What’s Next For Ransomware in 2021?
2020 Was a Bad Year for Ransomware. 2021 Will Be Worse. As we start the new year, many are eager for a fresh start, hopeful for better times; but in the area of cybersecurity and of ransomware in particular, 2021 is unfortunately shaping up to be a far worse year. Ransomware—a form of malware that prevents a computer system from [...] Read more
Five security tips to ruin a hacker’s holiday
How savvy shoppers can ward off the cyber grinch. For hackers, Cyber Monday is like Christmas itself. With millions of shoppers scrambling for online deals and quick purchases — often while multitasking during work hours — they see a gift-wrapped invitation to a holiday party. But savvy shoppers can avoid holiday cyber scams — if they know what to look for. That’s especially [...] Read moreCyber criminals targeting small businesses during tax season
It’s tax season — this is how email scammers are trying to fool you It's tax season, so brace yourself for email scams. As the April 15 deadline for tax filings approaches, scammers are targeting businesses with tax-related phishing emails and fake websites. Small business owners are a hard-working and busy bunch—which makes them even more ideal targets for unscrupulous [...] Read moreCybersecurity Jargon 101 for Executives
Can You Talk the Talk? Has your CISO, CIO or CTO ever answered a question with technical double-talk and you didn’t know enough about the jargon to be sure they were just channeling their inner nerd self or trying to avoid answering your question? And did you stop and ask them for more clarification, or were you too embarrassed to [...] Read moreHow Hackable Are You?
Four Ways to Improve Your Cyber Awareness We live in a world where sharing too much data – or the wrong data – is like asking to be hacked. It’s bad online security practice, particularly as phishing is on the rise. But data sharing, whether it’s with social media companies or engaging in unsafe behaviors like using unsecure Wi-Fi networks, [...] Read more
Why Cyber Security Is More Than Just An IT Problem
Cyber Security Is A Business Risk, Not Just An IT Problem With Cyber Security Awareness Month in full swing, we are not missing an opportunity to talk about the importance of cybersecurity. The truth is that data breaches are now somewhat of an inevitability, which is significant given that the majority of organizations rely on the internet to run their [...] Read more