Jun 10, 2021 | Cyber Attack, Cyber Awareness, Technology
A new wireless network called Sidewalk shares a slice of your home Internet with your neighbors’ Amazon devices. Unless you want your neighbors on your network, we suggest you opt out of this feature since you were already [unknowingly] opted in. How it Works Sidewalk...
May 28, 2021 | Cyber Attack, Cyber Awareness, Technology
Your organization most likely has a standard email filter setup to catch commonly known phishing keywords. As of last year, some of the most common words to trigger spam filters were COVID, pandemic, and Corona Virus. But just like technology, cyber attacks are always...
May 14, 2021 | Cyber Attack, Technology
Data breaches are becoming more common these days and known to create financial burdens most impactful on small businesses. In fact, the median financial impact of a breach last year was $21,659, with 95% of incidents falling between $826 and $653,587. But what...
Mar 31, 2021 | Cyber Attack, Cyber Awareness, Technology
Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks are particularly threatening because they are close to impossible to trace and they leave you with irreplaceable financial and reputational loss and downtime. This attack is becoming more common because instead of having to...
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...
