Social Engineering This past summer we wrote an article about the dangers of social engineering and how to prepare your organization for a socially engineered cyber attack. To reiterate: Social Engineering is the use of fraud to manipulate individuals from their personal information. This means driver’s licenses, passports, medical records, and bank information, are all … Continue reading Social Engineering:A Growing Cybersecurity Risk→
With more departments working remotely, an email from the IT department asking for remote access to your computer isn’t an unreasonable find in your inbox. Cybercriminals know this. Malware in the form of an email attachment is the easiest way a cybercriminal can attack an organization. Using Social Engineering, cybercriminals can pose as job candidates … Continue reading Email Attachment File Types That Can Potentially Contain Malware→
What is Data Privacy Day and why it’s important to your organization? Data Privacy Day is January 28th. First, It honored the signing of convention 108 in 1981, next, it was the first permanent international treaty that is in control of the users’ personal data, then, Data privacy day occurs every year after the signing; … Continue reading Data Privacy Day→
Using a common password leaves your organization at risk for cybercriminals to attack your account. Let’s add password protection as a major component in your organization’s cybersecurity plan. The risk of a common password is tremendous, and you should avoid having one at all costs. Did you know: 4.7% of users have the password password; … Continue reading Risk of a Common Password and Ways to Avoid it (Infographic Inside)→
Understand that purchasing Cyber Insurance does not protect your organization from hacking. It simply finances some, not all components of the loss. A recent report by cybersecurity company Barracuda reported that Google-branded Spear Phishing attacks are up significantly since the start of 2020. These attacks only accounted for 4% of the total cyber attacks in … Continue reading Buying Cyber Insurance Does Not Protect Your Organization From Hackers→
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month! Cybersecurity is one of the fastest-growing concerns for businesses as many opportunities for growth within an organization have developed into fully remote positions. To Celebrate Cybersecurity awareness month We suggest having these conversations with your team: Protecting your organization from Phishing scams by knowing what a phishing email … Continue reading Cyber Security Awareness Month→
Definition Social Engineering is the means of deception to extract sensitive, personal information that can then be used for further purposes, such as bank fraud, account takeovers, or identity theft. Cyber hackers primarily use social engineering when attempting to steal information of online users unaware of a hack currently happening. The main type will include … Continue reading Social Engineering: Meaning and Impact→
