Tag Archives: Cybersecurity

ImageQuest’s Jay Mallory shares true stories in “Tales from the Malware Front”

October 22, 2019 What do an employee working from home, a financial services advisor, an attorney, and a mortgage company CEO have in common? Two things – one each experienced a hacking attempt, and each were a topic in today’s “Tales from the Malware Front.” Sponsored by Citizens Union Bank, the event provided attendees guidance on how to … Continue reading "ImageQuest’s Jay Mallory shares true stories in “Tales from the Malware Front”" Read More

How much does a ransomware attack cost? Ask Baltimore

October 19, 2019 Ever think about what you’d need to do to recover from a ransomware attack? What services you’d need to hire to get your organization back up and running? Well, you might look to Baltimore as an example. Last week, city officials there approved payments to seven firms which helped Baltimore get its systems back online … Continue reading "How much does a ransomware attack cost? Ask Baltimore" 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

New client Sunrise Services needed IT Compliance help

September 25, 2019 From time to time we highlight clients who hire us to help them out. Recently we talked with Kelly Meeks, of Sunrise Services LLC, who asked ImageQuest to help Sunrise improve its IT Compliance posture. IT Compliance is important to Sunrise as it works with physician practices to ensure their billing systems results in timely … Continue reading "New client Sunrise Services needed IT Compliance help" 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

Ransomware is hitting small U.S. communities. How to fight back

September 4, 2019 This summer has shown that criminals are targeting small governments – cities and school districts – with ransomware. Attacks are costing governments, their insurance carriers, and their taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars. But city hall and school boards can fight back. City-Journal.org lists several ways communities can battle the flood of malware aimed at … Continue reading "Ransomware is hitting small U.S. communities. How to fight back" 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

Avoid ransomware shutdown with a good data backup process

August 20, 2019 Ransomware is back in the news, with multiple attacks on cities, schools and smaller municipalities. But while you’re hearing about publicly funded entities being shut down, private firms and organizations also getting hit. You may not hear about them, but we do. Private businesses generally aren’t keen to publicly talk about a data breach or … Continue reading "Avoid ransomware shutdown with a good data backup process" Read More

Use public Wi-Fi safely when out of the office with these tips

August 15, 2019 With the fall business travel and conference season approaching, we thought we’d remind you about safe public Wi-Fi use with a few tips. For starters, we recommend you use your company’s Virtual Private Network (VPN) or a paid VPN if your company doesn’t provide a VPN. A VPN will encrypt your communications – but beware, … Continue reading "Use public Wi-Fi safely when out of the office with these tips" Read More