Author Archives: chris

Scareware is not dead

By | June 19, 2023

An email was forwarded to me that came from a security MSP trying to stir up business with someone at the company I work at. Their quasi-scareware email was funny, but a horrible way for us to take seriously. Only thing missing was a sentence asking for bitcoin. I remember several years ago, companies were… Read More: Scareware is not dead »

Aloha!

By | April 14, 2023

Not a good week for NCR Aloha POS hosted solutions. They have been dealing with a BlackCat ransomware attack as reported by articles at: BleepingComputer – NCR suffers Aloha POS outage after BlackCat ransomware attack. DataBreaches.net – A short-lived BlackCat listing suggests NCR’s customers’ networks were accessed Securityweek.com – Payments Giant NCR Hit by Ransomware… Read More: Aloha! »