On August 5th the New York Times announced the largest known theft of online login credentials. A group of Russian cyber criminals has amassed stolen usernames and passwords from over 1.2 billion accounts and 524 million email addresses. The data was uncovered in an 18-month investigation by a Milwaukee-based company called Hold Security. According to… Read More »
Homeland Security Warns of Retail Malware Threat
As banks and financial institutions have become harder to break into, cyber criminals have increasingly turned to targeting retail operations. According to an advisory issued last week by the DHS, the malware family known as Backoff has been identified in three forensic investigations of large-scale Point-of-Sale (POS) data breaches. The malware reads credit and debit… Read More »
Top 4 Security Drawbacks of BYOD
BYOD Security Concerns Many organizations have allowed or encouraged employees to use their own smartphones and tablets on the job. The process is called bring your own device, or BYOD. It’s popular with workers and saves the employer money on equipment costs. However, BYOD has drawbacks that concern security experts. Last week the Information Security… Read More »
7 Simple Ways Business Owners Can Protect Routers From Malware
Routers are basically very specialized computers, and unfortunately they can get malware too. Routers are susceptible to altered firmware installed by hackers and software worms that replicate directly through the network. A compromised router can allow hackers to steal data and gain access to other devices on the network, so it’s important to keep your… Read More »
Should Your Business Offer Public Wi-Fi?
The decision whether or not to offer public Wi-Fi is one each business must make individually. In some segments, it’s a necessity because your competitors are already offering the service. In others, it can set your business apart from the crowd and build trust and goodwill with your potential customers. Let’s look at some of… Read More »
6 Ways Small Retailers Can Keep Their Point-of-Sale System Safer
Point-of-Sale (POS) computers are an increasingly attractive target to hackers. The security breach at Target during the 2013 holiday season was the most serious in recent memory, but Target is hardly the only victim. It seems every week there’s a story in the news about retailers getting hacked and exposing their customers’ credit card numbers and… Read More »
