{"id":2474,"date":"2014-02-06T16:40:48","date_gmt":"2014-02-06T21:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.healthguardsecurity.com\/?p=2474"},"modified":"2020-09-08T14:34:52","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T18:34:52","slug":"sochi-security-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthguardsecurity.com\/sochi-security-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Sochi Visitors are Potential Security Risk to US Companies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the city prepares to receive tens of thousands of visitors, so do opportunistic hackers.&nbsp;Several major news networks are reporting that the smartphones and computers of visitors were being hacked within minutes of being turned on in Sochi.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><!--more--><\/div>\n<address><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/video\/nightly-news\/54273832\/#54273832\" title=\"NBC Nightly News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NBC Nightly News &#8211; Hacked Within Minutes: Sochi Visitors Face Internet Minefield<\/a><\/address>\n<address><\/address>\n<address><a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Blotter\/sochi-threat-russian-spies-mobsters-hacking-smartphones\/story?id=22361222\" title=\"ABC News\">ABC News &#8211; The Other Sochi Threat: Russian Spies, Mobsters Hacking Your Smartphones<\/a><\/address>\n<address><\/address>\n<address><\/address>\n<p>The potential risks have also warranted the attention of the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT), who has issued &nbsp;warning to travelers.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 188px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/img.gawkerassets.com\/img\/19erow8s84vcmjpg\/ku-xlarge.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"http:\/\/img.gawkerassets.com\/img\/19erow8s84vcmjpg\/ku-xlarge.jpg\" width=\"188\" height=\"106\" title=\"Sochi Visitors Being Hacked\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 188px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 188\/106;\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/img.gawkerassets.com\/img\/19erow8s84vcmjpg\/ku-xlarge.jpg\" width=\"188\" height=\"106\" title=\"Sochi Visitors Being Hacked\" class=\"  \"><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hackers laying in wait.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<address><\/address>\n<address><a href=\"https:\/\/www.us-cert.gov\/ncas\/tips\/ST14-001\" title=\"US CERT Sochi Advisory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">US-CERT Advisory<\/a><\/address>\n<address><\/address>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 1.17em; line-height: 1.5em;\">The Risk to Organizations<\/span><\/h3>\n<div><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">While the media coverage is primarily focused on the theft of personal information that is on the devices, individuals that take computers or devices that are used for work can pose a threat to their employers and customers as well. Modern day malicious software (malware) is often designed to capture the login credentials that are used to access both personal online accounts as well as company networks and systems. In addition, a compromised system or device can provide hackers a &#8220;beach head&#8221; into an organization,&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">once the person returns home and reconnects their devices to their company networks.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong style=\"font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em;\">Steps Organizations Can Take to Reduce Their Risk:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<ol>\n<li>Identify individuals traveling to Sochi and ensure they are aware of the threats<\/li>\n<li>Try to limit the number of devices and systems that are taken&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Remove any sensitive\/personal data from devices<\/li>\n<li>Ensure devices are protected prior to traveling (e.g. running antivirus protection and firewalls)<\/li>\n<li>Be vigilant for suspicious account activity<\/li>\n<li>After users return, their devices should be analyze signs of compromise prior to being connected to company networks<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the city prepares to receive tens of thousands of visitors, so do opportunistic hackers.&nbsp;Several major news networks are reporting that the smartphones and computers of visitors were being hacked within minutes of being turned on in Sochi.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8082,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[77,66,208,42,207],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.5 (Yoast SEO v22.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sochi Visitors are 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