We’ll pay your crypto-ransom if you get hit with ransomware...
Please forward this post to your friends! Thanks."We are so confident our training works, we’ll pay your ransom in Bitcoin if you get hit with ransomware while you are a customer." - Stu Sjouwerman,...
View ArticleMore OpenSSL Bug
FYI new bug seem to have been detected in OpenSSL.New openssl BugSame news on CBC
View ArticleCanadian cloud service providers remain vulnerable to Heartbleed
Really??? (That is all I have to say on this)Source
View ArticleCryptowall Attack Experience
Hello fellow Spiceheads. I’d just like to relate a little story to you in case it may help you out in the future.We’ve just been hit with the Cryptowall virus/malware/nasty bug/whatever. This nasty is...
View ArticleTruecrypt is dead?
Spotted on /r/sysadminhttp://truecrypt.sourceforge.net/I didn't realise this was happening?
View ArticleBlocking Outbound Traffic in Your Organization - Best Practice or Overkill?
Just wanted to get a feel for everyone's opinion on this: Currently on our firewall we block all outbound traffic except 80 & 443 and a few other usual suspects. This is good cause it's locked...
View ArticleCryptolocker has been taken down
My best guess is someone has already posted this (or maybe not).http://shar.es/P3PIwThe takedown earlier this week of a major malware-spewingbotnet has crippled the distribution of Cryptolocker, one of...
View ArticleRidiculous places users store passwords?
Hey there Spiceheads! The creative team at Spiceworks Studios is making a fun commercial for our friends over at Ping Identity and we need your help! The topic? Crazy (some would say stupid) places...
View ArticleGFI Languard 2012 - the most craptacular piece of s...ecurity software?
Hello, Any GFI Languard users out there? Just wondering is it me or is Languard 2012 the worst piece of software I have come upon on recent years. I have previously used the Languard 9.6 and it was a...
View ArticleCCTV DVR's
Anyone have any recommendations on a good CCTV DVR system? We will need 2 16 port units and one 8 port unit, BNC connections. Remote viewing via iphone / android a must. The owner asked if any of...
View ArticleNeed PHP expertise. Have had a hack attack on web server
Hello,I have had a recent attack on my web server from a compromised WordPress installation. I have had my hoster quell any injections that happen but they still continue to happen. I grabbed a malware...
View ArticlePenetration Test and Port hole scan
I recently took on a new client that is a Credit Union. The banking auditors from the Dept. of Banking and Consumers Finance are doing a site visit and asked when was the last time they had a Pen test...
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That ransomware payment is coming out of your allowance
Cartoon: Parenting is very different in 2014 compared to 1989! "That ransomware payment is coming out of your allowance."
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Google: "Our systems have detected unusual traffic from your computer"
Our users have just started complaining of this:Has anyone else seen this verification page before? I've checked on Google and it seems legit but now I'm worried about what horrors might be on a client...
View ArticleLost soul looking for some career advice
Hey everyone my name is David and I just joined this site. I'm looking for any advice/tips you guys can give me because I really don't know how to approach starting my career. Here's just a little...
View ArticleEncrypt one folder on a web server
I have been tasked with encrypting a folder on a web server that people upload documents to through an HTTP connection that is SSL encrypted. So, currently the files are encrypted during transfer but...
View ArticleReal intrusion attemps ...a logfile.
If you are a down in the trenches type of admin, this should not be much of a surprise to you.If you have management that doesn't understand that the internet can be a bad, bad, place, maybe this could...
View ArticleI don't know the name for what I'm looking for...
Someone has to know the name of this.I'm look for some IP Security Cameras that have a speaker and mic to allow for two way communication. Also, if you have any suggestions in regards to IP cameras,...
View ArticleQuestion about PearlSW/Echo Suite?
Hey SpiceHeads! Curious on your thoughts about Pearl Software overall, and their product "echo suite"?I've been trying to talk to them and want to get some feedback. Appreciate it! Jaime
View ArticleWebroot SecureAnywhere AntiVirus Program
I have clients returning to Canada with this program (Webroot SecureAnywhere Antivirus) installed on their computer and I have not heard of it till now. I am looking to find out more information as if...
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