What Keeps us up at night

Malware tools are designed to go undetected as possible. In the "old" days it was hold your system for ransom. Now ransomware is the icing on the cake. The goal is to gain access and syphon off data and or CPU cycles for as long as you can.

With the right tools, bypassing BitLocker is a breeze.

Here is an additional write up.
https://pulsesecurity.co.nz/articles/TPM-sniffing

Does this mean BitLocker drive encryption should not be used. No, good Cyber Security uses a multilayered approach of which drive encryption is just one layer.

You try to everything right and the bad guys find another way. Cyber security is never a one and done issue. It is a constant cat and mouse battle. Jonathan takes a rather tongue in cheek approach to a very serious subject. 

How did I get hacked?