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Common Techniques Hackers Use to Penetrate Systems and How to Protect Your Organization

ForAllSecure

Common Types of Cyber Attacks Common techniques that criminal hackers use to penetrate systems include social engineering, password attacks, malware, and exploitation of software vulnerabilities. Malware can be delivered through email attachments, malicious websites, or compromised software.

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The anatomy of a Facebook account heist

Vox

From there, the hackers can change passwords and add security keys or two-factor authentication, and usually, they proceed to commit a crime. Jane Lee, who worked at Facebook on the trust and safety team in 2020, told Vox she saw similar cases out of Southeast Asia during her time at the company.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Healthcare

ForAllSecure

I’m Robert Vamosi and this episode about best practices in information security, and how critical life services, in particular, remain at risk today -- in the middle of a global pandemic. Welcome to the Hacker Mind, an original podcast from ForAllSecure. Vamosi: This is bad. And I said, Are you serious? He said yeah.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Healthcare

ForAllSecure

I’m Robert Vamosi and this episode about best practices in information security, and how critical life services, in particular, remain at risk today -- in the middle of a global pandemic. Welcome to the Hacker Mind, an original podcast from ForAllSecure. Vamosi: This is bad. And I said, Are you serious? He said yeah.

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Why you’re suddenly hearing about ransomware attacks all the time

Vox

Ransomware is malware that locks up access to its victim’s systems and then demands a ransom, usually in cryptocurrency, to unlock them. How the malware gets in the systems depends on the type used, but email phishing attacks are one of the most common ways. It’s believed that ransomware gangs pulled in at least $350 million in 2020.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Ransomware

ForAllSecure

He also talks about his infosec journey hacking cryptocurrencies, joining the Digital Defense Service and CISA, and helping secure the 2020 presidential election… all before the age of 22. And he's right Ransomware is malware that blocks access to the data on a computer until a sum of money is paid.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Ransomware

ForAllSecure

He also talks about his infosec journey hacking cryptocurrencies, joining the Digital Defense Service and CISA, and helping secure the 2020 presidential election… all before the age of 22. And he's right Ransomware is malware that blocks access to the data on a computer until a sum of money is paid.

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