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Data Security
Jun 26, 2017
What is UPnP and why is it Dangerous?
Learn what UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) is and about its potential dangers. Contact us today for all of your cybersecurity needs.
Michael Buckbee
3 min read
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Data Security
Jun 20, 2017
I Click Therefore I Exist: Disturbing Research On Phishing
Homo sapiens click on links in clunky, non-personalized phish mails. They just do. We’ve seen research suggesting a small percentage are simply wired to click during their online interactions. Until...
Michael Buckbee
3 min read
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PowerShell
Jun 08, 2017
Disabling PowerShell and Other Malware Nuisances, Part III
One of the advantages of AppLocker over Software Restriction Policies is that it can selectively enable PowerShell for Active Directory groups. I showed how this can be done in the...
Michael Buckbee
2 min read
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Data Security
Jun 06, 2017
Data Breach Definition by State
State governments are becoming more aware of PII and PHI data breaches, how about your state? See how PII is protected per state with our primer on US State Data Breach Law Definitions.
Michael Buckbee
10 min read
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Data Security
May 26, 2017
Disabling PowerShell and Other Malware Nuisances, Part I
Back in more innocent times, circa 2015, we began to hear about hackers going malware-free and “living off the land.” They used whatever garden-variety IT tools were lying around on...
Michael Buckbee
4 min read
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Data Security
May 20, 2017
EternalRocks leaves backdoor trojan for remote access to infected machines
What we know so far The WannaCry ransomware worm outbreak from last Friday week used just one of the leaked NSA exploit tools, ETERNALBLUE, which exploits vulnerabilities in the SMBv1...
Kieran Laffan
2 min read
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Data Security
May 15, 2017
Why did last Friday's ransomware infection spread globally so fast?
Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts your data and asks for you to pay a ransom to restore access to your files. Cyber criminals usually request that the...
Kieran Laffan
3 min read
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Data Security
May 12, 2017
🚨 Massive Ransomware Outbreak: What You Need To Know
Remember those NSA exploits that got leaked a few months back? A new variant of ransomware using those exploits is spreading quickly across the world – affecting everyone from the...
Michael Buckbee
2 min read
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Data Security
May 12, 2017
Planet Ransomware
If you were expecting a quiet Friday in terms of cyberattacks, this ain’t it. There are reports of a massive ransomware attack affecting computers on a global scale: in the...
Michael Buckbee
1 min read
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Security Bulletins
May 05, 2017
Introducing the Automation Engine, DatAlert Analytics Rewind, and more
Getting to least privilege can be a nightmare. The first steps – tracking down inconsistent ACLs and remediating global access groups can turn even the most basic file share clean-up...
Michael Buckbee
1 min read
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Security Bulletins
Apr 26, 2017
Varonis + Splunk: Epic Threat Detection and Investigations
We’re bringing our powerful DatAlert functionality to Splunk® Enterprise to give you comprehensive visibility into data security with our new Varonis App fo
Michael Buckbee
1 min read
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Privacy & Compliance
Apr 20, 2017
Data Security Compliance and DatAdvantage, Part III: Protect and Monitor
At the end of the previous post, we took up the nuts-and-bolts issues of protecting sensitive data in an organization’s file system. One popular approach, least-privileged access model, is often...
Michael Buckbee
5 min read
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