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In part 3 of this series, we will review the security solutions that make up our Best list. The Best list outlines nearly all of the solutions that we feel an organization should utilize to reach a maximum level of cyber security posture. In part 1 we reviewed our short list of security solutions to …
What Security Solutions Do I Actually Need for My SMB? Part 3 read more »
In this part of our three-part series “What Security Solutions Do I Actually Need for my SMB”, we are going to explore the Better option of solutions. The Better option includes the baseline items in the Short list, plus a few additional solutions. In part 1 of this series, we reviewed our baseline Short list …
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Disclaimer: I am in IT, so I feel the more solutions used, the better – but the article below is my honest take on the bare minimum solutions necessary to help protect your organization from malicious threats and then how to ‘ramp-up’ to reach a level of cybersecurity maturity The solutions that make the Short …
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The importance of an efficient and effective IT help desk cannot be overstated. It is the lifeline for over 92% of G2000 businesses who outsource today, ensuring smooth operations, addressing technical glitches, and bolstering productivity by keeping teams up and running. IT companies often follow IT help desk best practices as a way to enhance …
Abnormal Security, an email security vendor, has published a report on a new phishing campaign discovered that uses a compromised account, a trusted email security system (such as Zix, is an email security vendor with a primary focus on email encryption solutions), and multiple redirect links. The email is crafted to create a sense of …
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Researchers from Proofpoint, a well-known email security vendor that provides anti-spam, anti-malware, and phishing protection services, observed a spear-phishing campaign, codenamed “employer21,” targeting teachers. The campaign delivers emails teachers purported to be from parents or guardians attempting to deliver a student’s assignment after issues submitting the assignment the “usual way.” Typically a ZIP attachment accompanies …
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Email is a commonly used method of communication in both academic institutions and the corporate world. It is important to be vigilant about what is clicked on, downloaded, and transmitted, especially with the increase in social engineering tactics and spoofed domains. Threat actors may send phishing emails that appear to be from a trusted classmate, …
Local governments are increasingly being targeted by cyber threats. These attacks typically come in the form on ransomware, holding the municipalities’ data hostage until either the ransom is paid or data is restored from a backup. Examples of ransomware attacks in 2019: June 20, 2019: Riviera Beach, Florida, discloses ransomware attack and payment. May 7, 2019: City …
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A “spoofed” email is essentially a “pretend” email when the sender deliberately manipulates the email’s headers to make the message appear as though it was authored by someone else. For example, you receive an email that looks like it came from your boss, from your bank, or from the government – and the sender’s address …
With the reporting on cybersecurity events such as city-wide ransomware events or massive data breaches making the 6 o’clock news, the dark web has been thrust into the spotlight. But what exactly is the dark web? Is it part of the Internet with the lights off? Is it a hotbed of illicit activity? If I …
The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) is the Nation’s flagship cyber defense, incident response, and operational integration center. Its mission is to reduce the Nation’s risk of systemic cybersecurity and communications challenges. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released a statement indicating that an email phishing campaign is in the wild that …
According to released information from Barracuda Networks, Microsoft Office 365 account takeover attacks are one of the most prevalent email attacks for the Office 365 platform. Barracuda states that approximately 29% of Organizations on Office 365 have had at least one account compromised by a bad actor. Account Takeover An Office 365 account takeover attack …
We have received numerous reports and examples today of an advanced phishing email being used to harvest Office365 credentials. The email is sent through a compromised account of an individual that is familiar, such as a colleague, business partner, vendor, etc. The attacker gets your email address from the compromised mailbox and then sends you …
Today, one of the largest data breach data sets was released containing roughly 773 million unique records of email addresses and passwords. Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Troy Hunt obtained the original data set, titled ‘Collection #1’ from a hacker forum. The original data set contained 2,692,818,238 rows of email addresses and passwords. That’s right, …
773 million records of email addresses were breached – Have you been pwned? read more »
