Carl H.

Carl H.

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  • Plot Behind Bank Cyber Attack Thickens; Tools Found in Saudi Arabia

    Fox Business

    Security professionals investigating the cyber attacks that crippled the websites of U.S. banks last month have discovered the tools at the heart of the attacks are more complex than previously thought and have also been found in Saudi Arabia.

    The findings from security firm Radware (RDWR) suggest the attacks -- which are ongoing -- may be harder to stop than had been hoped.

    “If I’m a small band of thugs and I’ve been using handguns and rifles, I’ve now given myself electronic…

    Security professionals investigating the cyber attacks that crippled the websites of U.S. banks last month have discovered the tools at the heart of the attacks are more complex than previously thought and have also been found in Saudi Arabia.

    The findings from security firm Radware (RDWR) suggest the attacks -- which are ongoing -- may be harder to stop than had been hoped.

    “If I’m a small band of thugs and I’ve been using handguns and rifles, I’ve now given myself electronic access to major weapons systems,” said Carl Herberger, vice president of security solutions at Radware.

    Herberger said the company has found a variant of the malware in “labs in Saudi Arabia” that is a “slightly different version from what’s being used in the wild.”

    It’s not clear if this means the malware actually came from Saudi Arabia or just ended up there coincidentally.
    Read more: http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2012/10/05/version-bank-cyber-attack-tools-found-in-saudi-arabia/#ixzz28VMEq4yR

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  • Companies Rush to Tailor Products to New Cyber-Attacks [National Defense]

    TMCnet

    Contribution to reporter's article

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  • Security Stress

    ITP.net / Georgina Enzer

    Carl Herberger – former Pentagon security advisor and vice president, Security Solutions at Radware talks Network Middle East through future threats facing enterprises.

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  • Threat Vectors Changing for Information Security

    Security Info Watch

    As security threats and technologies have evolved over the years, the line between physical and IT security has also begun to blur. Indeed, CSOs and CISOs at many organizations now wear dual hats as their duties have become more intertwined.

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  • Anonymous Vs. DNS System: Lessons For Enterprise IT

    Information Week

    A rumored attack on the world's DNS servers by Anonymous failed to materialize. But the many enterprises still ignoring persistent weaknesses could learn from the defensive strategy.

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  • Anonymous' 'Global Blackout': The odds against an Internet shutdown

    Government Computer News

    Observers expressed doubt that Anonymous could make good on its threat to take down the Internet on March 31, but even skeptics advised caution.
    GCN (http://s.tt/1adZF)

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  • Anonymous Will Attempt to Shut Down the Internet with Operation Blackout on March 31st

    pnosker.com

    The hacktivist organization known as Anonymous has announced its plans to disable the internet this Saturday, March 31st. The group has been known to bring down websites, large ones at that, but has never attempted something as large as the entire internet before.

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  • Governments Insecure Due to ‘Massive Inherent Problems’, Expert Says

    Softpedia

    Recently I had a great interview with Carl Herberger, Vice President of Security Solutions at Radware, and he shared some interesting things related to enterprise security, especially when cloud-based technologies are involved.

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    • Eduard Kovacs
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  • The Rise o Cyber-Hacktivism and DDoS- The Weapon o Mass Cyber Disruption

    Scribd

    By all indications this month will go down in the record books as one o the most active periods o cyber-hacktivism in theshort history o this new category o threats. Moreover, given the current efcacy o these attacks we believe this will onlyserve to encourage even more actors to enter the picture and spawn a vicious cycle o uture malicious activity.No one can say or certain how all o this will play out in the coming days, however given the increased requency, directedattacks, and…

    By all indications this month will go down in the record books as one o the most active periods o cyber-hacktivism in theshort history o this new category o threats. Moreover, given the current efcacy o these attacks we believe this will onlyserve to encourage even more actors to enter the picture and spawn a vicious cycle o uture malicious activity.No one can say or certain how all o this will play out in the coming days, however given the increased requency, directedattacks, and eectiveness o the techniques, we can saely assume the ollowing:

    •Cyberattacksgomainstreamformaliciousactivists•Reassessingtherisk–yourorganizationislikelyatarget•CyberweaponofMassDisruption–DDoSattack•Architectingtheperimeterforattackmitigation•Theneedforcomplementingsecuritytechnologies•Counterattacksareneeded!Defensemitigationstrategiesarealsoevolvingandnowincludeactive

    counterattack strategies

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  • Anonymous Could Lure Innocents In DDoS Attacks

    CRN

    Hacktivist collective Anonymous has made joining a denial-of-service attack as easy as clicking a link on a Twitter post, making it possible to gather an army of unwitting participants.

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Honors & Awards

  • 2018 - TOP 250 Growth Hacker Award

    Goodman Lantern

    https://www.goodmanlantern.com/blog/2017/12/12/top-250-hackers

    Growth Hackers are the powerhouse of generating sales within an organisation. At Goodman Lantern, we understand that there are many unsung heroes who have lead the growth of many organisations. Meet some of these heroes, presenting our TOP 250 GROWTH HACKERS for 2018 (In no particular order 🤗)

  • Private Pilot

    FAA

    Certified Private Pilot

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  • ERAU Electrical, Computer, Software, and Systems Engineering Industry Advisory Board.

    Board Membner

    - Present

    Board Member of Embry-Riddle's Aeronautical University's (ERAU) prestigious Electrical, Computer, Software and System Engineering Governance Committee

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