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A True Story and Yet Another Cyberattack Victim
by John Conroy on April 22, 2022 at 1:45 PM
Cybercriminals can act alone, but increasingly we are witnessing cyber gangs (who operate like a small business and are also often referred to as ransomware gangs), with leaders, developers, system administrators, intrusion experts, data exfiltration experts, and monetary experts work …
Weighing Your Multi-Factor Authentication Options
by Jeffrey Torrance on April 14, 2022 at 2:30 AM
At this point most of us have heard that securing our accounts with only passwords, no matter how complex, is not enough. Do not get me wrong, requiring strong passwords (14 or more characters, composed of uppercase and lowercase letters, and including symbols and numbers) is essentia …
Receiving a Scam Text… From My Own Phone Number
by Nicholas Foisy on March 30, 2022 at 5:00 PM
Throughout my years working in the IT security and compliance field I have had the opportunity to learn about dozens of different social engineering attack strategies that malicious actors will utilize to achieve their goals. This past weekend, I had the unique opportunity to witness …
Recommendations from CISA's Recent “Shields Up” Warning
by Jesse Roberts on March 10, 2022 at 2:00 PM
On February 26th, 2022, the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued immediate Shields Up actions for organizations to take in response to the ongoing conflict with Russia. The basic guidelines are as follows:
The Greatest Vulnerability Still Remains – End Users
by Kyle Daun on December 15, 2021 at 1:00 PM
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.
QRishing – A New Version of an Old Scam
by Jake Dwares on November 17, 2021 at 3:00 PM
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.