US-CERT Sends Incorrect Link to Secure IoT Devices
This morning the US-CERT or United States Computer Emergency Readiness team sent an email as part of Cybersecurity awareness month. The email focuses …
Read MoreNew York City Companies at Greatest Risk from KRACK WiFi Security Breach
In New York City, where cybercrime is rampant, securing your WiFi is every bit as important as locking your front door. It's a fundamental cybersecuri…
Read MoreRansomware In-Part Fuels North Korea's $1B Illicit Online Income
One former British Intelligence chief estimates that North Korean cyberheists may bring North Korea as much as $1 billion per year or one-third the va…
Read MoreRansomware Worth $6B! Grows at 2,500%. New York is the Biggest Target
In 2016, Apex Technology Services was the first company to put the aggregate damage of the Ransomware market at $1 billion, a number backed up by the …
Read MoreHackers Are Now Targeting Breached Organizations
It was a busy week in the cybersecurity space, with several major headlines about data breaches.
Read MoreVulnerability Management: The Driving Force of a Strong Cybersecurity Culture
I want you to try this experiment: Google "Equifax" and observe what you see in the news feed...
Read MoreLayer Defenses to Protect Your Network, Warns FBI Section Chief
Hackers are now relying on phishing more than ever to steal sensitive corporate data. In fact, there have been 8.5 times more phishing scams in 2017 t…
Read MoreDo Yesterday's NFL Scores Have You Down? These Cybersecurity Stats Will Make You Feel Worse
Cybercrime is now one of the most formidable threats facing businesses today, yet few organizations are adequately prepared to combat this growing pro…
Read MoreShould Kaspersky Users Report They've Been Breached?
We reached out to the F.B.I. numerous times to ask them if users of Kaspersky Lab software should report they were breached. The Bureau had been advis…
Read MoreTake Action During National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Most organizations today are completely dependent on the Internet to function. And moving forward, this dependency will continue to develop as more co…
Read MoreUse Team Training to Build a Strong Cybersecurity Culture
At the end of the day, you can apply all of the latest security patches to your endpoints, and invest in cutting-edge threat monitoring services, but …
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NFLPA Database Leak: 1,200 NFL Players Affected
Recently, researchers from the Kromtech Security Center have identified a publically accessible database that contained the private information of NFL…
Read MoreAlert: Critical Vulnerabilities Found Lurking in Dnsmasq
Apex Technology Services is now warning clients about a critical system vulnerability that was recently discovered in a commonly-used software package…
Read MoreCEOs Should Learn From Equifax or Also End up In Front of Congress
Former Equifax CEO Richard Smith says he is "deeply sorry" for the security breach in which sensitive personal information of as many as 143 million A…
Read MoreWhat Will the Average Cost of a Data Breach be in 2018?
By now it's no secret that data breaches are increasing in both volume and intensity each year. What's especially troubling, though, is that the avera…
Read MoreWe asked the F.B.I., Were 400 Million Users Hacked by Kaspersky?
We've reported before that the F.B.I. has warned companies not to use Kaspersky Lab software. The concerns surrounding Kaspersky, whose software is so…
Read MoreSix Cybersecurity Stats That Will Shock You
These days, it seems like you can't open up the news without hearing about a developing cybersecurity incident of some sort - from data breaches at co…
Read MoreBreaking: Deloitte Announces Data Breach
Another day, another data breach…A major cyberattack has been reported at Deloitte, one of the world's "big four" accounting firms.
Read More1H17 Was a Cybersecurity Disaster
From a cybersecurity perspective, the first half of 2017 was a giant mess as we witnessed many major security incidents. A few examples on the long li…
Read MoreAlert: VMware Releases Critical Security Updates
Attention, VMware users: New updates are now available to address critical security vulnerabilities in the following products: Fusion, Workstation Pro…
Read MoreAlert: Watch Out for Equifax-related Phishing Scams
By now you are most likely aware of the recent cybersecurity incident at Equifax, where hackers obtained the personal information of about 143 million…
Read MoreCybersecurity Unemployment Falls to Zero Percent
For years, experts have been warning business leaders about the growing cybersecurity skills gap in the U.S. According to a new study, the gap is cont…
Read MoreIRS Issues New Email Ransomware Warning
Earlier today, we ran an advisory explaining how scammers are now sending malicious emails pretending to be with the Better Business Bureau (BBB). It'…
Read MoreWarn Your Workers: Do Not Click on This BBB E-Mail
Many of us are familiar with the IRS scam where malicious emails or callers try to get either payment or password information from unsuspecting users.…
Read MoreWhat Every Business Can Learn From the Presidential Executive Order on Cybersecurity
President Trump recently passed an important executive order called the Presidential Executive Order on the Establishment of the American Technology C…
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Equifax Security Breach Cost it $2.2 Billion and Counting
It should come as no surprise Equifax is a major target for hackers and as it turns out it has suffered two breaches over a short period of time. This…
Read MoreBreaking: Credit Firm Equifax Reports Large Cybersecurity Incident
As many as 143 million U.S. customers could be affected.
Read MoreFree Lunch for NYC Public Schools but Not for your Company's Cybersecurity
By offering free lunch to all 1.1 million students, New York joins other major cities including Boston, Chicago, Detroit and Dallas, according to Liz …
Read MorePossible Rule Change Could Impact How EU Banks Buy Software
The European Commission is reportedly mulling over an important change that would free up a significant amount of capital for IT investment - to the t…
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