{"id":177,"date":"2011-04-04T16:02:49","date_gmt":"2011-04-04T20:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techtonictimes.com\/?p=177"},"modified":"2014-05-27T03:44:15","modified_gmt":"2014-05-27T03:44:15","slug":"tech-and-times-collide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abrahamsconsulting.com\/blog\/tech-and-times-collide\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech And Times Collide"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a child\u00a0I often felt like the foundation of my existence was on shaky ground. Dictated by forces\u00a0 and adults too gigantic to wrestle with.\u00a0Chances are, you did too, or perhaps,\u00a0you were one of the lucky ones.<\/p>\n

On Friday, March 11, 2011, a record 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit Japan. On its heel was\u00a0 a massive tsunami that decimated its northeastern coast just minutes later. The death toll\u00a0has reached into the tens of thousands according to recent reports sending ripples\u00a0through every level of humanity with the tech industry\u00a0at the\u00a0forefront.<\/p>\n

I feel like a child again; more like an ant actually.\u00a0 But at least now I understand. I can reason.<\/p>\n

According to the World English dictionary,\u00a0 the geology of the word “tectonic,” denotes the distortion of the earth’s crust due to forces within it, a structural\u00a0deformation. It is unlikely that anyone would argue that\u00a0distortions exist on every level of\u00a0life, but rarely do we attribute it to the shifting of the earth’s crust. I am sure we do now.<\/p>\n

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Tectonic Plates<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Tech industry certainly does.\u00a0 The hackers’ parade is in full swing, proudly waving indigenous flags.<\/p>\n

“We knew scams were coming, but they started appearing in record-breaking time, less than three \u00a0hours after the earthquake,” says one respondent in an article published by Computerworld.<\/p>\n

According to the Internet Storm Center (ISC), 1.7 million poisoned web\u00a0pages touted ‘earthquake’ and ‘tsunami,’ a number beyond even Google’s ability to rapidly delete . Their primary goal–to profit from the disaster.<\/p>\n

“Beyond Google’s ability?”<\/em><\/p>\n

Two weeks ago I promised that we would\u00a0explore how each of the seven types of\u00a0 malicious hackers practice their stalk. Shall we\u00a0start now?<\/p>\n

Malicious hacker No. 1, the Cyber criminals. These are the professionals. They comprise the biggest group of malicious hackers, using malware and exploits to steal money. It doesn’t matter how they do it, whether they are manipulating your bank account, faking antivirus programs, or stealing your identity or passwords. Their motivation is fast, big financial gain.<\/p>\n

As a reminder, the layered approach to security is an absolute necessity. We have vetted Web Defend to\u00a0address\u00a0Internet traffic. <\/strong><\/em>It is\u00a0\u00a0our Web Application Firewall.\u00a0 The only one of it’s kind with benefits that include but is not limited to the following:<\/p>\n