Throwback Thursday: Oops!
Credit to Author: Sharky| Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2018 03:00:00 -0800
This company has just completed its project to build a dedicated secure server room — and it’s really something, reports an IT pilot fish who’s getting the grand-opening tour.
“The construction was led by the building maintenance manager and an IT manager,” fish says. “We were shown the raised floor in case of a flood, and the fireproof and reinforced door with a electronic security key that could keep track of individuals entering the room — and, of course, keep intruders out, as the door had a heavy-duty bolt lock.”
Fish is impressed, right up until the end of the tour. That’s when the door closes as the tour group leaves, and fish turns back for one last look.
From an outsider’s point of view, ransomware may appear simple: Take something from the victim and demand money for its safe return.
First, What is IDPS and Why Do We Care? Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) emerged as an improvement on Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS). IDS are out-of-band collectors of network traffic that analyze the information and provide alerts. The “eureka” of IPS was that instead of just alerting, why not block what is a known attack? IPS…

