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Insights on cybersecurity, managed IT, and modern business technology.
Practical guidance from the MYDWARE team — protecting and modernising businesses across the Greater Toronto Area and Simcoe County.
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CybersecurityUber Hacked Again
An unknown hacker, who claims to be eighteen years old, acquired administrative access to Uber's corporate network and proprietary internal tools on Thursday, September 15, 2022.
September 21, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityThe Biggest Vulnerabilities that Hackers are Feasting on Right Now
Software vulnerabilities are an unfortunate part of working with technology.
September 19, 2022 4 min -
Cybersecurity3 Times Businesses Were Denied Cyber Insurance Payouts
Cyber insurance is a type of insurance that protects businesses from financial losses that can result from a cyberattack. While it’s an essential tool for businesses of all sizes, there are some facts you should be aware of before purchasing a policy.
September 2, 2022 4 min -
CybersecurityLarge Scale Okta Phishing Campaign Targets Many Organizations
According to ongoing research by Group-IB, a massive phishing campaign is currently underway.
August 31, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityHow To Find Your Passwords (And Never Need To Reset Them Again)
There are two types of people…which one are you?
August 30, 2022 4 min -
CybersecurityBack To School! The 4 Cybersecurity Trainings You Must Do With ALL Employees
It’s back-to-school season! Soon, our kids will return to the classroom, where they will relearn the information from the prior school year to ensure that they were able to retain that knowledge. There’s nothing wrong with needing a refresher, and this is true for both students and your employees.
August 24, 2022 3 min -
CybersecurityBalancing a Proactive and Reactive Approach to Cyber Incidents
A cyber incident is a type of security event that can harm a business like yours. Ranging from data breaches and system failures to malware attacks and phishing scams, these incidents can hinder productivity, revenue growth and customer satisfaction.
July 28, 2022 4 min -
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 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 -
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 -
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 -
CybersecurityPopular Service Being Used To Send Phishing Emails
Google SMTP relay service is wildly popular and used every day by legions of users. Unfortunately, hackers around the world are aware of this and increasingly they've begun abusing the SMTP relay service.
May 27, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityHow to Use Two-Factor Authentication to Prevent Your Instagram Account From Being Hacked and Hijacked
You have likely seen social media posts from friends warning that their Instagram account has been hacked. Unfortunately, this has become increasingly common.
May 13, 2022 1 min -
CybersecurityVMWare Products Need Patched Now For Security Risks
If you use certain VMWAre products, be aware that the company has recently identified and issued a patch for a total of five critical security vulnerabilities.
April 29, 2022 2 min -
Cybersecurity12 Password Best Practices
With the business world heavily reliant on digitalization in this day and age, the use of technology in your organization is unavoidable. Although technology can undeniably give your business an advantage in increasingly competitive markets, there are many troublesome areas to keep an eye on. This is why interest in cybersecurity has risen in recent years.
April 27, 2022 4 min -
CybersecurityKeep Your Business Compliant By Following These Tips
Compliance is incredibly important for any business. A failure to remain compliant can spell doom for any business, regardless of size. Being compliant is the act of following certain established rules, regulations, laws and guidelines. But what many business owners don’t realize is that compliance and security go hand in hand. Compliance is in place to prevent security breaches and give guidelines for what to do if a breach does occur.
April 22, 2022 4 min -
CybersecuritySome Microsoft’s Source Code Was Stolen By Hacker Group
Microsoft recently confirmed that an account belonging to one of their employees was compromised by the Lapsus$ hacking group, which allowed them to abscond with portions of the company's source code.
April 19, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityCritical Vulnerability Discovered in Sophos Firewall Version 18.5.3 and Older
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March 31, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityThree Critical Vulnerabilities found in APC Smart-UPS Devices
APC, one of the leaders in backup power supply products are on the receiving end of three new vulnerabilities which may put millions of organizations at risk.
March 16, 2022 5 min -
CybersecurityRansomware Groups Are Targeting Smaller Business
Cybersecurity authorities from the US, UK and Australia have released a joint advisory warning of the increase in ransomware attacks affecting western organizations.
February 23, 2022 2 min