Hashing Out Cyber Security
CCPA vs GDPR: What You Need to Know About These Data Privacy Laws
These two far-reaching pieces of legislation are confusing — we’ll provide a bit of clarity about how they affect your organization Looking at the information security and data privacy industries... The post ...
Payroll Fraud: A Growing BEC Threat to Businesses and Employees Alike
The FBI reports that direct deposit change requests increased more than 815% in 1.5 years $8.3 million. This number represents the total reported losses due to payroll diversion schemes that... The post ...
New York SHIELD Act: The Latest Amendment to NY State’s Cybersecurity Law
New York is updating their cybersecurity laws — here’s how these changes impact your business (even if you’re not in NY) The New York SHIELD Act. It sounds like it... The post ...
What Is a DDoS Attack? (Hint: It Involves Zombies & Traffic Jams)
A distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack is kind of like a traffic jam on a website What is a DDoS attack and what does it mean for your website?... The post ...
Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2019 & The Three Little Pigs
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. This year let’s have some fun while spreading cybersecurity awareness! Since 2003, October has been National Cyber Security Awareness Month in the US (and... The post ...
Cyber Risk Management: 2019 Insights from Microsoft, Marsh, & Deloitte
A look into the perceptions and attitudes of businesses concerning cyber security risks Cyber risk management, or what’s sometimes called cyber security risk management, has been identified as a growing... The post ...
What is Vishing? How to Recognize Voice Phishing Phone Calls
Nearly half of infosec professionals reported experiencing vishing or smishing in 2018 Vishing. Phishing. Smishing. These terms sound like something a child made up and then decided to make the... The post ...
What is Phishing? A Look at One of Cybercrime’s Favorite Tactics
An in-depth look at the types of attacks that are involved in 32% of all data breaches In our news-heavy world, there isn’t a lot that surprises us anymore. But... The post ...
Bitcoin Phishing: The n1ghtm4r3 Emails
The story of how a scumbag named n1ghtm4r3 polluted our inbox with Bitcoin Phishing emails. Let’s have a little fun today and talk about some Bitcoin phishing emails that have... The post ...
20 Surprising IoT Statistics You Don’t Already Know
The IoT device market is on the rise and is poised to reach $1.1 trillion by 2026 The Internet of Things (IoT) has been a hot topic for decades —... The post ...
