‘Smishing’ is the latest cyber bait that hackers are using to tempt us into taking a nibble. It’s essentially an old cyberscam gift wrapped inside a new box but why does this new attack vector in the war on cybersecurity feel more personal than before? Most of us have heard of phishing attacks by now. When… Read More »
Top 6 Tips To Avoid Email Phishing Scams
Top 6 Tips To Avoid Email Phishing Scams Phishing attacks cost companies $5 Billion dollars globally last year. According to the Wombat 2016 State of the Phish, 85% of all organizations suffered phishing attacks last year with no signs of slowing. So how can you avoid getting netted in 2017? I have a your top 6 tips to stay safe but… Read More »
LastPass Hacked And Why I Have Never Used It
I have always felt the concept of LastPass as well as other password managers makes sense for users that would otherwise create simple ‘easy to remember’ passwords as opposed to long strong complex passwords with a password manager. Surely, having numerous passwords in the cloud encrypted is better than jotted down on a sticky note that… Read More »
J.P. Morgan Chase Breach Affecting Up To 83 Million Accounts
It seems every few weeks, another organization announces a big data breach putting their customers at risk. This time it’s the largest bank in the United States. J.P. Morgan Chase announced a breach on August 27th, but initially believed the number of compromised accounts was much smaller. It wasn’t until October 2nd that they revealed 76 million… 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 »
