Sheriff’s Office Trains Parents To Fight Online Predators
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office hosting a series of “Inside the Dark Web” classes training parents and guardians on how to protect children online. Cumberland County Investigator Sarah Smith said the department is offering the training because of an alarming increase in online activity among juveniles. Smith said many children are hiding their digital interactions […]
Tech Expert Urge Caution, Common Sense Prevent Theft
It’s Identity Theft Awareness Week and Tennesseans face a growing risk of identity theft, as scammers use of increasingly sophisticated tactics. Tennessee Tech Associate Director of Workforce Development for the Cybersecurity Education Research and Outreach Center Eric Brown said identity theft remains the top consumer complaint. Identity theft continues to increase in communities across the […]
Overnight Cyber Security Attack A Sign Of The Times
An overnight cyber attack against several federal departments and state agencies is an example of the new modern warfare. That is according to the Tennessee Tech Cyber Security Research Center’s Eric Brown. The attack targeted many government agencies that use MOVEit, a software used to encrypt and transfer data. Brown said that even though governments […]
Cookeville IT Focuses On Infrastructure To Be Ahead Of Cyber Attacks
In the age of cyber attacks, Cookeville Chief Technology Officer Steve Corder said infrastructure security has to be the top priority. Corder said when securing infrastructure is not the top priority every day, that is how a ransomware attack can happen. Corder said with all the city’s technology, his job is like being a single […]
TTU Cyber Security Professor On Twitter Attack
Tennessee Tech Cyber Security Education Assistant Director Eric Brown said social engineering was the method used to hack high profile Twitter accounts. On Wednesday, false messages soliciting Bitcoin appeared on accounts like former President Barack Obama, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. Brown said this was remarkable not because of the type […]
