Every 11 seconds in 2021, someone falls victim to a Ransomware attack in the United States. A phishing email, software vulnerabilities or split-second poor decision that ends in a click can expose a computer. Once the malware is installed, it encrypts the user files and locks the device, demanding a ransom payment for the release of data, and often threatening to release the data publicly or destroy it if the ransom is not paid. With employees working remotely and outside of business ... More Info
DO YOUR EMPLOYEES KNOW HOW TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM A CYBERSECURITY BREACH?
With employees around the world working from home and remote locations, the threat of cybersecurity attacks has never been higher. In 2020, Covid-19 spread at an alarming rate and, parallel with that, so did security breaches. Top cybersecurity experts report nearly 4,000 cybersecurity attacks a day since the pandemic began, an increase of more than 400% over prior years. A successful attack can take a business offline for days, resulting in compromised data and lost revenue. Ongoing ... More Info
THE NEXT MICROSOFT HACK IS COMING, BUT YOU CAN AVOID IT
In March of 2021, a highly sophisticated cyber attack on Microsoft’s business email software created a world-wide security crisis. More than 60,000 victims of the hack have been reported globally, including many small to mid-sized businesses who were susceptible to the security breach. Microsoft explains that the hack exposed and capitalized on vulnerabilities in their Exchange Server mail and calendar software. Because the hackers specifically targeted long-standing weaknesses in the ... More Info
AVOID THE BAIT AS PHISHING GROWS
Phishing scams have become more invasive and intelligent since the days of foreign princes reaching out to confirm your bank account numbers and collect your newly found inheritance. Many of us already know to avoid pop-up ads and not to click the links in suspicious emails. Today, however, social engineering is often used to acquire login credentials and credit card information. Phishing can occur through text, instant messages across social platforms, and email, even email messages ... More Info
WHY LAW FIRMS NEED TO PRIORITIZE CYBERSECURITY
Law firms hold an incredible amount of sensitive and personal information that dangles in front of hackers like candy in front of a toddler. They will both stop at nothing to snatch it up. Reputations and companies can be ruined by security breaches at firms, like in the case of Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks, whose celebrity client data still has not been fully recovered and can be purchased online. Prior to COVID-19, law firms were already priority targets for hackers and ... More Info
