Cybersecurity & IT Insights
A New Wave of Cyber-Regulation for Government Contractors
Russia’s SolarWinds hack in the fall of 2020 is shaping up to be the largest known theft of sensitive government information in history. Everyone knew the federal government’s outdated and poorly organized networks had security flaws. Across the federal government, IT...
What is Cyber Insurance, and Why Does My SMB Need It?
What is Cyber Insurance? A cyber insurance policy covers damage to you and/or damage to your clients and vendors from a cyberattack on your business. Although each policy is different, covered costs can include business interruption, data recovery, investigative...
Unmonitored Account Hacking, Dirty Out-of-Office Tricks and Phone Malware Attacks
Cybercriminals and hackers have found a few new spins on old techniques to steal your data and your money. Here are some of the newest techniques, which are just surfacing in the past couple of weeks. Deceased Employee’s Account Hacked, More Than 100 Systems...
Have (or Want) Federal Contracts? What You Need to Know About DFARS 252.204-7012/NIST 800-171
You’ve probably heard about the recent SolarWinds hack, which exposed a tremendous amount of government and corporate data to Russian hackers. While the scale was shocking, the hack itself was not. Foreign countries are constantly looking for sensitive US government...
Bypassing Authentication, New Extortion Techniques, and the Perils of Default Passwords
So far, 2021 is starting much like 2020 ended in the world of cybersecurity – new techniques are constantly being devised by cybercriminals to earn higher payouts than ever. Here are two new techniques - and one very old one – to ring in the new year. Hackers...
Web Browser Extensions, WordPress Exploit, and The Unceremonious End of Adobe Flash
We hope you and your employees have a happy and safe Christmas holiday this year! With your help, your network can stay safe too – take care to avoid these malware schemes, which are circulating during the last two weeks of 2020. Web Browser Add-ons Are a Growing...
Keeping Your Network Safe from Accidental Infection
One of the lessons of 2020 is that you can’t take things for granted. Among the most painful things that we’ve temporarily lost is the ability to trust those closest to us. It’s not that friends, family and co-workers want to hurt us – they don’t even know that they...
How Much Bandwidth Does Your Business Need?
Whether you’re moving to a new office, your contract is up or your business is growing, determining how much bandwidth you need is more stressful than it should be. Overshoot, and you could be stuck in a contract overpaying for years. Go with too little, and you...
Faster Hackers, New Security Processors, and Yet Another Fake M365 Login Form
We're all looking for presents online right now, but the bad guys are looking for presence on your network. Here’s what’s happening in the world of cybersecurity in early December. Ransomware gangs are getting faster at encrypting networks. That will make them harder...