Tag Archives: cybersecurity Louisville

Do you have response plan for a data breach?

October 9, 2019 CafePress, the Louisville online retailer of stock and user-customized on-demand products,suffered a data breach in February affecting 23 million accounts. However customers didn’t learn of the breach until months later – and from third parties. The breach apparently happened on February 20, exposing email addresses, names, physical addresses, phone numbers, and passwords stored as SHA-1 … Continue reading "Do you have response plan for a data breach?" Read More

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month – a great time to review your online habits

October 3, 2019 October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Sponsored by the U.S.Department of Homeland Security, it’s a national campaign to encourage U.S. citizens to be aware of the serious threats foreign hackers and other criminals present to our online life. Today we’re endorsing the idea of “If you connect, you must protect.” Most of us have been … Continue reading "National Cybersecurity Awareness Month – a great time to review your online habits" Read More

Meet a cybercriminal: He worked to hide malware from security software

September 18, 2019 Eduard Malanici, 32, is accused of running a “crypting” service for Dark Web criminals. He is particularly accused of providing this service for customers interested in distributing banking trojan software known as GozNym. A crypting service scans a piece of malware against all available antivirus tools to see how many can detect the malware. The … Continue reading "Meet a cybercriminal: He worked to hide malware from security software" Read More

Are your vendors careful with your business and client information?

September 18, 2019 Do you know how strong your third-party vendors’ IT Security is? Do you know if they take security seriously? Vendors who can log in to your systems to handle business operations on your behalf – or who simply log in for other reasons – could be a gateway for criminals to hack your data. Key … Continue reading "Are your vendors careful with your business and client information?" Read More

ImageQuest participates in GLAHU Fall Forum

September 9, 2019 Our CEO Milton Bartley presenting as the fictitious CEO of “Ransomware, Inc.” Our Jay Mallory staffed our booth at the event. The “CEO” of fictitious “Ransomware, Inc.” presented today at the Greater Louisville Association of Health Underwriters’ Fall Forum. The presentation by our CEO, Milton Bartley, was part of ImageQuest’s participation at this professional education … Continue reading "ImageQuest participates in GLAHU Fall Forum" Read More

City hit with ransomware. Doesn’t pay. Recovers.

September 7, 2019 The city of New Bedford, Mass., recently revealed it experienced a ransomware attack over the Fourth of July holiday. However, unlike other recent stories of cities getting hit with ransomware, New Bedford had a relatively happy ending. A greedy crook demanded an eye-popping $5.3 million to decrypt the city’s systems. New Bedford countered with its … Continue reading "City hit with ransomware. Doesn’t pay. Recovers." Read More

How hackers use passwords to break in to your systems

August 22, 2019 A identity security manager at Microsoft recently wrote a blog post talking about how hackers use passwords to try to break in to systems using Microsoft programs. Called “Your Pa$$word doesn’t matter,” the piece by Microsoft’s Alex Weinert walks through various ways hackers use passwords. The list above represents the top 10 passwords hackers test … Continue reading "How hackers use passwords to break in to your systems" Read More

ImageQuest’s Jay Mallory featured on KYCPA podcast episodes

August 14, 2019 The Kentucky Society of CPAs recently launched a podcast series called “Behind the Numbers.” Its focus will be on relevant topics and information that involve accounting and the CPA profession. To launch the podcast, KYCPA’s podcast host, Marvin Stewart, talked with Jay Mallory, ImageQuest’s Executive Vice President, Marketing and Business Development. The two discussed business … Continue reading "ImageQuest’s Jay Mallory featured on KYCPA podcast episodes" Read More

Another IoT concern: Hackers target printers, VOIP to access networks

August 12, 2019 Russia-linked hackers are gaining access to network systems through poorly configured devices, such as office printers and VOIP phones, BankInfoSecurity.com reports. It’s another warning related to “Internet of Things” devices. The hackers are thought to be part of the Russian group known as “FancyBear” or APT 28 (Advanced Persistent Threat 28.) APT 28 is infamous … Continue reading "Another IoT concern: Hackers target printers, VOIP to access networks" Read More

Cyber attacks hit more school districts

August 7, 2019 The list of school districts hit with cyber attacks in recent weeks continues to grow.Some had money stolen through a phishing email. Some had their systems shut down by ransomware. Another system, the Avon Public School system in Connecticut, suffered repeated attacks, sometimes multiple times in one day, during a six-week period, Campus Safety Magazine … Continue reading "Cyber attacks hit more school districts" Read More

FTC: Monitoring instead of money now for Equifax data breach victims

August 6, 2019 The U.S. Federal Trade Commission stepped back from its offer of $125 per person for settling with victims of the Equifax data breach. Now, the offer is four years of guaranteed credit monitoring on all three credit bureaus. The FTC said on its website, FTC.gov, that “millions of people visited this site in just the … Continue reading "FTC: Monitoring instead of money now for Equifax data breach victims" Read More

Four Louisiana school districts hit with cyber attacks

August 1, 2019 Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency last week after three school districts’ IT systems were locked up by ransomware. A fourth district reported experiencing unspecified “activity” this week and shut down its phone lines and email, the Advocate of Baton Rouge reported. IT systems were completely locked up by ransomware last … Continue reading "Four Louisiana school districts hit with cyber attacks" Read More