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CybersecuritySimple Tips For Securing Smart Device Data
Data security isn't something that's at the forefront of most people's minds, but it probably should be. These days, we use far more than just our trusty laptops and desktops to do real, meaningful work. Most people have a plethora of devices they tap into on a regular basis and take with them wherever they go.
July 27, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityCyber Incident Response 101 for Small Businesses
Imagine it's the end of a long workday and you're ready to head home for the evening. However, just as you're about to leave, you find out your email credentials have been hacked and critical data has been stolen from your business. As a small business, you may have to deal with similar scenarios caused by phishing attacks, ransomware, malware or any other security threat.
July 27, 2022 4 min -
CybersecurityOne Of The Largest US Banks Discloses Data Breach
Do you have an account with Michigan-based Flagstar Bank? As one of the largest banks in the United States, it's quite possible that you do.
July 26, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityCyber Incident Prevention Best Practices for Small Businesses
As a small business owner, you may think you are “too small” to be the target of cybercrime because you aren’t a large, multimillion-dollar company. However, this couldn’t be further from the truth. Although the media mainly focuses on attacks on big businesses, small businesses are low-hanging fruit for cybercriminals.
July 26, 2022 4 min -
CybersecurityCreating A Safe Online Presence For Your Children In 4 Easy Steps
Children in this day and age are growing up in a technological climate that many of us never could have imagined 20 years ago. Kids who were born during the last decade will never know a world where everyone doesn’t have a cellphone on them at all times. They’ll never truly understand what the world was like before the Internet.
July 26, 2022 3 min -
CybersecurityMicrosoft Believes AI Can Help Prevent Ransomware In The Future
Recently, Microsoft published a fascinating blog post. In the blog post, they said they were experimenting with "novel approaches" when it comes to harnessing the power of AI to spot threats on the threat landscape before they become a problem.
July 25, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityYou May Need To Replace Old Cisco VPN Routers
Do you own one or more of the following products made by Cisco?
July 22, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityResearchers Find New CPU Security Vulnerability
Remember the Heartbleed scare we had a couple years back? It was a nasty side-channel attack that was somewhat exotic and difficult to pull off, and it was absolutely devastating and sent shockwaves through the entire world.
July 19, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityRansomware Hackers Have Set Their Sights On Exchange Servers
Microsoft Exchange servers are once more in the crosshairs of hackers around the world. Most recently, hacking groups have been specifically targeting them to deploy BlackCat ransomware.
July 18, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityYou Need To Be Aware Of This If Any Of Your Employees Work Remotely
Only half of businesses have cloud-based cyber security protection that protects their employees regardless of where they work. And yet three-quarters of businesses now have employees who work outside the office on a regular basis.
July 15, 2022 1 min -
CybersecurityNew Panchan Botnet Targets Linux Servers
If you're involved with IT Security at any level and if your network includes Linux servers, keep a watchful eye out for the new Panchan botnet.
July 14, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityHow To Protect Your Company With Cybersecurity Awareness
These days, companies spend significant sums of money to protect themselves from cyber criminals. The threat matrix is vast, and attacks can come from almost any quarter. That is why many companies not only spend heavily on antivirus software, but also on a wide range of tools that IT security professionals can leverage to intercept attacks "at the gates" and prevent attackers from ever breaching their defenses.
July 13, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityIs Starbucks The Biggest Danger For Your Business?
For a long time, Starbucks has called itself the ‘Third Place,’ which they defined as the place between home and work.
July 12, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityData Breach Hits One Of America’s Largest Healthcare Providers
Do you receive healthcare of any kind from Kaiser Permanente? If so, be aware that they recently published a data breach notification indicating that an unidentified attacker accessed an email account that contained personal health information on April 5th, 2022.
July 12, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityCisco Email Gateway Appliance Users Should Apply Security Patch
Tech giant Cisco recently sent out a notification to its vast customer base urging them to apply a recently issued patch that addresses a critical security vulnerability. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to bypass the authentication process entirely and gain access to the web management interface of Cisco email gateway appliances with non-default configurations.
July 11, 2022 2 min -
CybersecuritySome Employees Won’t Stop Using Apps Banned By Their IT Department
How concerned is your company's team about cyber security? Your people are most likely concerned. However, many employees are not.
July 9, 2022 1 min -
CybersecurityMassive Phishing Attack Scammed Millions Of Facebook Messenger Users
According to research conducted by the cybersecurity firm PIXM, there is a massive phishing campaign that peaked in April and May of this year (2022) and it is still ongoing.
July 8, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityResearchers Warn About Symbiote Malware Which Attacks Linux Machines
Are you a Linux user? If so, be aware that there is a new kind of malware to be concerned about. The BlackBerry Threat Research and Intelligence team, in concert with Joakim Kennedy (an Intezer Analyze security researcher), have announced the discovery of a new strain of malware.
July 7, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityNew Malware Uses Word Documents To Get On Your System
Researchers at HP have discovered a new malware loader that they've dubbed SVCReady. While new malware strains are common, this one is distinct for a couple of different reasons.
July 6, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityHackers Are Teaming Up To Wreak Havoc On Corporate Users
It's never a good thing when well-organized groups of hackers start working together, but that's what appears to be happening.
July 4, 2022 2 min
