Monkey in a bar A man walks into a bar and orders a beer. He takes a sip and sets it down. While he is looking around, a monkey swings down and steals the beer. He asks the barman, “who owns the monkey?” The barman says it’s the piano player. The man walks over to […]
The Lighter Side
Month: January 2015
Protecting You: Disco, 8-Track, and Tape Backups
A construction firm asked me to test their backup system because they were unable to restore critical files after a cryptowall breakout and their IT provider had stopped returning their call. Here’s what I found: The firm had been paying for backups for the past 5 years. The backup software was 5 years old. The […]
Dating Site Members Beware
I am excited to share this with you that I spoke on a weekly program recently called “Coffee Break With Sabra” about an issue of great importance affecting you and the information that is online about you. During my interview you will learn: About the danger of dating sites (and it’s not what you think) […]
What You Need to Know About the Advanced Malware Apocalypse
GHA Technologies and WatchGuard Presents: Hackers are getting more and more devious and sophisticated. As threats are closed off, they are finding new ways to attack. This seminar tells you what you need to know to be proactively prepared to protect corporate assets. We’ll be covering security trends threatening in 2015 and how you can […]
Pro-ISIS hackers take control of US Central Command Twitter account
(PIX11) – Pro-ISIS hackers appear to have taken over the U.S. military’s Central Command Twitter account Monday. Around 12:30 p.m., the hackers tweeted, “AMERICAN SOLDIERS, WE ARE COMING, WATCH YOUR BACK. ISIS.” Whoever infiltrated the account claims “we broke into your networks and personal devices and know everything about you. You’ll see no mercy infidels. […]
The Dating Game: Dating Sites, Penetration Testing, Corporate Espionage and Psychopaths. A love story.
The Dating Game: Dating Sites, Penetration Testing, Corporate Espionage and Psychopaths. A love story. January 2015 Raj Goel, CISSP CTO Brainlink International, Inc. raj@brainlink.com 917-685-7731 Raj’s LinkedIn profile This article appeared in InfoSecurity Magazine January/February Issue Only two things in life are certain: death. And dating sites. Whether it’s match.com, eHarmony.com, okcupid.com, jdate.com for Jewish […]
Cybersecurity experts offer tips to keep children safer online
The Dating Game: Dating Sites, Penetration Testing, Corporate Espionage and Psychopaths. A love story.
Raj Goel, CISSP CTO Brainlink International, Inc. raj@brainlink.com (917) 685-–7731 Raj’s LinkedIn profile This article appeared in InfoSecurity Magazine January/February Issue Only two things in life are certain: death. And dating sites. Whether it’s match.com, eHarmony.com, okcupid.com, jdate.com for Jewish singles or shaadi.com for Indian families (or the hundreds of Chinese, Russian, and other regional […]