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Detecting ransomware - for Thwack "village" review and comments
By the defense/detection in "layers" approach, over the years I have used LEM/SEM + FIM to attempt ransomware activity detection. My previous rules detected file creations with file extensions of known ransomware. It was very tedious to create the rules for each extension, and to maintain the group that held them with each…
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Additional click option for approvals, tasks, surveys
With security becoming more and more important by the second, we as an organization are requesting and additional button to click on once you click on the link from the emails. Right now we have email filtering that is inspecting the links since these emails are external and when the email filter is clicking on the link it…
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The Actuator – June 26th
Home after a couple weeks on the road between Cisco Live! and Data Grillen. My next event is Microsoft Inspire, and if you're attending, please stop by the booth so we can talk data. As always, here are some links from the Intertubz that I hope will hold your interest. Enjoy! Meds prescriptions for 78,000 patients left in…
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The Actuator - January 29th
This week's Actuator comes to you from the suddenly mild January here in the Northeast. I'm taking advantage of the warm and dry days up here, spending time walking outdoors. Being outdoors is far better than the treadmill at the gym. As always, here's a bunch of links from the internet I hope you will find useful. Enjoy!…
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The Actuator - December 4th
Good morning! By the time you read this post, the first full day of Black Hat in London will be complete. I share this with you because I'm in London! I haven't been here in over three years, but it feels as if I never left. I'm heading to watch Arsenal play tomorrow night, come on you gunners! As always, here's a bunch of…
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The Actuator - July 31st
Had a great stay-cation last week. I made no plans except a quick overnight trip to the beach. It was wonderful doing nothing, catching up on sleep, and enjoying our backyard space. I highly recommend everyone find the time to do nothing; your body, mind, and spirit will thank you. As always, here are some links I hope you…
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The Actuator - July 3rd
Happy 4th of July everyone! I hope everyone reading this is enjoying time well spent with family and friends this week. My plans include landscaping, fireworks, and meat sweats, not necessarily in that order. As always, here are some links I hope you find interesting. Your database is going to the cloud and it's not coming…
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The Actuator – June 12th
This week's Actuator comes to you from sunny San Diego and Cisco Live! If you are here, and reading this, then you still have time to stop by Booth #1621 and say hello. I enjoy talking data with anyone, but especially with our customers. As always, here are some links from the Intertubz that I hope will hold your interest.…
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The Actuator – May 15th
Had a great time at the Seattle SWUG last week. I always enjoy the happiness I find at SWUG events. Great conversations with customers and partners, and wonderful feedback collected to help us make better products and services. Thanks to everyone that was able to participate. As always, here are some links from the…
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The Actuator – April 24th
I hope everyone had a Happy Easter this past weekend. We celebrated in the usual way, with the burning of the Christmas tree and eating our weight in ham. As always, here are some links from the Intertubz that I hope will hold your interest. Enjoy! Mueller report forced Congress to find PCs with disc drives The Mueller…