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Neil Y. Rushi posted a new activity comment 6 years, 11 months ago
I am a big user of Windows because I basically grew up using it and have used it throughout my jobs and school. I like it because it is simple but also there are so much that can be done in Windows that I haven’t explored yet. Many applications are compatible with the OS and even though people target it, there are also many ways to mitigate the…[Read more]
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Neil Y. Rushi posted a new activity comment 6 years, 11 months ago
I am a big user of Windows because I’ve used it on all my jobs, school and home. I basically grew up using Windows. I like it because each version has their shares of ups and downs but also it’s something to learn and realize that even though Windows is a target for hackers and other malicious activities, there are steps to prevent that. Also,…[Read more]
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Neil Y. Rushi posted a new activity comment 6 years, 11 months ago
Some companies are accepting bitcoin as currency now and Lamborghini is one of them. The best part of this article is that it breaks it down in simple English and anyone who doesn’t know technology can work with someone who does which is very good.
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Neil Y. Rushi posted a new activity comment 6 years, 11 months ago
I came across this article on my friend’s LinkedIn page when I asked him about some techniques to try and learn. He mentioned BitCoin, Blockchain and cryptocurrency. We were talking about investing in to some BitCoin and I looked up blockchain. This article is pretty straightforward and explains it in simple English which is nice. Apply security…[Read more]
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Neil Y. Rushi posted a new activity comment 6 years, 11 months ago
I read the full news on this today and there is a website they setup if you want to see if you are affected by this hack or not. http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/massive-equifax-data-breach-may-impact-half-of-us-population/ar-AArtE40?li=AA4Zoy&ocid=ientp – they have the link to it. Since Equifax is one of the largest firms out there for…[Read more]
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Neil Y. Rushi posted a new activity comment 7 years ago
Hi my name is Neil Rushi, pursuing a MS degree in Cyber Security graduating by hopefully Summer of 2018. I currently work at Verizon as a Fiber Solutions Analyst meaning I help customers troubleshoot their FiOS services – I have been working there for 5 months now. It’s fun as I talk to the seasoned agents and learn what they know. I did something…[Read more]
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Neil Y. Rushi posted a new activity comment 7 years, 10 months ago
This is interesting because ransomware is become more of a nuisance in recent months and to hear it will grow is quite scary. Beazley is an insurance company that deals with clients affected by ransomware and other technology attacks. It…[Read more]
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Neil Y. Rushi posted a new activity comment 7 years, 10 months ago
Fred, that is a great point! People want things to be secured but don’t want to lose that ease of use. Remember when we learned about yahoo and Google getting hacked at the same time? Google upgraded security still maintaining user friendliness of the products, Yahoo disregarded it because it would have compromised the ease of use. Using facebook…[Read more]
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Neil Y. Rushi posted a new activity comment 7 years, 10 months ago
The one interesting point I found was the Privacy metrics. It is a way to quantify the effectiveness of privacy schemes/technology. The 3 different metrics are interesting because I never thought privacy could be quantified in this way and reading how databases can be breached due to hackers finding that one characteristic that contains sensitive…[Read more]
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Neil Y. Rushi posted a new activity comment 7 years, 10 months ago
Healthcare and Cyber Security
http://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/healthcare-suffers-estimated-$62-billion-in-data-breaches/d/d-id/1325482This article talks about the healthcare industry being susceptible to cyber attacks. The issues with the industry and cyber security is budget since it doesn’t necessarily grow, but either stays…[Read more]
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Neil Y. Rushi posted a new activity comment 7 years, 10 months ago
The spots not ideally for data centers would be Miami, FL – Tulsa, OK – Redlands, CA.
Miami, FL – Hurricane season can wreck havoc in the area and cause damage many parts of the city. Also, the heat can play a factor because it will mess with the network signal and cause lag. I remember during my time at Comcast doing tech support, Florida…[Read more]
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Neil Y. Rushi posted a new activity comment 7 years, 11 months ago
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/282908
This article talks about various ways cybercrime can occur and how scammers are stealing money from people. Some of the methods discussed are phishing, pretending to offer a great deal, pretending to be a friend on FB, etc. Once they are in the computer or network, they can spread and cause havoc. So…[Read more]
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Temple ITACS Graduate student pursuing a MS Degree in Cyber Security. My current position is Fiber Solutions Analyst at Verizon in Robbinsville, NJ. My goal is to achieve my Master’s degree in Cyber […]
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Neil Y. Rushi posted a new activity comment 7 years, 11 months ago
Paul, you make a great point. It’s good to include stakeholders and get their ideas on what is an acceptable level of risk by utilizing a steering committee. The CIO/CISO are major players in this because they can give a more informative and closer insight since they deal with the systems on a daily basis and the CEO is another major player…[Read more]
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Neil Y. Rushi posted a new activity comment 7 years, 11 months ago
Acceptable information system security risk is the level at which companies are willing to accept depending on whether the impact on the company and the cost to fix it is low. It also has to do with the idea that the risk isn’t affecting their customers too much. The CIO and CEO determine the level of acceptable risk because 1) The CIO is in…[Read more]
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Neil Y. Rushi posted a new activity comment 7 years, 11 months ago
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/ford-could-replace-your-key-fob-with-radio-button-passcodes/
This article is addresses vehicle theft and how wireless keys aren’t secured enough to prevent a car from being stolen. Ford’s idea is to add an extra layer of security to get the car into gear by using random user designed codes. It allows the owner…[Read more]
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Neil Y. Rushi posted a new activity comment 8 years ago
http://www.securityweek.com/kelihos-botnet-triples-size-overnight
This article is about how a low profile botnet distributor, Kelihos, managed to infected over 34,000 computers by sending spam. Kelihos’ botnet was only affecting users in low numbers, but recently, it started to drastically increase and affect people by the thousands. It used…[Read more]
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