Category Archives: Cyber Security (6)

FTC Issues Warning After Marriott Data Breach

FTC Issues Warning After Marriott Data Breach

In late 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a stark warning about a massive data breach at a Marriott chain that exposed the records of 500 million people.

Threat Advisory: SamSam Ransomware

Threat Advisory: SamSam Ransomware

SamSam Ransomware is becoming a massive problem for multiple industries across the United States. In fact, the problem is so big that The Department of Homeland Security, (DHS), National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center, (NCCIC), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, (FBI), have all recently issued a US-CERT alert due to […]

DHS/FBI Issue Critical Alert: SamSam Ransomware

DHS/FBI Issue Critical Alert: SamSam Ransomware

Is Your Company Phone Line A Potential Security Risk?

Is Your Company Phone Line A Potential Security Risk?

It seems like every week, a new, high-profile data breach is in the news. Both national and international companies alike can be hacked at any time, putting clients and customers in danger of having their financial and personal information used by criminals. Likewise, breaches like these pose real threats to the stability of a company. Trust in […]

Robert Herjavec Predicts Ransomware Attacks On Hospitals Up 5X By 2021

Robert Herjavec Predicts Ransomware Attacks On Hospitals Up 5X By 2021

No longer are cyber thieves content to steal individuals’ financial information off unencrypted hard drives or through spam or phishing schemes. Increasingly, these criminals are going after bigger targets – they are targeting corporations with ever more complex threats like SQL injections, advanced persistent threats and Zero-Day exploits. […]

What Can Companies Do To Prevent Privacy Violations?

What Can Companies Do To Prevent Privacy Violations?

Whether it’s physical, virtual, or in the cloud, discovering and blocking sophisticated threats in the network is at the forefront of every company’s mind. However, businesses are finding that more and more data violations are taking place when network security centers on the edge of the network are not giving equal protection to the network […]

Do You Know How to Spot Fake Software and Updates? Learn the 7 Red Flags!

Do You Know How to Spot Fake Software and Updates? Learn the 7 Red Flags!

If you are connected to the internet, then you are a target for malware, viruses, and hackers. Every day, 350,000 new malware programs come to the surface. Your firewall and anti-virus protection can only provide so much security. That is why it is very important that you know how to spot fraudulent software and fake updates. Fortunately, there […]

Northcentral Technical College in Wisconsin Targeted by Cyber Thieves

Northcentral Technical College in Wisconsin Targeted by Cyber Thieves

Northcentral Technical College (NTC) in Wisconsin has experienced a crippling cyber attack that shut down most of its classes from Monday through Wednesday. The cyber attack triggered system outages all over the school causing school officials to issue a public notice on the homepage of the college website that read:

New Threat Alert From The FBI – Password Spraying

New Threat Alert From The FBI – Password Spraying

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