No one is safe from ransomware, and the attack methods are only getting more sophisticated. Ransomware is a type of malware that employs encryption to hold a victim’s information at ransom. Ransomware attacks are the most significant cyber security threat businesses face today. Many businesses are leaving themselves vulnerable because they don’t have an incident response […]
Cyber attacks are on the rise worldwide, making it more critical than ever for your business protection to have a strong, highly effective firewall in place. Today, businesses are connected on a global scale, with companies from all over being connected to the internet. While it’s a positive thing that makes it much easier to […]
Having your identity stolen can be a nightmare, and cleaning up the mess can take months. Your primary phone number and email address are far more valuable than you think, make sure they are secured. As our reliance upon online services continues to grow, these two data points are extremely common means of authentication, which […]
According to analysis by cybersecurity researchers, over half of ransomware attacks are targeting one of three industries; banking, utilities and retail but they’ve warned that all industries are at risk from attacks and no business or industry is safe. This data was gathered during a period when some of the most high-profile ransomware attacks of the past […]
What is a DDoS attack? A distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS attack) sees an attacker flooding the network or servers of the victim with a wave of internet traffic so big that their infrastructure is overwhelmed by the number of requests for access, slowing down services or taking them fully offline and preventing legitimate users from […]
What’s your most valuable online account, the one most deserving of protection? If you use a Microsoft account to sign in to a Windows PC, that account and its associated email address should be the one you guard most. That’s especially true if you use that Microsoft account for OneDrive storage and documents that you […]
Everyone needs a password manager in 2021. It’s the only way to maintain unique, hard-to-guess credentials for every secure site you and your team access daily. The six password manager apps and services listed in this blog all offer a full set of features in exchange for a monthly or annual fee. Our evaluation is based on the full feature […]
Ransomware is the most significant cybersecurity threat facing many organizations today and while attacks are only getting more sophisticated, it’s a threat that can be countered. Several cybersecurity threats are facing the world today, including supply chain attacks, threat of cyber espionage and cyber aggression by hostile nation states, and cybersecurity exploits and vulnerabilities being sold to whoever wants to buy them. However, ransomware is the most immediate danger […]
Security vulnerabilities in millions of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, including connected security cameras, smart baby monitors and other digital video recording equipment, could allow cyber attackers to compromise devices remotely, allowing them to watch and listen to live feeds, as well as compromise credentials to prepare the ground for further attacks. The vulnerabilities in IoT devices that use […]