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The Twelve Days of Christmas Hacks

Written by Gail Blount | December, 22 2020

On the first day of Christmas, a hacker sent to me

a malware virus in a pear tree. (!)

 

On the second day of Christmas, a hacker sent to me:

two Trojan horses and a malware virus in a pear tree.

 

On the third day of Christmas, a hacker sent to me:

Three DoS attacks, two Trojan horses and a malware virus in a pear tree.

 

On the fourth day of Christmas, a hacker sent to me: 

Four calling scams, three DoS attacks, two Trojan horses and a malware virus in a pear tree.

 

On the fifth day of Christmas, a hacker sent to me:

FIVE SERVERS DOWN! Four calling scams, three DoS attacks, two Trojan horses and a malware virus in a pear tree.

 

On the sixth day of Christmas, a hacker sent to me:

Six spywares spying, FIVE SERVERS DOWN! Four calling scams, three DoS attacks, two Trojan horses and a malware virus in a pear tree.

 

On the seventh day of Christmas, a hacker sent to me:

Seven bots a netting, six spywares spying, FIVE SERVERS DOWN! Four calling scams, three DoS attacks, two Trojan horses and a malware virus in a pear tree.

 

On the eighth day of Christmas, a hacker sent to me: 

Eight emails phishing, seven bots a netting, six spywares spying, FIVE SERVERS DOWN! Four calling scams, three DoS attacks, two Trojan horses and a malware virus in a pear tree.


On the ninth day of Christmas, a hacker sent to me:

Nine schemers scheming, eight emails phishing, seven bots a netting, six spywares spying, FIVE SERVERS DOWN! Four calling scams, three DoS attacks, two Trojan horses and a malware virus in a pear tree. (Whew!)


On the tenth day of Christmas, a hacker sent to me:

Ten keyloggers logging, nine schemers scheming, eight emails phishing, seven bots a netting, six spywares spying, FIVE SERVERS DOWN! Four calling scams, three DoS attacks, two Trojan horses and a malware virus in a pear tree.

 

On the eleventh day of Christmas, a hacker sent to me:

Eleven rootkits rooting, ten keyloggers logging, nine schemers scheming, eight emails phishing, seven bots a netting, six spywares spying, FIVE SERVERS DOWN! Four calling scams, three DoS attacks, two Trojan horses and a malware virus in a pear tree.

 

“THAT’S IT!” said I. “I’ve had enough! My system’s under attack, my customers are leery, and my brand’s in jeopardy!”

 

On the twelfth day of Christmas, I called Security. 24-By-7 did a risk assessment, penetration testing, fast remediation … and got rid of eleven rootkits rooting, ten keyloggers logging, nine schemers scheming, eight emails phishing, seven bots a netting, six spywares spying, FIVE SERVERS DOWN! Four calling scams, three DoS attacks, two Trojan horses, and a malware virus in a pear tree!

 

“And now I’m the HERO of my company!”   

 

Don’t let the holidays (or hackers) get you down.

Call the A-Team at 24By7Security and schedule a

Security Risk Assessment for the new year!