Your computer has been hacked?
Yesterday I had the opportunity at a seminar on network security to participate. Including mark Semmler, a very well-known security expert said there. The 3 hours of lecture were really interesting.
Securing networks
Not that the issue would have been absolutely new me. The risk unsecured wireless networks, misconfigured firewalls and human error (the most common reason) has described but highly entertaining and simultaneously frighteningly mark.
It was very interesting to see that it is often even no technical weaknesses that allow hackers to access, but configuration problems. To scanned mark simply shed for open systems and shown us the contents of a few disks.
The examples were similarly interesting how you with deliberately lie serene USB flash drives, employees of companies brings in force on the Office computer. This Trojan is installed without the user shows. And the best firewalls help anything with such human security holes.
Many machines, especially home users, are free of viruses and/or Trojans long and become the Spamversendung secret and worse.
What can be done?
From a certain company size, it certainly makes sense include external experts. The damage can be huge depending on the industry. So I heard those present that mark had to help out recently when a large tax. There had been hacked server with all the customer data. Many of the company were very prominent and this is of course a disaster that can mean the company death.
Tips and tricks
Mark has taken a few first tips and tricks along with which you absicher at least his small home network can and should. The PDF will find it here.
Should you have a larger company, so you should consider times invite mark Semmler. The GF and staff awareness is the first step to more secure enterprise.
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