The SolarWinds Sunburst Attack: How to Protect Yourself from 5th Generation Cyberattacks
The SolarWinds Sunburst Attack: How to Protect Yourself from 5th Generation Cyberattacks Last week US government offices were targeted by one of the most sophisticated and severe attacks seen in history both because of the sophistication and scope. A series of
How to Defend Against Magecart Skimming Cyber Attacks
Defending Against Magecart Skimming Cyber Attacks Prior to the holidays last year and a couple of months before the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic we wrote about our concern with regard to the increase in Magecart attacks against online retailers which
Why MAZE Ransomware Attacks are So Devastating
Why MAZE Ransomware Attacks are So Devastating MAZE ransomware is quickly becoming one of the most devastating strains of Windows ransomware that have infiltrated companies and organizations around the world and demanded that a Bitcoin or Cryptocurrency payment be made in
5 Steps to Uncovering Malware on Your Network
How to Detect Malware and through Anomalous Behavior on the Network According to a recent Symantec survey, 90% of CIOs believe they are wasting millions of dollars on insufficient cybersecurity, while 87% believe their security measures are not adequately protecting
Stopping Coronavirus Cyber-Scams Before They Start – Part 2
How to Identify Coronavirus Cyber-Attacks – Part 2 In our first post concerning Corona Virus cyber-scams named “How to Identify Corona Virus Cyber-Attacks,” we wanted to warn our customers and readers of several prominent attacks by cybercriminals. As new, and in
4 Key Steps to Stopping Ransomware Attacks
How Significant is the Ransomware Problem? In writing this blog post we reviewed data from a variety of surveys including the Verizon Data Breach Report, the Cybersecurity Insiders Survey, the Ponemon Survey Data, a survey conducted by HelpSystems in conjunction with
Stopping Corona Virus Cyber-Scams Before They Start
How to Identify Corona Virus Cyber-Attacks This blog post was written to help our customers and readers of our blog identify scams that were created by cybercriminals to leverage the Corona Virus pandemic that we are all trying to endure. This
Ransomware is Targeting Industrial Control Systems
Industrial Control System (ICS) Ransomware is Evolving…Quickly Several months ago we wrote a blog post called The Evolution of Malware which tracked the development of how cyber-attacks and malicious code have evolved from simple viruses and worms to highly-sophisticated and
2020 Top 5 Cyber Security Predictions
Top 5 Cyber Security Predictions for 2020 In conversations with industry analysts, our customers, combing through the statistics like Comparitech's breach data and ultimately talking amongst ourselves we came up with 5 IT security predictions for 2020 that may not be
Intensity and Diversity of Attacks Are Paying Off for Cybercriminals
The REAL State of Cybercrime Cyberattacks have been expanding rapidly over the past decade; according to Juniper Research, the costs of cybercrime are estimated to reach over $2 trillion in 2019. This is double the nearly $1 trillion of damage reported