“Silk Road: Drugs, Death and the Dark Web” (2017) is a documentary about the beginning of what became known as the Dark Web. Silk Road was developed in 2011 as “the Amazon of illegal drugs”. The purported reason for it was to provide a system whereby drug dealers could sell to users via a surreptitious […]
FBI: Over $4 billion lost to cyber crime in 2020
The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) provides a platform for victims of suspected internet crime to file a complaint. The FBI can then analyze the information for investigation, intelligence dissemination to the public for trends and awareness. It helps the FBI to analyze motives/tactics, evolving threats, and develop methods to stop or mitigate damage […]
REVIEW: The Inside Man
“The Inside Man” on Amazon Prime began as a training video produced by the cyber security training company KnowBe4. The initial video is a 77-minute long movie that both entertains and educates. It follows a hacker who is contracted by unknown outside interests to get hired by a targeted company to destroy them from within. […]
Stay One Step Ahead: Proven Strategies to Prevent Phishing Attacks
While there are technological tools that can help protect against phishing attacks, the best defense is a cyber security aware workforce. Here are some things to teach your team to look out for. Email Phishing: At Commonwealth Sentinel, we offer technical solutions like Security Operations Center (SOC) and training packages to help you prevent falling […]
The Evolution of Deception: Top Five Social Engineering Trends
Social Engineering isn’t a new field of engineering. It’s a common thread in nearly all cyber attacks and something all employees – and everyone in general – need to be aware of. Social Engineering is the use of deception to manipulate individuals into divulging confidential or personal information that may be used for fraudulent purposes. […]
90 Days: A CISO’s Journey to Impact – Define Your Role
For those who are new to the role of Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) or want to learn what a CISO does and whether your company should have one, 90 Days: A CISO’s Journey to Impact: Define Your Role is an excellent short-read introduction. The CISO position has become critical to all organizations’ success. The book […]