In today’s digital age, our children are growing up in a world that is vastly different from the one we knew as kids. With the internet and video games becoming an integral part of their lives, the responsibilities of parents […]
With the start of Q4 and Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the last three quarters have witnessed exponential growth in the severity and number of attacks. A report by Malwarebytes in August showed that over 1,900 ransomware attacks were reported this year
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Business email compromise (BEC) is a sophisticated form of cybercrime that involves the use of email to deceive and defraud businesses. Attackers impersonate a trusted individual or entity, such as a CEO, vendor, or supplier, in order to trick employees
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TechSpective Podcast Episode 063 What is a hacker? This is a question that has been debated for decades in the cybersecurity arena. Media conflated hacker and cybercriminal very early on, and it has been challenging to correct that error and
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TechSpective Podcast Episode 055 One of the hot trends right now is the NFT. NFT–pronounced by some as “nifty” because it is catchier than saying N-F-T–stands for “non-fungible token”. NFTs exist in a world that few truly understand (and I
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Over the last few years, we have all had to accept that social media platforms can and will be used by nefarious actors to achieve their ends. In fact, in many cases, these nefarious actors appear to be state actors.
Everyone’s Creating Fake Social Media Accounts, Including Homeland Security Read More »
We are still in the early days of artificial intelligence, but it is quickly becoming an essential part of how organizations defend themselves. Using advanced algorithms, enterprises are improving incident response, monitoring for potential threats and deciphering red flags before
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National Cybersecurity Awareness Month is upon us again, and it’s a great time to be reminded that the top cause of corporate data breaches is phishing. The very nature of phishing is to elicit an end-user response that makes it
Need for Better Employee Protection is Apparent During Cybersecurity Awareness Month Read More »
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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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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