Does your business use a QNAP Network Attached Storage (NAS) device? If so, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) urges you to update the firmware to the latest release level. Hackers released a malware known as QSnatch in 2019 targeting QNAP...
Cyberattacks & Ransomware
3 Things to Watch for in Preventing Business Email Compromises (BEC)
Cyber crime is up during a pandemic and one of the easiest tricks for criminals is to fake or spoof business emails that appear to come from your company. One common technique is known as Business Email Compromise or BEC. The FBI estimates that BEC scams have cost organizations $26 Billion in losses over the past 3 years.
What is BEC? BEC occurs when a cybercriminal is able to use a compromised business email account with the goal of transacting fraud with an unsuspecting employee or vendor. Companies can lose millions with only a few clicks.
Twitter Hacked: What is Social Engineering?
Yesterday, Twitter announced that it had been hacked. Hackers seemed to target a number of accounts belonging to cryptocurrency companies and executives as well as VIP accounts of Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Kanye West, Bill Gates, and Elon Musk and others. The target...
Hate-hacking, Zoom Bombing and Working Remotely in the Era of BLM
Working remotely has become the preferred technique of many businesses as they pivot to serving clients and customers in the age of COVID-19. Moving to a hybrid work environment with some employees working from home while others continue working out of the office...
How Can I Protect Myself from SIM Swapping?
Before we get to "SIM Swapping", two Factor Authentication (or 2FA) is also a term that has been in the news recently. It is a way of securing your email, banking, and social media accounts by requiring you to authenticate using more than one factor to prove your...
Google Mail Helps Keep Your Business Safe
Most of us know about the "Spam folder"–the place where mail gremlins send messages that they think is garbage. Depending on your email system, this decision could be based on whether you've ever sent or received mail from that address before, or if it has too many...