Security Awareness
Quishing: The Cybersecurity Dangers of the QR Code
Have you heard of the new term, quishing? During the pandemic, we all saw a huge rise in the usage of QR codes. Suddenly, there was a QR code for everything and everywhere along with tags about social distancing. Granted, it made perfect sense and made things possible which otherwise wouldn’t have been due to…
Read MoreCybersecurity In The Home: 3 Steps Households Can Take
The COVID-19 pandemic forced millions of Americans to embrace working from their own home; a concept they had limited or no experience with at the time. And while many employees have returned to the office, a recent University of Chicago study found that 72% of those workers surveyed would like to continue working from home…
Read MoreConcerned About Cyber?
4 Easy Steps for Staying Secure in 2022 Cybersecurity has become one of the biggest hot topics both inside and outside of technology circles over the last two years. From securing learning devices due to a rise in digital learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, to coping with the fallout of high-profile breaches of national infrastructure…
Read MoreMulti-Factor Authentication
When we think about secure authentication, we often think about a username with a strong password. Although strong passwords are important, it is often not enough to secure access to computer systems, networks and the Internet. For this we need MFA, which is short for Multi-Factor Authentication.
Read MoreSecurity Awareness – A Tale of Two Perspectives
Meet Bob, who works in Anytown, USA as a loan officer and has been with the company for about nine months. He loves working for DollarBank, takes pride in his work and has a strong motivation to do a job well done. Bob does everything that is asked of him and completes every assignment on…
Read MoreMortgage Fraud
Today I came across an article about mortgage fraud and it captured my attention. Our digital identities are increasingly falling into the hands of the bad actors. Scheme after scheme of elaborate financial fraud tactics, techniques and procedures are seemingly around every corner. Our most confidential information is becoming routinely stolen, hijacked and held up…
Read MoreThe Threat of Ransomware
Ransomware is considered one of the most dangerous Cyber-threats for businesses these days. Many businesses in virtually every industry have experienced a ransomware attack. The tactics, techniques and procedures of cyber-adversaries have become increasingly more complex, sophisticated and effective over the years. Ransomware has become big business for nation-state threat actors as well as smaller,…
Read MoreSecurity Awareness Training – Why Do We Need it?
We’ve all heard the story before, the computer literate elderly neighbor gets scammed and locked out of her computer. The other day, my friend’s mom had such an incident occur. Whether it’s weak passwords, a click on a phishing email, or a visit to a flawed website, we find ourselves dealing with a computer issue.…
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