Dangerous privacy-invasive tech needs some serious rethinking An opinion piece by Douglas James. Advancements in tech raise questions about protecting privacy. It’s critical, especially in these times, we protect our personal lives and data. Not only from a cybersecurity standpoint. Unless you’re comfortable with the idea of...
The best traits of cloud backup options Nothing’s worse than losing data. How many times have you encountered the harrowing realization your HDD was failing? All that info, potentially lost, if you don’t act fast. Worse, do you even have the time in that scenario? Is...
Discovering basic signs of hardware failure You know what’s not fun at all? Failure of hardware. Minding your own business, taking care of tasks, shutting the computer off only to find the next time you boot up the PC, things have gone awry. Worse yet, it’s...
What a new cyber bill could mean for critical infrastructure A bill introduced between members of the Senate (the Cyber Reporting Incident Act), specifically Gary Peters (Democrat, Michigan) and Rob Portman (Republican, Ohio) seeks to create a stricter timetable when reporting cybersecurity events. Specifically, after a...
A few things the modern enterprise should keep in mind Facing plenty of challenges, modern organizations rely on different resources for success. What kind? We’ll tell you. It’s a good way to run a checklist on your business model to see if you have the best...
International efforts begin to promote improved cybersecurity checks In a concentrated effort to improve cybersecurity efforts, the US is holding a 30-country meeting focused on cyber defense, threats, cryptocurrency scams, and more. The Biden administration looks to take aim at encouraging collaboration between countries, fighting cryptocurrency-based...
Robocalls, begone! Did you notice a surge of robocalls and spam messages over the past several years? So has the FCC. Robocalls have plagued our answering machines for a long time, but in recent years ramped up in saturating us with spam. One of the primary...
The fundamentals for building a secure business model It’s important to not rely entirely on external forces to protect you from today’s cyber threats. A good cybersecurity plan bases itself on strong practices, good cybersecurity hygiene, and competency. That’s why your organization should approach cybersecurity with...
Phishing attack kits are around the corner Phishing and social engineering attacks are already a headache. As the most successful delivery method for injecting malware and ransomware, hackers readily use phishing tactics for their operations. Unfortunately, threat actors are stepping up their game with the use...
Biden administration takes aim at cryptocurrency-based exchanges Cryptocurrency and cyber-attack schemes have gone hand in hand for several years now. Because cryptocurrency is hard to track versus the “paper trail” of dollars in usual theft scenarios, it’s an ideal demand for threat actors. Specifically, ransomware. The...
