Hacking to be worse in 2018

2017-12-06

Hacking to be worse in 2018

I'm reading in the threads how hack attacks on internetworked machines will be worse next year. The threat arises from the exploitation of users and assets available on the public domain which are insufficiently protected or not at all.

The gullible, the open network projection of friendly space some companies wish to project, as well as down right obsolete software stacks and security software implementations will be the key factors in this success projected in the threads right now.

Time to double down and get your house in order. If someone calls you regarding a problem on your computer which they say they have detected from "their" end ... hang up on them.

If you're on an obsolete operating system with old security implementations or none at all ... upgrade.

If you're a general access shop wanting the people to have easy fast access instead of knowing who your users are and what they may be up to that might be incongruent with your business model ... good luck.

I don't trust anyone that I can't authenticate to my satisfaction. I check my logs for selfish idiots and their exploit attempts out there trying to get through various holes in my infrastructure. I firewall entire countries as a matter of policy. I block those domestic networks who give foreign nationals on my block lists an alternate route. These people who think that the internet will take care of both them and itself are in for quite a shock when things come up compromised. Your ISP can only do so much if they will do anything at all.

It's your trade secrets, product lines, financials, and other aspects of existence on the line. Establish your barriers and points of failure before others do it for you.