By Mary Grlic The United States Department of Justice recently announced the arrest of two men for, “conspiring with Russian nationals to hack the taxi dispatch system at JFK airport.” The suspects, Daniel Abayev and Peter Leyman, both from Queens, New York, hacked...
By Mary Grlic Ransomware has become far more of a threat than ever before for countless companies. As technologies evolve, cyber threats unfortunately become more common. Even newer security methods are sometimes not enough, as hackers could always be one step ahead....
By Mary Grlic Sonicwall’s recent mid-year cyber threat report details the danger of cyberattacks in 2022. With cyber threats becoming an increasingly concerning risk, Sonicwall’s report is especially important. Understanding these sorts of threats and taking the right...
By Mary Grlic Suffolk County in Long Island, New York, is dealing with an ongoing “cyber intrusion” (as deemed by officials) and ransomware attack after a hacker infiltrated the network. On September 8, 2022, the county legislature had to shut down their devices in...
By Mary Grlic Researchers recently uncovered a major security concern: a UEFI-based rootkit virus. Coined “CosmicStrand” by cybersecurity company Kaspersky, the rootkit can implant viruses on the most basic software of a computer (UEFI). This makes it extremely...
By Mary Grlic All organizations unfortunately run the risk of ransomware attacks. These threats can be detrimental, costing organizations a lot of money and digital data. With technology becoming more prevalent in our daily lives, ransomware will not be going away...
By Mary Grlic In a world where technology is rapidly evolving, and data is everywhere, it is more important than ever to protect the private information of the people. Countries like Brazil (LGPD), Great Britain (GDPR), and Canada (PIPEDA) are implementing stricter...
Receiving a "phishy" email or message can be frustrating and oftentimes quite a big risk for businesses. Phishing is one of the most dangerous cybersecurity threats and can cost many companies billions of dollars annually. Phishing attacks are only increasing in...
Always assume you are hacked! Below is an excerpt from an article by Roger Grimes, Security Adviser for InfoWorld Security Central: "A recent Forbes magazine article advised readers to assume that their companies have been hacked. Some readers have asked me to weigh...