Author: Jacob Garrett
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The End of the World?
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By now you must have heard of AI, or Artificial Intelligence. But do you fully understand AI? Hopefully I can help you grasp the pros and unfortunate cons with Artificial Intelligence. What is Artificial Intelligence? Let’s start with defining AI. Artificial Intelligence is a computer simulating human intelligence in a…
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Phishing Attacks and How to Catch Them
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About 1% of all emails sent are malicious. They may not sound like a large number until you realize how many emails are sent a day. In 74% of all breaches, human factors played a role in falling for social engineering tactics, mistakes, or misuse amounting from 3.4 billion phishing…
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49 Million Customers Allegedly Affected by Dell Data Breach
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On April 29, 2024, a user on the “Daily Dark Web” offered to sell alleged personal information of 49 million people who bought Dell gear from 2017 to 2024. Then on May 9, 2024, Dell started warning customers of a data breach after a threat actor claimed to have stolen…
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Creating Strong Passwords
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Authentication represents one of the fundamentals of security. Your accounts, devices, doors, and homes all require strong passwords (or keys) to prevent others from gaining unauthorized access. Even some of my friends and families shower heads need some kind of secret code or chant that needs to be done to…
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Healthcare company falls victim to ransomware and paid attackers a $22 million ransom
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On February 21, 2024, Optum reported enterprise-wise connectivity issues. Optum is an American healthcare company that provides technology services, pharmacy care services and various direct healthcare services. Later the same day, Optum stated that Change Healthcare was experiencing a network disruption due to a cybersecurity threat. Optum immediately disconnected the…
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North Korea’s Lazarus Group Deploys New Kaolin RAT via Fake Job Lures
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The North Korea-linked threat actor known as Lazarus Group employed its time-tested fabricated job lures to deliver a new remote access trojan called Kaolin RAT as part of attacks targeting specific individuals in the Asia region in summer 2023. The malware could, “aside from standard RAT functionality, change the last…
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Very First Post
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Hello World! This is my very first blog. I am very excited to learn more about creating, customizing, and maintaining a website.