{"id":11566,"date":"2019-10-03T08:53:18","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T12:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thesslstore.com\/blog\/?p=11566"},"modified":"2020-12-01T15:10:54","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T20:10:54","slug":"cybersecurity-awareness-month-2019-the-three-little-pigs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thesslstore.com\/blog\/cybersecurity-awareness-month-2019-the-three-little-pigs\/","title":{"rendered":"Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2019 & The Three Little Pigs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. This year let\u2019s have\nsome fun while spreading cybersecurity awareness!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since 2003, October has been National Cyber Security\nAwareness Month in the US (and it\u2019s spread around the world, too!) It\u2019s a great\ntime to spread awareness about the importance of cybersecurity and how you can\nprotect your privacy, your business, and your customers\u2019 data. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, instead of writing another blog post talking\nabout how security\nbreaches are up 67%<\/a>, or that 43%\nof all breaches target SMBs<\/a>, or how 91%\nof cyberattacks start with a phishing email<\/a>\u2026we\u2019re going to have some fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s our re-telling of the well-known fairy tale The Three Little Pigs\u2026with a cyber twist! We hope you enjoy it! (Illustrations are by Ryan, one of our web security support specialists!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s hash it out.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Cybersecurity Retelling of The Three Little Pigs<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Once upon a time, there was a fine woman named Mrs. Hogg. She had three sons: Larry, Ivan, and Leo. Now a better family you would be hard-pressed to find: they were a happy little clan, fine examples of love, dedication, and hard work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Now Larry, Ivan, and Leo went to the local school, where they had a classmate named Bernard Bartholomew Wolfe. His name was a bit long, so everyone called him BB. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s not nice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Now BB Wolfe was a different sort altogether \u2013 whatever the\nHoggs were, BB Wolfe was not. He was not loving, dedicated, or hard working. In\nfact, he was the class bully. Although one thing we must give him some credit\nfor \u2013 he came up with (what we must admit) was a clever nickname for our three\nprotagonists: 3 LIL Pigs. Knowing this is often the best way to deal with\nbullies, they embraced what was intended as an insult \u2013 so instead of an insult\nit became an affectionate nickname used by all their friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do it the best that you can<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Time passed, and BB and the 3 LIL Pigs graduated from school\nand went out into the world. Before they left, Mrs. Hogg gave her sons some\nexcellent advice. \u201cWhatever you do, do it the best that you can because that’s\nthe way to get along in this world.\u201d The Three LIL Pigs thought that was\nexcellent advice, and so they set about building their own businesses the best\nthat they could.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Larry built a business selling sod, grass seed, and straw.\nHe did the best that he could and built a thriving business that was known all\naround for quality goods and excellent service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ivan built a business selling lumber and wood of all types.\nHe did the best that he could and built a thriving business that contractors,\nhomeowners, and hobbyists from all over relied on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leo built a business selling stone, marble, and bricks. He\ndid the best that he could and built a thriving business that provided goods\nfor all the fanciest homes in the county.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can a school bully make money?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, BB lived in Mrs. Wolfe\u2019s basement and made nasty comments on Reddit, using his screenname b1gb4dw0lfe. As I said, he wasn\u2019t a very nice person. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But now, BB began to realize something \u2013 he needed money to\nbuy more Red Bull and Doritos. But he wasn\u2019t hard-working, so he didn\u2019t want to\nget a job. Maybe he could make money doing something he loved? Ah, yes,\nbullying was fun. But if he locked people in their lockers or gave them\nswirlies now, he might get locked up by the Police. He needed a different idea.\nAha! He could make money doing what he did best \u2013 being mean online. So BB\nWolfe became an internet hacker, using phishing, malware, SQL injection, and\nother nasty tricks to steal money online. Nobody knew who b1gb4dw0lfe was, so\nBB happily sat in Mrs. Wolfe\u2019s basement and hacked away, drinking Red Bull and\neating Doritos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now back to the LIL Pigs. BB hated them more than anyone,\nbecause they had ignored his bullying and were very successful. So BB decided he\nwould destroy them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Give me Bitcoin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

So one night, BB Wolfe sent Larry an email. It said: \u201cSend\nme $1,000 in bitcoin or I\u2019ll hack and I\u2019ll crack and I\u2019ll blow your business\ndown.\u201d \u201cNot by the hair of my chinny chin chin\u201d, said Larry. But there was\nsomething Larry forgot. When building his business, he had done his very best,\nexcept for one part: cybersecurity. \u201cI\u2019m just a little business that sells\nstraw\u201d, he said, \u201cwho would attack me?\u201d Now BB hacked and cracked and found\nsomething that made him quite happy. All of Larry\u2019s routers and all of Larry\u2019s devices\nused 12345 as the password! So BB hacked into Larry\u2019s business and wired all\nhis money to an offshore bank account. So Larry had to shut down his business\nand go work for Ivan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now Ivan had done better in cybersecurity. He knew that all\nhis devices had strong passwords \u2013 they were unique, uncompromised, and\ndifficult to crack. So when BB sent him an email demanding $5,000 in bitcoin he\nreplied \u201cNot by the hair of my chinny chin chin!\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now BB Wolfe hacked and cracked and couldn\u2019t get in. So he decided to try another trick. He sent Ivan an email from a sheep farmer named Esmerelda. It said \u201cHello Ivan, When I bought lumber from you for my sheep barn, you overcharged my credit card \u2013 fix this right away or I will file a chargeback. Click here to view my statement and you will see the problem.\u201d Now Ivan worked hard to be sure that all of his customers were happy, so he tried right away to check the credit card statement. But what he didn\u2019t know was that accidentally gave BB access to his email account. Then mean old BB hacked his bank account and sent all his money away to an overseas bank account. So Ivan had to close his business and go work for Leo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Now BB Wolfe was feeling pretty confident, and he started to\nget greedier. So he sent Ivan an email saying \u201cSend me $10,000 or I\u2019ll hack and\nI\u2019ll crack and I\u2019ll blow your business down.\u201d But Leo knew that he had done the\nbest that he could to protect his business<\/a>. But Leo was still cautious – he\ncalled up Cy the CISO, and said: Turn up the firewalls to 11! Not by the hair\nof my chinny chin chin will he blow our business down!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So BB Wolfe hacked and he cracked, but all the passwords\nwere secure. He phished and he vished and he smished, but Leo and his staff\nlaughed and said: “Not by the hair of our chinny-chin-chin! You can’t fool\nus with an SMS about a fraudulent charge for an old sheep skin rug!” Then\nBB Wolfe went to upontheroofdownthechimney.com (which was Leo\u2019s website) to\nhack and crack his way in. But Leo had done his best \u2013 his site was all HTTPS,\nwith up-to-date software, menacing firewalls, and super-strong passwords. BB\nhacked and he cracked but he couldn\u2019t get in!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having the Wolfe for dinner<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

But what BB Wolfe didn\u2019t know was that Cy the CISO had contacted the police and they had set a trap to catch BB. The website was secure and protected, and now it was also a honeypot \u2013 set up by the police to install tracking software on BB\u2019s computer if he tried to hack it. And BB Wolfe fell KERSPLASH right into that honeypot! And before he knew what was happening, the police were at his door and taking him away to jail. Then they took his bank accounts and paid back all the money to the Three LIL Pigs \u2013 with interest!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What did the Three LIL Pigs do with the money, you ask? They\nre-opened Larry & Ivan\u2019s businesses that they lost, and they hired back all\nthe employees. Then they had money left over, so they threw a big feast the\nnext night and invited all their friends over for supper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And that\u2019s the story of how BB Wolfe got caught in a honeypot\nand how the Three LIL Pigs had him for dinner!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now when you\u2019re hard at work, don\u2019t forget the lesson that\nLarry & Ivan learned the hard way: do your very best to protect your\nbusiness against hackers and crackers. If you don\u2019t, you might have to rebuild\nyour business or even close it forever. And that\u2019s no good at all!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Free Cybersecurity Resources (BB Wolfe Hates These!)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, now is a great time to upgrade your business\u2019s defenses! So when a big bad wolf comes knocking at your digital door, you\u2019ll be able to laugh and say: \u201cNot by the hair of my chinny chin chin will you blow my business down!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get started with these free resources to help you protect\nyour business against cyber attacks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Learn how big bad wolves attack with our Cybersecurity Statistics<\/a>.<\/li>
  2. Protect against phishing with our Email Security Best Practices Guide<\/a>.<\/li>
  3. Show your employees what to watch out for with our Phishing Email Examples<\/a>.<\/li>
  4. Learn about SSL encryption with our New To SSL guide<\/a>.<\/li>
  5. Find out how to protect documents and emails with our Digital Signatures guide<\/a>.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Feel free to share these resources with your coworkers and friends so they, too, can laugh when the big bad wolf comes knocking at their door!<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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