Montreat College - Cybersecurity

07/24/2020

Hack also exposed phone numbers, email addresses, and other PI for 130 users.

05/04/2020

The National Initiative for Cyber security Education (NICE) posted a listing of FREE or low-cost Cybersecurity resources. Learn something new that could help you be more secure and maybe even prepare for a new career opportunity from the comfort of your home. Check it out here:

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04/25/2019

Cybercrime effects all of us when businesses lose money or data.

The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), a cybercrime-focused division of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), registered over 350,000 complaints of suspected Internet crime in 2018 that cost the complainants upwards of $2.7 billion. The report details the most...

04/17/2019

Protect yourself and your files from ransomware.

The average ransom demand is up to almost $13,000, compared with $6,700 just a few months ago.

04/17/2019

Malware that installs a root kit to maintain persistence. Then contacts a command & control server to download new “modules “ Be on the lookout.

Rise of new multi-functional rootkit-backdoor-infostealer-adware strain worries researchers.

04/16/2019

We are excited about the Standard and Advanced Cybersecurity Camps. Sign up now!

COMPASS is a summer immersion program for high school students who are looking to explore an academic field of interest with college-level instructors.

04/12/2019

Early registration discount until Monday, April 15, 2019. Don’t wait!

COMPASS is a summer immersion program for high school students who are looking to explore an academic field of interest with college-level instructors.

04/12/2019

Microsoft’s new SECCON security framework for Windows 19

Microsoft publishes simple guide for securing Windows 10 PCs based on five DEFCON-like security access levels.

04/12/2019

All software can have flaws, even security software. Check out this article on VPNs.

VPN apps from Cisco, F5, Palo Alto Networks, and Pulse Secure found vulnerable.

04/10/2019

Insider threat. What happens when you fire a sysadmin?

Cosko, 27, pleaded guilty to five counts including making public restricted personal information, computer fraud, witness tampering and obstruction of justice,

04/06/2019

GPS watches may be giving attackers too much information and control.

Over 20 GPS watch models still allow threat actors to track device owners, tinker with watch functions.

04/04/2019

Apache vulnerability!

Companies using Apache on private, non-shared servers are also at risk, but to a lesser degree.