Efficiency vs Security: How the Demand for Increased Employee Productivity Puts Corporate Networks at Risk
Businesses need to allow employees to use productivity tools to maintain effective operations. Unfortunately, many of these efficiency-drivers are easily compromised by threat actors, as we saw with the Dridex trojan payload hiding in Excel spreadsheets delivered via phishing emails with senders posing as UPS, FedEx, and DHL. In fact, ... Read More
DICOM file security: How malware can hide behind HIPAA-protected images
What are DICOM files? A DICOM file is an image from a medical scan saved in the Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) format. DICOM is the international 30-year-old standard protocol for managing and transmitting medical images, such as ultrasounds, MRIs, X-rays, and CT scans. In addition, these files ... Read More
Malware, Ransomware and Everything In Between: What Happens When You Click on the Malicious Files in Your Inbox
In 2021, it is forecasted that one organization will experience a ransomware attack every 11 seconds. The plethora of security vulnerabilities within enterprises’ networks, coupled with the ease of luring employees into engaging with spear phishing emails, are primary reasons why ransomware attacks have rapidly increased. One recent attack against ... Read More
