CrowdStrike Falcon Endpoint Protection at Fordham University
Fordham University is partnering with CrowdStrike and will be implementing an endpoint detection and response (EDR) solution. This is an…
Bad Guys Exploit CapitalOne Breach to Push Backdoor Trojan
The bad guys are now exploiting news of the CapitalOne breach to push a malicious backdoor trojan via a phishing email purporting to offer…
A hacker gained access to 100 million Capital One credit card applications and accounts
Paige Thompson is accused of breaking into a Capital One server and gaining access to 140,000 Social Security numbers, 1 million Canadian Social Insurance numbers and 80,000 bank account numbers, in addition to an undisclosed number of people’s names, addresses, credit scores, credit limits, balances, and other information…
Education Sector Continues to be Targeted in Cyber-Attacks
According to the FBI, cyber-attacks against schools have become more common. This assessment is supported by the number of incident…
Phishing Email ALERT: “Fw: Adjustment notification”
A number of Fordham users have received phishing messages from gvfernandez@mdpd.com. The subject line reads “Fw: Adjustment notification”. Interacting with…
Criminals Try to Schedule Spam in Google Calendar
Excerpts From Info Security Magazine authored by Kacy Zurkus: A sophisticated scam is targeting Gmail users through fraudulent, unsolicited Google…
Top 5 privacy plugins
Privacy on the web is a growing concern. Tom Merritt suggests five privacy plugins to help keep your personal information…
Phishing Emails Pretend to be Office 365 ‘File Deletion’ Alerts
Via: Bleepingcomputer.com A new phishing campaign is underway that pretends to be from the “Office 365 Team” warning recipients that…
Article: “Hackers broke into university networks in just two hours”
Article from ZDNet Ethical hackers testing the security of university networks found they were able to breach networks and access…
Article: Facebook Stored Millions of Passwords in Plaintext—Change Yours Now
Via: Wired.com By now, it’s difficult to summarize all of Facebook’s privacy, misuse, and security missteps in one neat description.…