So whats 'Hacktober'? It's when Facebook teaches its employees how to detect and prevent cyber attacks. But there's a twist, Facebook doesn't just take them on an IT security course... it hacks them. In other words, its the its the other way performing ethical hacking within the company.
'Hacktober' lasts the entire 31 days of the month, and has a number of simulated security threats. The security threats includes attacks to employee computers to see if they fall victim to the attack and to see who identifies and reports the issue.Those lucky enough to catch the phishing scam or security threat created by Facebook and report it (it can be to their private emails or throughout the site) receive a prize.
Prizes this year included Facebook-branded shirts, bandannas and stickers.
But if the employee was unlucky enough to fall for the security threat and/or not report it, they would under go further IT security training.
Facebook's Security Director Ryan McGeehan spoke to the publishers at Mashable about their yearly event:
“Webinars don’t exactly fit in well here, so we wanted to do something unique in line with our hacking culture to teach employees about cybersecurity,”
“We took the theme of October, fear and pranks and created something that is both fun and educational.”
October is now celebrated as a National Cyber Security Awareness month in the US.
Ryan McGeehan added "“People don’t always lock their doors until they have been robbed,” McGeehan said. “It’s easy for cyber security awareness month to go by like a trip to the dentist, so we wanted to do something with an impact and not have the security team talk down with tips to the rest of the staff.”
With the increasing numbers of cyber attacks, we are starting to see more and more companies introduce innovative security measures to prevent the chaos seen in other companies like PayPal, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and thousands of other companies.
The security threats of 2011 were enough to scare even governments around the world. Because of this, opportunities are popping up everywhere for IT Security Professionals.
Find out the top 5 IT Certifications to go for here: http://www.crisp360.com/news/top-5-it-security-certifications
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