Tag Archives: ransomware

Phishing attacks remain a cybersecurity problem, experts say

October 26, 2022 Have you recently received a communication that initially scared you? Perhaps a notice that your credit card had unauthorized transactions, your bank account needed attention, or your favorite shopping site needed to verify some information to complete your latest purchase, which you knew was an important but last-minute gift? And this notice asked you to … Continue reading "Phishing attacks remain a cybersecurity problem, experts say" Read More

Social Media – A Cybercriminal Resource

October 17, 2022 Do you know someone who spends a lot of time on Social Media? Someone who’s posting nearly daily about their activities? Even if you avoid Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok, and other Social Media outlets, your friend could still be putting you at risk. During Cybersecurity Month – and all year – the U.S. Cybersecurity and … Continue reading "Social Media – A Cybercriminal Resource" Read More

Mac Users: Install latest software updates ASAP

January 17, 2022 Less than a week after pushing out a major update, Apple sent out another software update – and Mac users should install it right away. The new updates fix bugs in the new iOS software – including one that could allow criminals to take over your device.  Security experts recommend you install these patches as … Continue reading "Mac Users: Install latest software updates ASAP" Read More

Our IT New Year’s resolutions: Worry less about ransomware, phishing

January 5, 2022 Here’s a New Year’s resolution for you: Worry less about ransomware. Ha! you say, impossible! Well, not if you take certain steps. And if your internal IT team is stretched thin (hello, log4j) some steps might have been missed. We have a checklist to help you achieve this New Year’s resolution – and for another … Continue reading "Our IT New Year’s resolutions: Worry less about ransomware, phishing" Read More

Ransomware group runs help public wanted ads for skilled hackers

October 22, 2021 You know how cyber training warns you to look for poor English to avoid getting ransomware in a phishing email? How about looking for poor English on a jobs page? Cybersecurity jobs, to be specific. A company calling itself Bastion Secure advertised for a Reverse Engineer, a System Administrator, and programmers experienced in PHP, Python, … Continue reading "Ransomware group runs help public wanted ads for skilled hackers" Read More

Cybersecurity Month: Protect yourself with these measures

October 5, 2021 The world has grown pretty scary in recent years. Hackers steal personal information, money, and intellectual property almost on a daily basis. They’re like zombies – relentless and endless. You have a choice – try to hide, which is impossible in our connected world – OR fight back. We say: Fight back. There are key … Continue reading "Cybersecurity Month: Protect yourself with these measures" Read More

Cyber insurance: Best of luck if you haven’t deployed these measures

September 6, 2021 Cyber insurance may be harder to obtain. Cyber insurers now require their customers to have specific cybersecurity measures in place – or face non-renewal of their policies as of the first of September. The cyber insurance market continues to harden from a seemingly endless number of claims due to cybersecurity attacks. While some insurers are … Continue reading "Cyber insurance: Best of luck if you haven’t deployed these measures" Read More

Federal cybersecurity fails to protect U.S. citizens’ information

August 13, 2021 You may be outraged when you read the latest bipartisan U.S. Senate report on federal cybersecurity. In a nutshell, the report released earlier this month says U.S. federal agencies took “minimal” steps to tighten cybersecurity problems found two years ago. The failure to act leaves U.S. citizens vulnerable to foreign countries stealing our information and … Continue reading "Federal cybersecurity fails to protect U.S. citizens’ information" Read More

Biden urges private companies to protect against ransomware

June 4, 2021 The Biden administration Wednesday urged private U.S. companies to take five key steps to protect against ransomware. These are best practices most likely to reduce an organization’s risk of succumbing to a ransomware attack. Our clients are very familiar with these five steps. They are: One of the key measures missing from this request is … Continue reading "Biden urges private companies to protect against ransomware" Read More

Don’t plan on paying to recover from ransomware

May 26, 2021 Q: What’s worse than having your systems encrypted by ransomware? A: Discovering hackers used two different strains of ransomware, meaning your data is double-encrypted. Yes, this nightmare is out there, according to a recent Wired article. The article cites cases where combinations of  REvil and Netwalker malware, as well as MedusaLocker and GlobalImposter ransomware combinations, … Continue reading "Don’t plan on paying to recover from ransomware" Read More

Ransomware payments may add U.S. sanctions to your costs

May 21, 2021 Did you know – the U.S. Treasury Department has warned that making ransomware payments could bring sanctions on your organization. The warning also applies to banks and insurance companies, as well as firms negotiating the payments. This is because ransomware can come from a sanctioned country or bad actor. For example, one U.S. sanctioned country, … Continue reading "Ransomware payments may add U.S. sanctions to your costs" Read More

Ransomware: National security risk needs global approach

May 3, 2021 The rising scourge of ransomware needs a global approach to halt its devastation, a task force with government and corporate representatives announced last week. Ransomware is “a flourishing criminal industry” which “routinely imperils lives,” the task force organized by the non-profit Institute for Security and Technology wrote. Utilities, hospitals, schools, military posts, and municipalities all … Continue reading "Ransomware: National security risk needs global approach" Read More