State and city governments are in cybercriminal crosshairs because they tick a lot of boxes. Many government divisions have been dealt with the mandate of digital transformation, but this road to increased efficiency is pockmarked by hybrid systems, a sprawling […]
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As the world collectively deals with COVID-19, many organizations have enacted company-wide work from home policies to help slow the spread of the virus. For many organizations the sudden requirement to support home working en masse has exposed an uncomfortable
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The rapid acceleration from on-location to remote workforce as part of the Coronavirus Pandemic response opened the door to malicious actors accelerating their phishing and social engineering attacks. Cybercriminals prey on user anxiety by embedding malicious files in COVID-19 themed
For the better part of the past decade, online tech support scams have been on the rise as hackers find new ways to trick consumers into providing remote access to their computers in order to steal information. This tried-and-true phishing
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In May 2019, most of Baltimore’s government computer systems were infected with a new and aggressive ransomware variant named RobbinHood. All servers, with the exception of essential services, were taken offline as a result of targeted attacks. In a ransom
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I’ve been working in and out of security and law enforcement for much of my life. The biggest exposures I’ve run into and the easiest ways through security have always been through the employee. Whether it was a disgruntled employee
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Inner Circle Podcast Episode 035 I’ve been a fan of Georgia Weidman for years, so it was an honor and a privilege to have her join me on the Inner Circle podcast. She is the author of Penetration Testing: A
No organization exists in vacuum. There is no such thing as a completely self-sustaining company that does not in some way depend on suppliers, partners, and service providers. Businesses use products and services from other companies to manage and grow
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It’s tax season once again, when scammers start working overtime to deceive unwitting taxpayers into giving away personal information or sending in money for phony tax preparation services, or even payments for state and federal taxes. Email security tools have
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Roses are red, violets are blue, if you’re not careful, cybercriminals will take your money. OK. It admittedly lost a little something at the end there. I felt that making my point was more important than ensuring it rhymes. Today
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