Children’s Social Security Numbers – An Easy Target
An Easy Target
The value of stolen data increases when it is more easily manipulated and used. With a social security number, you can apply for identification, loans, and a range of other things that are valuable. If your credit score is high, the possibilities of what can be done are higher too, so who better to go after for a clean slate than someone under the age of 18?
Malvertising – What Is It?
Malvertising
We are in a time when “fake news” has become a term thrown around so frequently it is now part of our vernacular. In fact, there are quite a few new terms and words borne from the rise of technology in our lives. One of those words is malvertising.
When the Threat Is Inside the Building
Insider Threat
A recent discovery of a breach of customer data at Fifth Third Bank uncovered a troubling truth. It wasn’t hackers outside the United States that had accessed the information, it was intentionally handed over by employees.
Equifax Breach Update
Made in China
The 2017 Equifax breach brought individuals and one of the largest credit agencies to their knees. And now, over 2 years later, the United States Justice Department has charged four Chinese military officials as responsible parties in the breach.
Learn to Audit Your Website – On-Demand
How to Get Found
We know that running a business is more than ensuring that you have the right products to resell. It’s more than having the right people in place to sell, deploy and support those products. It is about having all of those pieces in place and then having the right people and clients find you. Ideally, you are a smooth-running machine with all of these components in place, and the best relationships supporting them.
Double Rewards – The Rise in Ransom Payments
The rate at which data breaches are occurring is on the rise, this we know. But another corresponding rate on the rise is the dollar amounts that are being paid out in a ransomware attack. That number has risen by 104% for the fourth quarter of 2019. With an average of $84,000 being paid by victims in the last quarter of 2019, organizations are likely wishing for “the good old days” when they could get by with paying $41,198 just over a year ago. Of course, paying the ransom is not recommended by security experts.
Windows 7 End of Life – the Beginning for New Scams
End of Windows 7
They say when one door closes another one opens, but in this case, it’s a window. On January 14th, 2020, Microsoft ended its support for Windows 7. Since Microsoft is no longer offering patches or security updates for vulnerabilities identified in Windows 7, hackers have a new way of gaining access to data for any individual or organization still running Windows 7.
I Fell for a Phishing Scam
I just fell for a phishing email.
Yep, the guy who builds services to protect clients from phishing emails was tricked by a phishing email!
Now, I didn’t click on anything or give up confidential information but I did think a phishing email was a real email and forwarded it over to my staff to take a look at. It was embarrassing when my CTO pointed out that this was clearly a phishing email.
2019 Breach Secure Now Blogs You May Have Missed
The team here at Breach Secure Now curated a lot of content in 2019 that we hope you found informative and thought-provoking when it came to your cybersecurity, both personally and professionally. We’ve put together a list of some of our favorite blogs that generated some tremendously positive feedback, addressing both you as a Managed Service Provider, and some built for you to share as you see fit with your clients!
Evil Twin Wi-Fi
Evil Twin
You’re out and about for any number of reasons. Traveling for work. Killing time while waiting for co-workers or family members. But you have some time and you have work that needs to get done.
You pull out your phone or laptop, and all of the available wi-fi connections come up. Perhaps you’re in a well-known, or chain coffee shop, and the available wi-fi immediately pops up for you to connect. A quick glance and you click on the link to confirm the connection and get to work.