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Protecting electronic devices from an EMP attack

Today one of my articles have been featured as a guest post at ModernSurvivalOnline.

The topic of the article is "Protecting electronic devices from an EMP attack", a very informative how-to guide.

Please visit ModernSurvivalOnline.com to read the article. Thanks!

If ET were a Hacker, he would just try to phone home...

Up until now, all of the honeypot compromises I've logged have simply been attempts to propagate network scanning and IRC bots.

Today's compromise was a little different.

It started off with a regular SSH dictionary crack attempt which ultimately succeeded..


11/16/11 is American Internet Censorship Day

Reposted from SecLists.org

On 11/16 2011, Congress holds hearings on the first American Internet censorship system.

This bill can pass. If it does the Internet and free speech will never be the same. I'm afraid InfoSec News will be forced offline, if you are in the U.S., please visit the URL below and join the fight to stop SOPA!

Join all of us on the 16th to stop this bill.

http://americancensorship.org/

The Lottery Scam - Jeani's Story

Advance Fee Fraud scams don't always come through email.  This is a true story from a friend.

During the holiday season in 2008, Jeani received notification that she had won a lottery in Russia.  This notification was through postal mail, and included a $6,000 check.

The scam offered Jeani $25,000 in exchange for her cashing the $6,000 check and returning the money via Western Union within 24 hours.

Luckily Jeani suspected this was a scam.  Continue on to read the rest of her story...