Category: Cybersecurity

  • How Using the SLAM Method Can Improve Phishing Detection

    How Using the SLAM Method Can Improve Phishing Detection

    There is a reason why phishing is usually at the top of the list for security awareness training. For the last decade or two, it has been the main delivery method for all types of attacks. Ransomware, credential theft, database breaches, and more launch via a phishing email. Why has phishing remained such a large…

  • Did You Just Receive a Text from Yourself? Learn What Smishing Scams to Expect

    Did You Just Receive a Text from Yourself? Learn What Smishing Scams to Expect

    How many text messages from companies do you receive today as compared to about two years ago? If you’re like many people, it’s quite a few more. This is because retailers have begun bypassing bloated email inboxes. They are urging consumers to sign up for SMS alerts for shipment tracking and sale notices. The medical…

  • How Often Do You Need to Train Employees on Cybersecurity Awareness?

    How Often Do You Need to Train Employees on Cybersecurity Awareness?

    You’ve completed your annual phishing training. This includes teaching employees how to spot phishing emails. You’re feeling good about it. That is until about 5-6 months later. Your company suffers a costly ransomware infection due to a click on a phishing link. You wonder why you seem to need to train on the same information…

  • Home Security: Why You Should Put IoT Devices on a Guest Wi-Fi Network

    Home Security: Why You Should Put IoT Devices on a Guest Wi-Fi Network

    The number of internet-connected devices in homes has been growing. It’s increased exponentially over the last decade. A typical home now has 10.37 devices connected to the internet. PCs and mobile devices make up a little over half of those and the rest are IoT devices. IoT stands for Internet of Things. It means any…

  • How to Protect Your Online Accounts from Being Breached

    How to Protect Your Online Accounts from Being Breached

    Stolen login credentials are a hot commodity on the Dark Web. There’s a price for every type of account from online banking to social media. For example, hacked social media accounts will go for between $30 to $80 each. The rise in reliance on cloud services has caused a big increase in breached cloud accounts.…

  • Which Form of MFA Is the Most Secure? Which Is the Most Convenient?

    Which Form of MFA Is the Most Secure? Which Is the Most Convenient?

    Credential theft is now at an all-time high and is responsible for more data breaches than any other type of attack. With data and business processes now largely cloud-based, a user’s password is the quickest and easiest way to conduct many different types of dangerous activities. Being logged in as a user (especially if they…

  • Top 5 Mobile Device Attacks You Need to Watch Out For

    Top 5 Mobile Device Attacks You Need to Watch Out For

    Smartphones and tablets are often the preferred device for communications, web searching, and accessing many types of apps. They’re more portable and can be used from anywhere. We’re seeing the takeover of many activities that used to be performed on traditional computers. Now, people are using mobile devices instead. For example, Microsoft estimates that up…

  • What You Need to Know About the Rise in Supply Chain Cyberattacks

    What You Need to Know About the Rise in Supply Chain Cyberattacks

    Any cyberattack is dangerous, but the particularly devastating ones are those on supply chain companies. These can be any supplier – digital or non-digital – of goods and services. We’ve seen several attacks on the supply chain occur in 2021 that had wide-reaching consequences. These are “one-to-many” attacks where victims can go far beyond the…

  • Signs That Your Computer May Be Infected with Malware

    Signs That Your Computer May Be Infected with Malware

    Approximately 34{aeada0fa8f003c85a110b04295024124f84fbea9409bb9b058c545872b092b0f} of businesses take a week or longer to regain access to their data and systems once hit with a malware attack. Malware is an umbrella term that encompasses many different types of malicious code. It can include: Viruses Ransomware Spyware Trojans Adware Key loggers And more The longer that malware sits on your…