The FBI reports hackers have stolen $1.2B from more than 7,000 businesses in the past 2 years, most often using a scam known as business email compromise (hacking the CEO’s email account and then sending emails from that account telling employees to transfer money). Some good things to keep in mind: · Establish a multi-person…
The latest research from a German cybersecurity firm reveals an increase in new malware strains in 2014. The data reflects a 125 percent increase in malware variants, with almost 70 percent of the total number of samples identified occurring in the second half of the year. According to these figures, a new strain of malware…
Not a week goes by without news of another high-profile cyber attack — Target, Sony, JPMorgan Chase, just to name a few. Not even the federal government is immune. Just this week, the U.S. government announced that hackers had accessed the personal data of more than 4 million current and former federal employees. And earlier…
The threat of cyberattacks on U.S. organizations continues to be a major concern among business leaders. The chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said in a recent speech that the cyber threat to U.S. businesses is the “biggest risk we face.” Almost on cue, the U.S. Justice Department’s National Security Division reported the…
The IT staffing firm, Robert Half Technology, recently surveyed over 2,000 chief information officers from across the U.S. about their cyber security plans for 2015. A majority of the CIOs are planning to improve the security of their information in the next year and plan to use several methods to do so. Topping the list…
Recently cyber-attacks were back in the news, and a recent failed attempt to remove data from a White House computer proves that no one is exempt from hackers. While the attempt wasn’t successful thanks to mitigation efforts, the attack should serve as a reminder to all small businesses that they face risks of similar attacks from data…
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