Tag Archives: IT Security Louisville

Small financial institutions need a virtual information security officer

August 4, 2019 Community Banks and Credit Unions face unceasing attacks on their security along with expanding government requirements and increasingly sophisticated consumer expectations. But for small- to medium-sized institutions, meeting all those demands may be near impossible. The budget may not be there for sufficient staff to tackle such demands. One person may be wearing too many … Continue reading "Small financial institutions need a virtual information security officer" 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

Why GSRM Law relies on ImageQuest’s IT Compliance services

July 28, 2019 Nashville’s Gullett Sandford Robinson & Martin PLLC hired ImageQuest to provide IT Compliance services. GSRM’s Chief Operating Officer, M. Suzanne Hartness, was kind enough to explain why in this short video. GSRM has an IT department but it “lacked the bandwidth” to make sure GSRM was fully “buttoned up” with its security measures and compliance … Continue reading "Why GSRM Law relies on ImageQuest’s IT Compliance services" Read More

Preparation for data breach can save $1.2 million, study says

July 25, 2019 A new study by IBM and the Ponemon Institute shows the costs of data breaches continue to rise, in part because of increased regulation and “the complex process of resolving criminal attacks.” The study found breaches hit small and midsize businesses rather hard, with the average loss due to a breach costing more than $2.5 … Continue reading "Preparation for data breach can save $1.2 million, study says" Read More

Ransomware affiliated sales rep announces “retirement”

July 10, 2019 If you were a victim of GandCrab ransomware – and reports say many people were last year – don’t read this.It will make your blood boil. Security Journalist Brian Krebs reports that he did some online digging, and figured out who might be behind the sales of the very successful global strain of ransomware. He … Continue reading "Ransomware affiliated sales rep announces “retirement”" Read More

New team members, interns arrive at ImageQuest

July 6, 2019 Erik Mitchell and Lori Christiansen have joined the ImageQuest team.Erik is a new Technology Account Manager, while Lori is the Help Desk Site Lead at our Verus Healthcare location. Both bring extensive experience to their roles, which you can read about in our June newsletter (on page 2.) We are also pleased to note we … Continue reading "New team members, interns arrive at ImageQuest" Read More

Former Equifax CIO sentenced to prison for insider trading

June 30, 2019 A former Equifax chief information officer who sold his Equifax stock a week and a half before the company announced a massive data breach was sentenced to serve four months in federal prison for insider trading. Jun Ying, of Equifax’s U.S. Information Solutions, pled guilty in March. He was ordered to also spend a year … Continue reading "Former Equifax CIO sentenced to prison for insider trading" Read More

CISA warns U.S. businesses of potential Iranian cyber attacks

June 24, 2019 The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned U.S. businesses Saturday that Iranian cyber attacks are on the rise. The announcement follows a rise in tensions between Iran and the U.S. The cyber attacks, according to CISA Director Christopher C. Krebs, go beyond the typical data breach or account theft. … Continue reading "CISA warns U.S. businesses of potential Iranian cyber attacks" Read More

Florida cities have different experiences with ransomware

June 23, 2019 Two cities in Palm Beach County, Florida, now have experienced ransomware.More than a year separates the attacks, and the costs escalated considerably. The Village of Palm Springs, which is not getting much media attention for the ransomware attack it says it experienced in 2018, paid $1,200 in ransom. Its costs for recovery, according to the … Continue reading "Florida cities have different experiences with ransomware" Read More

Study finds workers emotionally attached to weak passwords

June 19, 2019 Have you encountered this person? They sit through your cybersecurity training at work, learn that their chosen passwords are weak, easily guessable, and put your network at risk. Yet they continue to use them. There’s a study out now that says these folks cling to their bad passwords for two reasons. One is that humans … Continue reading "Study finds workers emotionally attached to weak passwords" Read More

That new game on your phone? Make sure it’s not a bot

June 18, 2019 This is just a friendly reminder.If you download games onto your phone, and especially if you’re playing on an Android phone, make sure you haven’t downloaded a bot. BankerBots were a large problem in 2017, and Google made changes to its Play Store to strengthen security. But as we adapt, so do the criminals. that … Continue reading "That new game on your phone? Make sure it’s not a bot" Read More

Phishing “kits” – now available as template collections on the Dark Web

June 16, 2019 Hackers now sell collections of website templates that are near-perfect copies of brand websites, Akamai Technologies reports. The collections - and phishing "kits" - are coming out so fast new ones are developed within hours, a top company researcher says. Read More