U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warns new ransomware targets, infects and compromises business servers—multiplying the extent of infection on your network.
The future of ransomware: not only scrambling your files and infecting your network with stronger encryption, but evaluating the worth of your business data. Hackers are realizing that business owners are willing to pay more for their data.
Imagine what data is really important for you and your team to keep operating day to day—maybe in Purchasing, Marketing, HR, Accounting and Finance, or Operations—think about the specific data, file configurations, customized spreadsheets and software. All the technology that if encrypted would hold you back from serving your customers and keeping your employees happy.
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Recently, 3 of the nicest people I know got swindled.
My Great Aunt Millie, a spry 88, was doing her routine of checking out her kids, grand kids and friends on Facebook—yes she is on Facebook and is probably even more active than I am! And then every morning after she has a cup of coffee in hand, she checks her email religiously.
2 months ago Aunt Millie got hacked. While in her email, she came across a notice from the bank telling her she had to contact a bank manager ASAP because there were concerns about her account. In the email, there was a link that brought her to a page asking for her social security number, date of birth and address. Not thinking much of it, she dug into her purse and began entering the information.
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Did you know your credit card is worth up to $20,000 to hackers? Your hotel loyalty account up to $1400? Your iTunes at least $20?
What does this mean?
Even your less important online accounts are worth money! And Twenty Dollars is Twenty Dollars!
Don’t for a second think your accounts are safe—whether you have a lot of money in them or not.
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It seems like every day, another company has a data breach. Thousands or tens of thousands of people’s personal data are stolen.
Phishing Scams
Social Engineering
People are using your identity and you probably haven’t the slightest clue!
So what should you do?
For the next few weeks, I want to focus on your personal data—all of the unique points that make you unique, make you targetable and that make you need to be concerned about keeping all of the important data safe— with a pealed eye on your personal data.
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While for some time, Google’s Chrome browser has blocked Adobe Flash if out of date, Google recently announced that it is taking steps to rid its browser of Adobe Flash Player entirely.
Chrome 55, which is slated for release in December, will replace Flash for HTML5, but Google will de-emphasize Flash in September when Chrome 53 is released, which means it will begin blocking the plugin.
Google says the change will improve security on its browser, reduce energy demands and give its users a better experience: faster page load times, more battery life and more device responsiveness.
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Credit card security
Hackers want your cardholder data. If you’re not careful with your credit card data you may be racking up big processing fees because of negligent handling of personal credit card information!
Here’s why PCI compliance is a must:
- Noncompliance fines—banks and credit cards levy fines ranging between five-thousand and FIVE-HUNDRED-THOUSAND dollars!
- Merchant Credit Card Account Suspension
- Loss of Reputation
- Loss of Customer Trust
All serious consequences of not protecting credit card data!
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