Satwika Balakrishnan

Yes, companies often forget that communication is the most important factor in risk management. Proactive communication from Newtek’s end would have at least allowed their stakeholders to adopt protective measures and reduce the impact on their business operations. Perhaps maintaining their image was more important than containing the risk that w…[Read more]

I used Camtasia. It has a Camtasia Recorder and an Editor. I found the editor to be pretty useful since I could stitch multiple video recordings and also could add audio or other features later. It also comes with a bunch of features like adjusting frame speed and also supports several formats . However, it is not free!

Definitely, updating the OS would mitigate this issue. And, just as physical security is being given due consideration, so should we tighten the network security. Because, a lot of the ATM hackers have swung lately to network-based attacks. Attackers can hack into the bank’s main network easily through phishing mails directed at bank’s emp…[Read more]

Seems like hyperlink for the campaign page I mentioned isn’t clickable. Below is the actual link:
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p4524.pdf

Just a FYI

I use a Windows machine and post installation of Windows 10 using VMWare Workstation, when I tried to power ON the Virtual Machine I got an error prompt saying “This host supports Intel VT-x, but Intel VT-x is disabled”. However, once I enabled the VT settings in the BIOS, the Virtual Machine worked perfectly fine.

I am just cur…[Read more]

You are right Mustafa. Although this Act is applicable only to the devices procured by the government agencies, may be in the long run manufacturers will adopt the same set of standards for the average customers as well.

Jason,

You have mentioned a very important point. I don’t think we should be underestimating these perpetrators to be a small group. These days there are even school students involved in such activities. Even, the men involved in the Mirai botnet were 20 and 21 years of age. So, when Nixon mentions, “These are incredibly deep skills dev…[Read more]

Hi Professor,

It seems like you have uploaded week 1 slides instead of week 2.

I would like to add my following views in addition to the ones mentioned by Frederic regarding the October 21 IoT DDoS attacks.

I believe that the increasing number of Internet of Things(IoT) with very limited or no security measures at all and also not so well educated end users of these products make these devices a more attractive target for…[Read more]