PC World summarized the results of a New York University Professor’s challenge to conduct a personal “pen test” on him.
And the answer, at least in his case, is that knowing that they were out to get him didn’t stop them. He got hacked. As he wrote, in an account of the project last month, while conducting a class at NYU, “without warning, my computer freezes. …”
This article may be viewed at: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2070671/anatomy-of-a-hack-team-meets-a-professors-challenge.html.
Of particular note was that social engineering was key to the attack, “hacking someone’s head” versus clever tech. A phish email was used. As has been recommended many times, beware of emails with links to view something, although prima facie the message appears authentic, from someone you know. Check that link first!
The article concluded with some general advice.