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The consequences of a cyberattack can be catastrophic, as we saw in the previous blog of this series. Cybersecurity is a business-wide responsibility that demands a proactive strategy extending far beyond technical solutions...more
‘Tis the season for the hustle and bustle of year-end holiday activities. With that comes the increased risk of cybercriminals exploiting the season to find vulnerabilities. This includes taking advantage of increased online...more
In one type of “man-in-the-middle” (MITM or MTM) attack, a bad actor inserts himself between a user (individual or business) and a web application (such as a bank’s website) to capture sensitive or personal confidential...more
Cybercriminals exploited remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) saw a record 70% increase in the number of reported internet scams and losses exceeding $4.2...more
If you are an organization that uses Microsoft Office 365 as your email platform, be on the lookout for a new tricky phishing attack recently used by cyber criminals. ...more
Carly Franks, Senior IT Security Risk & Compliance Analyst at Mitratech, has more good guidance to offer on the subject of phishing, so your employees can stymie the fraudsters out to purloin personal data. ...more
These are truly unprecedented times. With the coronavirus outbreak, most of the nation is sheltering in place, and only essential businesses remain open. Even just a few months ago, if you had mentioned “global pandemic,”...more
As people across the country and world try to figure out how to protect themselves against the spread of coronavirus, hackers are working hard to spread their own viruses....more
Confirming what we are seeing in the field, cybersecurity firm Cybersecurity Ventures has predicted that, globally, businesses in 2021 will fall victim to a ransomware attack every 11 seconds, down from every 14 seconds in...more
After the killing of Qassem Soleimani on January 3, 2020, by the U.S. government, the cybersecurity news industry has been abuzz about whether Iran will engage in cyber terrorism, and if so, to what degree, as part of its...more
Did you know Americans lost nearly $150 million dollars to real estate internet scams last year? That makes real estate cyber crime a greater risk to Americans than identity theft ($100 million in losses) or credit card fraud...more
The United States Treasury Department came out with a report last week that concludes that business email compromises (BEC) are costing U.S. companies more than $301 million per month. The report confirms that the two...more
For several years now, we’ve been alerting employers about the dangers of phishing scams that attempt to obtain private and personal information from employers... Many of these scams rear their ugly head around tax season,...more
Phishing campaigns continue to be one of the most successful ways for malicious intruders to access company information, including personal information of employees and customers. Phishing emails continue to get more and more...more
In an October 16, 2018 investigation report, the Securities and Exchange Commission found that nine companies that suffered Business Email Compromise, or BEC, had insufficient internal controls to prevent such attacks....more
Cybercrime is an ever-increasing threat from which manufacturers are not immune. Although reliable statistics are not available, one particular type of scheme that seems to be on the rise is vendor payment fraud. In cases of...more
Hackers are clever at exploiting weaknesses in an organization’s systems. They are also efficient. After an organization installs robust cybersecurity controls, hackers will typically look for an easier target or they will...more
Originally published in the Upstate Business Journal on February 15, 2018. Meet Peter — a longtime employee and the backbone of your business’s day-to-day finance and accounting operations. Today he got an email from the...more
Security researchers this week have found a new vulnerability that affects Wi-Fi Protected Access II, also known as WPA2, which is the security protocol used by many wireless networks. The vulnerability, Key Reinstallation...more
The headline’s become all too familiar: “Cyber thief hacks real estate broker’s email, steals retired couple’s nest egg,” or something similar. The past few years have seen a dramatic increase in such incidents, with the FBI...more
Recent, highly publicized data security incidents highlight the continued vulnerability of corporate information systems. Notably, employees who fall prey to sophisticated phishing e-mails and other scams often contribute to...more
Starting on Friday, May 12th , computers in countries around the world have fallen victim to the latest ransomware attack. As of Monday morning, it is estimated that more than 150 countries have infected systems, totaling...more
On Saturday May 13, 2017 the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), Cyber Division, in conjunction with the Department of Homeland Security issued an FBI FLASH report pertaining to indicators associated with the latest...more
Earlier this week, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced a $400,000 settlement with Metro Community Provider Network (“MCPN”) related to a 2012 HIPAA breach caused by a phishing scam. The phishing scam, carried...more
In a case of “cyber meets securities fraud,” the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (“SDNY”) recently indicted three foreign nationals on charges of insider trading, wire fraud, and computer...more