Posts Tagged ‘cybersecurity’
A lot of security is invisible in black boxes. This is how a lot of my clients perceive. Frankly, they are not entirely wrong here.
When my security team goes into evaluating and fixing an organization’s network before they fall for a ransomware attack or data breach, I always see at least a few serious problems related to service accounts—vendors that needed access at one point in time, who have carte blanche access to your network OR vendors that have requested that your network is configured in a certain way (the specifics of which make you and your data more vulnerable to attacks).
This year when I attended the Black Hat Conference in Las Vegas—an event that all of the major security companies and cybersecurity experts make an effort to attend—some startling statistics were ringing throughout the halls, catching security-minded experts’ ears.
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When I was little my mom would force me to wash my hands before dinner after coming in from playing with the chickens in the coop (yes, I grew up on a farm way up in Northern Michigan and was very prone to getting dirty).
I’d run to the sink, splash a little water on my dirty fingers and then head on into the kitchen for whatever mom was whipping up.
I put little effort in really getting clean, kind of negating the true reasons why Mom really wanted my hands washed before I joined my parents at the table for dinner.
As I grew up, I saw why hand washing was important, but really didn’t know how much washing was enough. Not until I was told specifically that 20 seconds of hand washing was the magic number (I believe this is equivalent to 2 rounds of “Happy Birthday To You”) that I started forming a habit of 20-second hand washing before eating.
Why in the heck am I bringing up hand washing today?
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I’m sure you’re thinking “I’ve already been spending hard earned money on equipment that is keeping me safe, why would I do anything else?”
The reality of cyber crime in 2019 is far different from when it was first emerging 10 or even 20 years ago. Way back in the early 2000’s, the extent of a crime might be simply someone interested in testing the boundaries of what they could do or where they could access online.
Maybe someone was looking to maliciously use data, such as credit card numbers or other personal information to impersonate your identity, but channels to accessing this data were less talked about back then compared to today.
While technology such as firewalls and spam filtering have made theft and security less of an issue over the past years, criminals are evolving with technologies.
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Security is not getting any simpler. With more exploits targeting your users’ personal information, today more than ever before we need to make sure every single person on your team is vulnerable to a personal cyberattack, which may end up putting your business at risk.
Today, I want to go through some simple steps everyone on your team can take to protect their identity by being conscious of their Facebook security.
Here are 11 simple Facebook security tasks to ensure your teams are keeping their information safe online:
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When was the last time your kids received phishing training? Are you teaching them about good cyber hygiene?
Cybersecurity experts are warning this year that your students—mainly ones that are forging their own digital footprints—are growing targets of cybercrime this year.
As we alluded to a few weeks ago, cybersecurity is not simply something you can think about exclusively in the workplace. Today, if you are not taking basic precautions at home as well, you are likely leaving yourself, your family and your workplace vulnerable to cyberattacks.
Today, I want to focus on a specific cyberattack that we’ve been seeing repeatedly pop up in colleges and schools around the country. It’s an attack that might seem obvious to those of us with many years of getting phishing emails (although we have found that if you aren’t continuously getting training and don’t have technology in place to prevent occasional mistakes, your previous experiences will only help you so much).
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This summer you might have noticed a couple of new targets for cyberattacks.
Along with various town governments and hospitals, school districts have become a prime target for criminals. Schools handle a TON of personal data and often lack strong technology teams to keep their students’ data security. All of this leads to open targets for cyberattacks—something many cybersecurity experts are afraid of.
To help relieve some of the angst with back to school, I wanted to make sure you were considering some cybersecurity basics for your kids—whether they’re just starting out or nearing graduation this year. Practicing good cyber safety at an early age will help them keep their information secure through adulthood.
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