Convincing an unsuspecting treasurer or controller to wire money into the wrong hands seems like a difficult task, however, thieves are proving it’s possible. Whaling attacks, which are specifically directed at senior executives and other high profile targets within businesses […]
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July 4th marks the peak of summer here in the United States, and with it brings an uptick in travel. Whether you’re taking a personal holiday or a business trip, traveling by car or by plane, planning a quick jaunt
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Spam is nothing new. In most cases it ends up directly in a spam or junkmail folder. Those unwanted messages that make it through to the Inbox are generally deleted without a second glance. Spammers know how to exploit headlines
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With advancements in technology Internet security threats have increased manifold as cyber criminals have managed to invade systems with innovative malware agents. They use sophisticated and deceptive cyber-attack technologies that are not recognized by traditional antivirus methods. To spot such
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At one point you could defend a kingdom by creating a moat–a small man-made river–around the castle. A moat offers little–if any–protection today. Attacks evolve over time, so defense must also adapt and evolve to remain effective. The same is true
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A major threat to the increasingly popular virtual currencies was recently discovered by researchers from Kaspersky and INTERPOL. The identified threat has the capacity to embed malware, illegal data, child sexual abuse images or other malicious or elicit data in
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The first weekend of March Madness is behind us. Is your bracket completely trashed yet? After some upset victories in the early games Ritchie King at FiveThirtyEight.com calculates that a mere fraction of a fraction of a fraction of the
March Madness cybercrooks hope to bust more than just your brackets Read More »
Sometimes a piece of news comes across your desk that is too amazing to believe. You read it and think to yourself, “That can’t be true. No one with any professional savvy would ever make such an obvious mistake.” But
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Rule number one for email security: Do not let your emotions trump your common sense. When you receive an email claiming that a child sexual predator is living in your neighborhood it’s easy to be alarmed and click on a
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Have you made any online purchases during this holiday shopping season? If so, I’m sure you’ve received some sort of confirmation email to let you know the order is in process, and perhaps an email notification to let you know
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