Certified Ethical Hacker exam was just too easy. I took it in December and passed with only 2 days of prep. I used Boson exam simulations which pretty much covered everything that was on the exam 125 multiple choice questions varied on topics such as Nmap switches, VLAN types, TCP/…

The Office for Civil Rights OCR seems to consider all ransomware events a breach unless proven otherwise. This is because successful ransomware incidents affect all three aspects of data security (Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability). Specifically: Confidentiality: Ransomware gained access to your data and encrypted it. This unuathorized access violated the…

BSides Atlanta: Ransomware is adapting to evade countermeasures Train your users to identify phishing emails Manually test your backups at least monthly or depending on how many days worth of data you are willing to lose How do I recover from a ransomware outbreak? Remain calm Isolate the machine from…

Healthcare continue to be a prime target for ransomware. All hospitals, small and large, seem to be on a hit list. Hospitals around the U.S. are reporting ransomware incidents. In fact, HHS has stepped in with its guidelines on ransomware and claims a ransomware incident is a data breach…

Clarification: These methods only work for documents that are "restricted for editing". It does not work for files that are "password encrypted". Microsoft Word stores passwords hashes and salts inside the document. Method 1: Rename filename.docx file extension to filename.zip Open resulting zip file…

Cryptography is big part of today's information security. Hence, it is important to know at least the basics. So, let's begin with some terms and their definitions. Cryptography: The art and science of making secret codes. Cryptanalysis: Analysis of secret codes. In other words, art and science of breaking codes.…