Where are the biggest security pains for small businesses? Email Subpar antivirus antispam doesn’t catch attacks. Users click on ransomware and phishing links. Accidentally send confidential data Mobility One extreme: Prohibit use because of security concerns Or the other: Don’t provide any protection for data on devices User credentials Users have same passwords across all…
Sensitive data files stolen following Chatham County’s Oct. 28 governmental cyberattack have been posted online by a ransomware group known as DoppelPaymer. These files include records of some county employees, medical evaluations of children who are the subjects of neglect cases, eviction notices and documents related to ongoing investigations within the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office.…
The legal claims are increasing over the unemployment-data breach involving Washington State Auditor Pat McCarthy’s office. The Office of the Washington State Auditor is investigating a data breach incident which has compromised the personal information of more than 1.6 million people who filed for unemployment claims in the state in 2020. According to the State…
On January 6, 2021, The New York General Assembly introduced Assembly Bill 27, the “Biometric Privacy Act” (BPA). The proposed law prohibits private entities from collecting a user’s biometric identifiers or information without first implementing a policy and obtaining written consent. Under the BPA, “biometric identifiers” include “a retina or iris scan, fingerprint, voiceprint, or…
The company’s chief financial officer, George Davis, had earlier told The Financial Times that Intel published its earnings ahead of the stock market’s close on January 18th because they believed a hacker obtained unauthorized access to financially sensitive information from the site. According to the first statement, the company reported its corporate site was hacked,…
According to Google’s blog, there is a new path hackers are using to get inside the computers of cybersecurity experts: Social Media. Google suspects that hackers in North Korea are targeting security researchers by social media platforms. The Reason? The campaign could allow the hackers to obtain insights into vulnerabilities the research community was studying…
Cybersecurity has become a priority for many companies this past year. This difficult time has shown us that whether you are a small or a big company you are not immune to vicious cyberattacks. The far-reaching cybersecurity breaches of 2020, culminating in the widespread Solarwinds supply chain attack, were a reminder to CEOs of the…
Ransomware is responsible for almost 46% of healthcare data breaches, according to an analysis by Tenable. More than 35% of all breaches are linked to ransomware attacks, leading to a tremendous financial cost.Transportation industry news site FreightWaves reports that UPS (United Parcel Service), Norfolk Southern, multiple trucking companies, US government agencies, and defense contractors suffered…
What is a security breach? According to the NIST, a security breach or Cyber breach is “ An occurrence that actually or potentially jeopardizes the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of an information system or that constitutes a violation or imminent threat of violating security policies, security procedures, or acceptable use policies” In plain English, a…
Ubiquiti, the global leader in managed wi-fi systems, and major vendor of cloud-enabled Internet of Things (IoT) devices such as routers, network video recorders, and security cameras, is advising customers to change their passwords and enable multi-factor authentication. Unfortunately for Ubiquiti users, the company has revealed on Monday it has suffered a security breach. While…