Kudos to Microsoft for fighting the good fight.
hackers
Hackers Say Windows 8 and 10 Easiest Entry Points
Once again, this is not a surprising revelation. Criminals will focus on the most prevalent targets and there are certainly more Windows 10 and 8 machines in play. But regardless of the operating system, the entry point is most often the user of the operating system and not the code running in the background.
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/hackers-say-windows-8-10-easiest/
Survey: Most Hackers Break In Within Six Hours
This article is a great motivational tool for reevaluating your security controls and awareness training. It does not take long at all to get hacked!
https://blog.knowbe4.com/survey-most-hackers-break-in-within-six-hours
The 7 Levels Of Hackers
As I have stated in previous posts, KnowB4 tends to be self-advertising through most of their blog posts. That said, this breakdown is quite relevant and frames the challenges we face as IT professionals.
Home Depot: Hackers Stole 53 Million Email Addresses
Yet another layer to the Home Depot breach has surfaced. This type of data loss has the potential to become more common place as criminals look to maximize their investment beyond just financial data.
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/11/home-depot-hackers-stole-53m-email-addreses/
