An annual east coast hacker convention, ShmooCon creates a rather interesting atmosphere for demonstrating technology exploitation, inventive software and hardware solutions, and open discussions on critical infosec issues. We look forward to exchanging brilliant, brain-melting ideas with other security professionals and adding to Shmoo Group’s razor-sharp sense of sarcasm, cybersecurity, and threat hunting. At this year’s ShmooCon there may be less moose than ever, but there is definitely MORE Novetta! Hear from our experts in our two speaking sessions, swing by our booth to see a Novetta Cyber Analytics demo, play CTF, and check out open positions because we are…
Cyber Self-Defense: Five Ways to Protect Yourself
1. Be aware that you ARE a target. We hear it in Cyber Security circles pretty often; “I/we/my company doesn’t have anything Hackers want.” According to Verizon’s Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) for 2018, 76% of breaches were financially motivated. Attackers want your Personally Identifiable Information (PII) so they can assume your identity not only to steal your hard earned money from your bank accounts and Paypal account but also to apply for fraudulent credit cards. Cyber Criminals will even go as far as stealing a very young child’s identity to apply for credit and open up fraudulent accounts….
