One would think that most data breaches were caused by hacking as those are the breaches that are always mentioned in the news. However, up until the end of 2019, Theft was still the top cause of breaches in healthcare according to data compiled from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office […]
WRAL News Stern Security’s CEO, Jon Sternstein discusses hackable homes and the “Internet of Things” with WRAL News. See the full story here: http://www.wral.com/strong-passwords-provide-good-defense-as-internet-of-things-grows/16511492/
ABC11 Stern Security’s owner, Jon Sternstein discusses a cyber attack in Cary, North Carolina affecting the state’s largest K-12 school system. To see the full article, go to: http://abc11.com/technology/cyber-expert-weighs-in-on-panther-creek-hack-attack/1072223/

Background How can an attacker capture usernames and passwords on a local network by simply waiting for the computers to willingly give them up? LLMNR and NBT-NS poisoning! Link-Local Multicast Name Resolution (LLMNR) and Netbios Name Service (NBT-NS) are two components of Microsoft Windows machines. LLLMNR was introduced in Windows Vista and is the successor […]