“Paying the Ransom” Isn’t a Ransomware Defense

What Happened with SamSam You may recall the SamSam outbreak, which stretched from 2015-to-2018 and racked up $30,000,000 in damages across 200 entities. This large

June 17, 2019
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NSA-Developed Malware Used in Third-Party Hack

Double Pulsar could be used to install additional malware on a target PC. At the time the threat could only be leveraged against 32-bit operating

June 14, 2019
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Even Cities Aren’t Immune to Ransomware

These numbers, by the way, come from a cybersecurity firm, as neither the federal government nor the Federal Bureau of Investigation track these kinds of

June 7, 2019
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Protect Your Data Using These Three Methods

These solutions include a unified threat management tool, a Bring Your Own Device policy, and a virtual private network solution. Unified Threat Management A unified

June 3, 2019
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Looking Back at 2019 Data Breaches

January Blur A January 2nd data breach of an unsecured server at a password management company called Blur exposed a file containing the personal information

May 13, 2019
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Would One of These Social Media Scams Bamboozle You?

Here, we’ll review the various scams that frequently appear on social media to help you better identify problematic content on your feeds. Many of these

May 10, 2019
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USB Killer Caused $58,000 in Damage to The College of Saint Rose

Then there is the story that came out of the College of Saint Rose in New York’s capital city of Albany early in April, 2019.

May 6, 2019
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Breaches – Are you on a Hackers Watchlist?

Outdated devices and software increase risks of malware infections due to the fact that devices are susceptible to vulnerabilities that have yet to be patched.

April 29, 2019
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Mischievous Malware: How to Recognize and Prevent It

First, let’s take a quick tour of the types of malware you may run into. Viruses: These act very similar to the flu virus. Once

April 23, 2019
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Social Engineering = Fancy Job Title for Hackers

External ThreatsWith technology at the forefront of most businesses, external threats are becoming the benchmark for social engineers. They can hack into core business processes

April 15, 2019
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Security Is a Big Component of Windows 10

The first thing that we should mention in this article is that Windows 7 will be losing support this upcoming January, and with so many

March 22, 2019
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Are Your Messaging Apps Secure? Stay Safe Online

The Criteria Ask yourself the following questions about your messaging application: Are my messages encrypted (and how encrypted are they)? How transparent is the application