Feb 12, 2021 | Cyber Attack, Cyber Awareness
“Is that you” is a phishing scam circulating on Facebook messenger. It has gone through many various forms since at least 2017. The scam begins with a Facebook message sent by one of your friends. The “friend” claims to have found a video or image with you featured in...
Jan 19, 2021 | Cyber Attack, Cyber Awareness
With governments increasingly looking to use contact tracing apps to help contain COVID-19, such initiatives are likely to spark a surge in new cyber scams. When contact tracing apps were first introduced last April, Bluetooth attacks occurred on Android phones. Using...
Dec 3, 2020 | Cyber Attack, Data Security, Financial, Healthcare
Can we afford an investment in cybersecurity? This is often a question pondered by organizations looking to invest in a cybersecurity program. Is it worth time, resources and investment to protect against a threat that may not ever occur? A cybersecurity investment is...
Dec 2, 2020 | Cyber Attack
No matter how robust your internal cybersecurity strategy is, your vendors could be putting you at risk. Cyber attackers will always target the most vulnerable part of a supply chain to reach their intended victim. It’s important to perform due diligence on your...
Aug 7, 2020 | Cyber Attack, Technology
Business Email Compromise (BEC) Imagine your CFO or Controller having a compromised email account. This could become a huge problem for your organization. The cyber criminal will work in the background to monitor the email box and watch the passing conversations. ...
Jul 24, 2020 | Cyber Attack, Data Security, NIST CSF
Honda suffered a ransomware attack earlier this month that temporarily disrupted its global operations and factory operations. As a result, employees were unable to access email and internal servers. It also disrupted their associated financial corporation preventing...