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    1.2 billion logins scooped up by CyberVor hacking crew - what you need to do

    passwords , Cache , Heartbleed , infected phone , Botnet , bot-infected , two-factor authentification , SQL injection , Information Security , web server , infected computer , Hackers , Cloud Security , Web Application Firewall , cybercriminals , Cryptolocker , Web Browser , web users , cybersecurity

    Michelle Drolet

    Towerwall Application Security Alert Vol 13.73 Hackers have amassed a vast collection of stolen data, including 1.2 billion unique username/password pairs, by compromising over 420,000 websites using SQL injection techniques. Researchers monitored the gang for over seven months, thought to be "fewer than a dozen men in their 20s who know one another personally" based in a small city in central Russia. They found that the group, working together since at least 2011, had rented time on false

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    Towerwall Heartbleed Vulnerability Alert

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    Michelle Drolet

    Good Afternoon: The IT infrastructure your organization may use for day-to-day business may be vulnerable because of the Heartbleed vulnerability. Sophos a Towerwall partner has prepared a podcast of the Heartbleed vulnerability, which addresses who is likely affected, workarounds and an offer to help determine if you are vulnerable. http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2014/04/10/sscc-142-heartbleed-explained-patches-evaluated-apple-chastised-podcast/ If you think you may be affected and don't knowfalse

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    Introducing our Quarterly Newsletter: the Data Security Review

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    Michelle Drolet

    I am excited to announce the launch of our quarterly newsletter, the Data Security Review.

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