28 August 2014

Post 3, CIS 608


JP Morgan hacked 















Here we go again! JP Morgan system got hacked and thousands of password were stolen by Russian hackers. The FBI and other US governments agencies are investigating the attack. I hope this is not a Russian government attack to destroy US economy. Also, I hope this is not a Russian type of sanctions.


Source:http://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-investigating-reports-of-attacks-on-u-s-banks/

25 August 2014

Post 2, CIS 608


Sony PlayStation network back online after cyber-attack











Denial of service (DOS) attack shuts down the Sony's PlayStation for many hours. Attackers used a distributed DOS (DDOS) method to overload the network. This was a similar type of attack that had happened in 2011 where Sony's 52 millions of PlayStation were shut down for many hours.

Source url: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-28924210

Post 1, CIS 608

My Introduction









Hello world!

My name is Dipak Acharya. Currently, I work for US Navy as a SharePoint Administrator and I am very excited to start my first MS class CIS 608 at Bellevue University. Looking forward to know more about current cyber issues.

Dipak Acharya, CIS 608

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