Donald Korinchak, MBA, PMP, CISSP, CASP, ITILv3

Donald Korinchak is a Cybersecurity Professional in the Washington DC area. Donald holds an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh Katz School of Business. Donald is considered a thought leader in business, leadership, and cybersecurity issues.
Murder by Hacking

Murder by Hacking

Hackers have already - perhaps many times- have contributed to death by hacking into secure systems and releasing information. 
What is Zerodium?

What is Zerodium?

Zerodium is a reputable place where you can sell zero-day exploits. Hackers and security researchers know that Zerodium is a…
What is Persian Stalker?

What is Persian Stalker?

Persian Stalker is targeting Iranian social media accounts. The “group” has been around since 2017, and they have been observed…
How I passed the CISSP exam without reading any books

How I passed the CISSP exam without reading any books

Reading is not my best learning style. In today’s world of podcasts and audiobooks, I believe that fewer and fewer…
Phishing attacks up by 300% in 2018

Phishing attacks up by 300% in 2018

According to “The Retail and eCommerce Threat Landscape Report” from October 2018, there is a 297% increase in the number…
More data shows that Americans are lackadaisical about security.

More data shows that Americans are lackadaisical about security.

A new research report Published by cybersecurity specialists, BestVPN.com, shows the state of online privacy in the United States. BestVPN…
North Korean Cryptocurrency Scam Efforts – Marine Chain

North Korean Cryptocurrency Scam Efforts – Marine Chain

Experts think that the infamous North Korean hacker group Lazarus accounts for targeted strikes against five cryptocurrency exchanges. North Korea’s…
The freeRTOS Vulnerability Disaster

The freeRTOS Vulnerability Disaster

FreeRTOS, the open-source operating system that powers most of the small microprocessors and microcontrollers in many IoT hardware products has…
City of Westhaven Connecticut Pays $2K in Ransomware Extortion

City of Westhaven Connecticut Pays $2K in Ransomware Extortion

Another successful ransomware attack…. The City of West Haven, Connecticut made the tough decision to pay hackers $2,000 in ransom…
Hackers are Unstoppable?

Hackers are Unstoppable?

According to research by Kaspersky Lab, 86% of Cybersecurity professionals think that hackers are not stoppable and will eventually succeed…
The Most Frequent Kinds of Malware

The Most Frequent Kinds of Malware

Malware is short for “Malicious Software” and has been around for a very long time.  Way back in the 1980s,…
What is Coinhive Malware?

What is Coinhive Malware?

A cryptocurrency mining code called Coinhive is creeping onto unsuspecting websites around the net. Coinhive uses javascript to harness computer…
The Bloomberg article about Supermicro Supply Chain Hardware Hack

The Bloomberg article about Supermicro Supply Chain Hardware Hack

Everyone is talking about the Bloomberg Businessweek’s volatile report alleging that Chinese spies had implanted surveillance chips in the motherboards…