Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Barack Obama, Jeff Bezos and Apple all had their twitter accounts hacked last week. Generally, when twitter users are hacked, the primary reason is due to the individual user falling victim to a social engineering attack. In this case, 130 users were hit at the same time and it appears that… Read More »Twitter Hack – Lessons Learned
A recent report shows that ransomware attacks were up 25 percent across all industries in Q1 of this year. No industry was safe but the manufacturing industry was shown to be the most at risk, with an increase in ransomware attacks of 156 percent. Not only are cyberattacks on manufacturers and fabricators skyrocketing but the… Read More »Manufacturers Industry Targeted: 156% Increase in Cyberattacks in Q1
The coronavirus has exposed many of the vulnerabilities of our country and unfortunately the number of bad actors looking to exploit those vulnerabilities has only risen due to the crisis. The White House and the Department of Justice has blamed China and Russia for trying to steal research related to COVID-19 from the Department of… Read More »White House Blames China for Increased Hacks on Medical Institutions
This a security note on TEXT SCAMS with a COVID19 theme. (By the way, these are also called ‘SMS phishing’ or smishing attacks.) Now is the time to be more cautious about scams than ever before. The Pandemic has raised sanitation awareness and emphasized safe practices to minimize the spread of germs / viruses. However,… Read More »Security Note: Covid-19 SMS Phishing Attacks Exploiting the Crisis
It is an unfortunate reality that executives at most companies only start to care about cybersecurity when something has already gone wrong. That seems to be the case now as the Wall Street Journal reports that as cyber threats increase drastically due to workforces going remote, executives across the country are now being forced into… Read More »Corporate Directors Finally Forced to Consider Data Protection Due to Coronavirus
We’ve talked about how the rapid pivot to remote work has introduced a tremendous amount of new cybersecurity risks to companies. Teleconferencing has become an absolute necessity and some of the more popular teleconferencing applications have ran into widespread issues due to being overwhelmed by the volume of users. This has opened the door for… Read More »Zoom – A Cautionary Tale in Remote Working
Businesses all across the country are facing serious disruptions due to the effects of the Coronavirus. Companies are all still grappling with the myriad of issues the pandemic has caused, including how to ensure the security of sensitive data, systems and proprietary processes. Many companies simply were not prepared for the challenges this crisis presented… Read More »Covid-19 – Business Continuity Management
The widespread disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic is hitting small and medium sized businesses hardest. Workers across the world are now working remotely at a scale never before seen. This of course brings challenges but also vulnerabilities. With staff out of the office, there is much less control over your cybersecurity. In your office… Read More »Coronavirus: Working from Home Cybersecurity Tips
Bad actors online love to prey on tragedy and fear to make a profit. Unfortunately, it seems as though coronavirus is no exception, and there are phishing emails circulating designed to capitalize on the worldwide pandemic. With the world in a panic, everyone should be even more vigilant when it comes to cybersecurity than ever.… Read More »Hackers Profiting Off Coronavirus with Phishing E-mails
Your average hacker isn’t looking to take down Goldman Sachs; most hackers are just looking for easy wins. Easy wins mostly only require easy targets, and luckily for hackers everywhere, there are plenty of easy targets to choose from. CPA firms are particularly vulnerable which is why the IRS released Publication 4557, to explain the… Read More »“Protecting Taxpayer Data is the Law” – IRS Publication 4557
