Tag: hacking
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It’s not a matter of if, but when (Part II)
As promised, here is the second part of the post the other day. A disclaimer, these are only services and resources I’ve used in the past and found useful or appropriate for the situation at that time. I’ve noted the ones that I’m using currently and why I’m still using…
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It’s not a matter of if, but when (Part I)
I received a letter from American Express yesterday. It was nothing out of the ordinary as they send me crap all the time, but this was different. The letter informed me that my information changed via a third party service sometime in January 2016. Red flag. The letter didn’t tell…
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Tech Monday: China hacked US firms despite cyberpact
China hacked US firms despite cyberpact It’s amazing how the governments of countries say one thing but do something completely opposite later on. I think its absolute crap that the US and China agreed not to hack each other and steal intellectual property [IP]. It’s like telling a child that…
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Hackers
“Anonymous” hacked the CIA, Alabama State, and several Mexican websites this past Friday into the weekend. I’m not sure what they’re trying to prove with the wacked manifesto’s they’ve published justifying the hacking of those websites. I have to wonder what types of people they have actually doing these hacks.…
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SCADA – supervisory control and data acquisition
I doubt most people heard about the water treatment facility that had their SCADA system hacked a few days ago that ultimately led to the facility to shutdown for several hours in Illinois. Most Americans don’t even know what this system does for us or just how critical it is…