The word “hacker” existed long before it entered the public consciousness as a reason to practice good cybersecurity habits. It goes back to the 1960s, where computer culture was developing at MIT. The Jargon File, a glossary for computer programmers established in 1975, has eight definitions for hacker (or nine, if you include the hat tip to the original meaning of the term as “someone who makes furniture with an axe”).
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Read More »KnowBe4 introduces a new training method that IT managers can use to better manage continually increasing social engineering threats
Read More »Cybercriminals use social networking outlets to tailor their social engineering attacks, increasing their chance of success. A solution is in the works to mitigate the effects of these threats.
Read More »A man who was known as a thief to the FBI and a ghost to many corporations visited the city of Laredo to give some advice about cyber hacking.
Read More »Announcement on Kevin's twitter here.
Read More »ISACA® Winnipeg Chapter is proud to announce the 2017 Western Canada Information Security Conference (WCISC), the only Information Security and Control Conference in Manitoba!
Read More »This program is made possible through funding from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
Read More »This week I’ve been reading Kevin Mitnick’s classic book “Ghost in the Wires” on the recommendation of our Senior Director of IT. The book itself is an awesome read, though it’s fair to say the memoirs of Kevin’s social engineering attacks are chilling for anyone tasked with safeguarding patient data.
Read More »t’s easy to assume your company will be safe with security systems in place but this view just won’t cut it against the latest breed of hackers.
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