.? Not compared with the rest of the developed world.
Only Spain and Greece, whose economies have been ravaged by the euro-zone crisis, have more households earning less than half the nation's median income — an indicator that unusually large numbers of people either are poor or close to being poor.
Only Spain and Greece, whose economies have been ravaged by the euro-zone crisis, have more households earning less than half the nation's median income — an indicator that unusually large numbers of people either are poor or close to being poor.
Tuesday, July 3, 2018
How hospitals can protect themselves against ransomware.
How hospitals can protect themselves against ransomware.: How hospitals can protect themselves against ransomware.
Cybersecurity labor crunch to hit 3.5 million unfilled jobs by 2021 | CSO Online
Cybersecurity labor crunch to hit 3.5 million unfilled jobs by 2021 | CSO Online: The cyber crime epidemic is expected to triple the number of open positions over the next five years
Primary hemochromatosis presented by porphyria cutanea tarda: a case report
Primary hemochromatosis presented by porphyria cutanea tarda: a case report: "Hemochromatosis and porphyria cutanea tarda are pathogenetically linked as iron interferes with heme synthesis pathway."
Survey finds a lack of concern among non-IT execs over cybersecurity
Survey finds a lack of concern among non-IT execs over cybersecurity: "only 25 percent of the C-level executives, including CIOs and CTOs, asked were very or extremely concerned about security, as compared to 80 percent of security professionals who fell into the very and extremely concerned range."
Apply online for a UK passport - GOV.UK
Apply online for a UK passport - GOV.UK: You can apply for, renew, replace or update your passport and pay for it online.
Two Zero-Day Exploits Found After Someone Uploaded 'Unarmed' PoC to VirusTotal
Two Zero-Day Exploits Found After Someone Uploaded 'Unarmed' PoC to VirusTotal
https://thehackernews.com/2018/07/windows-adobe-zero-exploit.html
https://thehackernews.com/2018/07/windows-adobe-zero-exploit.html
Monday, July 2, 2018
Share Estate (SRE) - ICO rating and details | ICObench
Share Estate (SRE) - ICO rating and details | ICObench: "Using blockchain technology, we create a new way of investing in commercial real estate worldwide, which will allow us easily, safely and transparently to finance development projects and own them. This will help us to remove unnecessary intermediaries from the chain, which will reduce the costs of implementing projects and increase their profitability."
Little Italy Board of Directors’ Meeting | Little Italy San Diego, CA
Little Italy Board of Directors’ Meeting | Little Italy San Diego, CA: This meeting is traditionally held on the second Tuesday of the month and at Our Lady of the Rosary Parish Hall (1654 State Street - Downstairs).