Compass IT Compliance Blog / Phishing (5)

The Greatest Vulnerability Still Remains – End Users

The Greatest Vulnerability Still Remains – End Users

Recently, I had the opportunity to attend the Boston Cyber Security Summit. One of the most common topics discussed at the event was organizations’ information being compromised by the end user.

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‘Tis the Season – Don’t Fa La La to Holiday Scams

‘Tis the Season – Don’t Fa La La to Holiday Scams

As another holiday season quickly approaches and holiday gift lists are started, the scammers are also looking to deck the halls during one of their favorite times of the year. As many begin planning for shopping and holiday festivities, unscrupulous scammers are presented with ample …

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QRishing – A New Version of an Old Scam

A QR code shows on a mobile screen

QR codes are everywhere these days. Codes can be found on restaurant menus (since the start of COVID), company websites, business cards, flyers, brochures, etc. Most individuals are likely to have seen one or scanned one at some point recently.

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Ransomware Disrupting Your Beer Supply

Ransomware Disrupting Your Beer Supply

When brainstorming blog topics, it often helps to find intersections between your profession and your personal interests. In this case, that intersection is cybersecurity and brewing beer, respectively. But what could beer possibly have to do with cybersecurity?

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Combating Cognitive Bias to Mitigate Social Engineering Attacks

An anatomical model of half a human brain

“When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures bristling with prejudice and motivated by pride and vanity” – Dale Carnegie In this quote, American writer and lecturer Dale Carnegie touches upon the topic of cognitive bias.

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The Online Shopping Scam That Almost Duped a Security Professional

The Online Shopping Scam That Almost Duped a Security Professional

A great many things have changed in our daily lives since the COVID-19 pandemic began rampaging across the world at the beginning of this year. We have been collectively forced to adapt to working from home, schooling from home, shopping from home, and even receiving healthcare from h …

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