Hacking Hackers Archives - Foster Institute https://fosterinstitute.com/tag/hacking-hackers/ Cybersecurity Experts Fri, 19 Dec 2014 17:57:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://fosterinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Favicon.png Hacking Hackers Archives - Foster Institute https://fosterinstitute.com/tag/hacking-hackers/ 32 32 Cyber-Safe Holiday Travels https://fosterinstitute.com/cyber-safe-holiday-travels/ Fri, 19 Dec 2014 17:57:27 +0000 https://fosterinstitute.com/blog//?p=2006 Many executives will be travelling for the holidays. It will be so tempting to use W-Fi wireless connections in airports, coffee shops, hotels, in-flight Wi-Fi… Most executives do not realize that using public Wi-Fi can be very dangerous. Rather than terrify you with all of the cyber-security risks companies face, because the Sony breach is […]

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]]> Many executives will be travelling for the holidays. It will be so tempting to use W-Fi wireless connections in airports, coffee shops, hotels, in-flight Wi-Fi…

Most executives do not realize that using public Wi-Fi can be very dangerous.

Rather than terrify you with all of the cyber-security risks companies face, because the Sony breach is doing that. Here is a better solution for wireless access: Use the data-sharing function of your phone.

Most phones these days permit you to connect your laptop through the phone to use the Internet. The connection speeds are usually very fast, and unless you are watching movies, the amount of data you consume may be less than you think.

Wishing you a cyber-safe holiday season!

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]]> Hack the Hacker who Hacked You https://fosterinstitute.com/hack-the-hacker-who-hacked-you/ Thu, 11 Dec 2014 16:55:56 +0000 https://fosterinstitute.com/blog//?p=2002 Many times, organizations that got hacked want to track down and “hack the attacker back.” For instance, suppose someone emails your customers an email that says something bad about your organization. Most of the time, you’ll want to track those people down and do something about it! But don’t mess with Hackers. They can remain […]

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]]> Many times, organizations that got hacked want to track down and “hack the attacker back.” For instance, suppose someone emails your customers an email that says something bad about your organization. Most of the time, you’ll want to track those people down and do something about it!

But don’t mess with Hackers.

They can remain anonymous and, if they even think you are trying to get back at them, they’ll slam you. To them, you are picking a fight you cannot win.

Unless they are the most basic hackers, then they have resources they can use to take down your website, hack your network, use your servers to hack others, and make your life generally miserable in many ways.

Besides, if you did attack the attacker back, your legal counsel might tell you that what you are doing is illegal too. Even hacking a hacker is still hacking.

Put a smile on your face, do some PR damage control, and focus on growing your business and service your customers – the way you always do. And increase the security of your network!

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