You may have seen the game show Password, where one partner gives clues and the other guesses the secret word. With the right hints, it’s easy for the guesser to get the password right. The same holds for cybercriminals trying to hack into your network by guessing your users’ passwords. Many Americans Are Not Making […]
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Here’s a cybersecurity trick or treat for you. It’s Halloween. You hear the doorbell ring. Would you answer your door without looking to see who’s on the other side? Would you leave your door unlocked, knowing the night will be filled with strangers looking for candy – or worse? Without multi-factor authentication (MFA), you’re essentially
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Preparing for Ransomware Attacks It seems like ransomware attacks have been continually in the news for the last several years. While we may be inundated with media reports of ransomware attacks targeting critical U.S. infrastructure or government agencies, the fact is that businesses large and small are also being targeted with such attacks daily. Approximately
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Amended Safeguards Rule from FTC On December 9th, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) amended the Safeguards Rule, the 1999 Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, to put more meat on the bones of the previous rule. In this revision, the FTC has made the Safeguards Rule prescriptive by providing a list of actions and controls that are required
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Internal Penetration Testing What is Internal Penetration Testing? You may be thinking, “What even is an internal penetration test?” There is just something wrong about the phrase when you say it. The way it rolls off the tongue is just odd. Internal penetration testing is the act of mimicking a hacker to break into your
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How to Spot Tech Scammers Tech Scammers in the Wild Tech scammers are sneaky and aggressive. You are browsing the internet when all of a sudden… The browser you are using is locked and you can’t to exit out. The screen is completely red with flashing alarms. The text states your credit card/personal information
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Endpoint Protection Isn’t Enough There are hundreds of great security products on the market, each filling specific needs and having pros and cons. Endpoint detection and response (EDR) is no exception. EDR finds and kills the threat on the endpoint, your computer or server, but it is looking at a very narrow picture of the
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Cyber insurance is no substitute for prevention, but it should still be treated as a preventative step, often a step (or several steps) behind zero-day threats. What Does Cyber Insurance Cover? After a ransomware outbreak, it’s common to think, “insurance will cover this, right?” Well, that really depends on your policy. Most general liability insurance
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Social engineering plays a role in many cybersecurity attacks. What is Social Engineering? To begin with, attempts to gain access to your accounts or gather your personal information can come from anywhere: Facebook, Twitter, phone calls, text, etc. These are all vectors people may use to do this. All of this is called social engineering.
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You see it in the news all the time: businesses, universities, municipalities, and more, all getting hit with Ransomware. This has unfortunately become all too common, and these are not isolated instances. So who is at risk of a Ransomware attack? All Businesses Are at Risk of Getting Hit With a Ransomware Attack Airiam works
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