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03/14/2023

Tax Season Security Tips

Tax season can be a stressful time for many Americans, and while scams are prevalent year-round, there is often a greater proliferation during tax time. Scammers are waiting for you to slip up so they can steal your personal information, money and identity.

12/09/2020

Lightning does strike twice: If you get hacked once, you'll probably be attacked again within a year

Businesses might feel that if they're targeted by cyber criminals once, it won't happen again - but analysis of incidents shows that more often than not, attackers come back looking for more.

12/09/2020

What We Know So Far About the FireEye Breach—and Why It Matters
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12/03/2020

'Return to Office' Phishing Emails Aim to Steal Credentials

Researchers at Abnormal Security have uncovered a credential-stealing phishing campaign that spoofs internal company memos concerning returning to the office.

12/02/2020

The Baltimore County Public Schools system was notified by state auditors of several cybersecurity weaknesses the day before the district was hit with a crippling ransomware attack.

The Baltimore County Public Schools system was notified by state auditors of several cybersecurity weaknesses the day before the district was hit with a crippling

11/10/2020

FTC Settlement With Zoom, Agency Requires Comprehensive Security Program

As part of a settlement of allegations that Zoom "engaged in a series of deceptive and unfair practices that undermined the security of its users," the

11/04/2020

The only thing worse than a lack of control is the illusion of control.

11/03/2020

Don't be lulled into a false sense of security. It might be your greatest risk.

10/26/2020

Controlling insider threats starts with education

Employees with bad intentions have already cleared one hurdle because they have access to systems. Here’s how to spot and stop insider threats.

10/23/2020

Remote work will continue at major US banks

Four of the nation’s largest banks updated their progress in recent days on return-to-office plans. The takeaway: Most workers won’t be back anytime soon.

10/22/2020

The US New York State Department of Financial Services says hackers who took over celebrity Twitter accounts in July did so by posing as company IT officials

The hackers who took over a number of high profile Twitter accounts, including those belonging to Barack Obama and Elon Musk, for several hours this summer gained entry into Twitter's internal systems simply by posing as company IT officials making a support call, according to an investigative repor...

10/21/2020

It's wise to formulate a resilience plan on the assumption that a company's cyberdefenses will break down eventually

Cyber-attacks on companies and individuals have been increasing dramatically during the coronavirus pandemic. Companies need to make sure they have both cybersecurity and cyber resilience to cope with these increasing threats. Here we look at how.