October was a busy month for the bad guys who targeted school districts and students across the USA in a wave of new ransomware attacks.A report released by Armor, a global security solutions provider, noted a substantial rise in ransomware attacks against schools (and school districts) since October 2019. “The report identified 11 new U.S. […]
Royal Mail Scam: Sorry, You Haven’t in Fact Won that iPhone 11 Pro
An SMS phishing scam is targeting people in the UK with fake notifications that appear to come from the Royal Mail postal service, The Sun reports. The messages are personalized, and they address each recipient by their real name, informing them that they’ve been selected to receive a free iPhone 11 Pro. In order to […]
Dancing with Hackers
Dancing with the Stars pro Witney Carson announced on Twitter that her Facebook account had been hacked. Unknown miscreants gained control of Carson’s Facebook through a unique phishing technique and proceeded to upload spamming material to not only her page, but resharing items to other celebrity pages.Now, there are two questions that immediately come to […]
Cybersecurity Risks Are Threatening Deals
Recent acquisitions highlight the threat that cyber risks can pose to a company’s reputation and bottom line. When Verizon was making a bid for Yahoo’s internet business, the sale price was discounted $350,000 million after Yahoo’s security breaches were discovered. Spirit AeroSystems Holdings had been approved to purchase Asco Industries prior to Asco being hit […]
4 Cybersecurity Budget Focus Areas for Higher Education in 2020
Chief information security officers are grappling with a variety of issues as they try to keep their campuses safe from cyber criminals. In fact, the No. 1 issue for higher ed IT leaders this year is information security, according to EDUCAUSE, a nonprofit association of IT leaders in higher ed.Let’s look at 4 top areas […]
How Is FTC Data Security Enforcement Changing?
The U.S. Appellate Court agreed with LabMD that an order by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for them to “establish a comprehensive information security program” was too vague, leading to changes in the way the FTC handles penalties after conducting audits to confirm that organizations who are collecting data are also taking steps to protect […]
In 2020: My Toothbrush Will Be Hacked
In 2020, my toothbrush will be hacked. I’m sure it will happen. I will only discover it when I go to the dentist for my regular check-up and find out that I have a new cavity and [GASP], I’m still not flossing correctly. Most hacking breaches are not discovered for months after they happen.You see, […]
ReVil Ransomware Threatens to Squeeze Their Victims with Public Exposure of Data
The REvil Ransomware crew are getting ready to put more pressure on their ransomware victims to pay up by threatening to release data if the ransom isn’t paid.Our friends at Bleepingcomputer report that the REvil group is threatening to use exfiltrated data obtained before the encryption process to increase pressure on victims to pay up […]
Spear Phishing in the Royal Canadian Mint
The Royal Canadian Mint, which produces Canada’s coins, nearly sent an employee’s paycheck to an attacker following a spear phishing attack, CBC News reports. The attacker sent an email to the Mint’s HR department while posing as an employee and requested that the department change the employee’s bank account details. The HR worker who received […]
Selecting the Best ADC Scale-out Solution for Your Environment
Nowadays, with the massive amount of connected devices and dynamic business models, it is essential to have an elastic application delivery system that could easily increase or decrease capacities as needed, either in a cloud environment or on-premises datacenter.For example, a flash sale might draw an exponential increase traffic to a website for only a […]