Tech Tip Tuesday – “Locky” Ransomeware

Locky is the the newest variant of ransomware making the rounds on the Interwebs. The most common attack vector is tricking a user into enabling macros in a Word document, which downloads a file to encrypt your files. You can get all your files back for the low price of 0.5 to 1.0 bitcoin ($210-$420). Naked Security from Sophos has provides some strategies to keep you secure.

https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2016/02/17/locky-ransomware-what-you-need-to-know/

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Tech Tip Tuesday – Disrupting Nation State Hackers

Rob Joyce, Chief, Tailored Access Operations, National Security Agency recently spoke at USENIX Enigma and shared some technical tips on how to keep nation state hackers out of your networks. There’s a lot of common sense tactics but common sense isn’t always that common.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDJb8WOJYdA

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Tech Tip Tuesday – Google Security Checkup

Guess what day it is? Today is Safer Internet Day and Google wants you to audit your activity and security settings. If you perform your security checkup before February 11, you will get a permanent 2GB increase in your Google Drive.

http://googledrive.blogspot.com/2016/02/safer-internet-day-2016.html

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Tech Tip Tuesday – Countering Unauthorized Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)

Are you looking for a new challenge? The MITRE Countering UAS Challenge is offering a total prize package of $100,000 for solutions to detect and safely interdict small UAS (weighing less than 5 lbs.) that pose a potential safety or security threat in urban areas.

https://www.mitre.org/research/mitre-challenge

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