In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, staying abreast of the latest security updates is not just recommended; it’s imperative. Recently, Cisco released several crucial security advisoriesƒ for the Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC). These advisories highlight vulnerabilities that could potentially allow unauthorized access or denial of service attacks, posing serious risks to business operations and…
Unpacking the Akira Ransomware Advisory
Ransomware attacks have become a prevalent threat in today’s digital landscape, targeting businesses of all sizes and industries. To address this growing concern, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and its partners have recently released an advisory on the Akira ransomware. In this article, we will explore the key details of the advisory and…
Protection Strategies for Your Organization from Ransomware: Effective Strategies and Best Practices
Ransomware attacks have become a major threat to organizations of all sizes, causing significant financial and reputational damage. The rise of ransomware attacks, especially targeting small and medium-sized businesses, has highlighted the need for robust protection strategies. Implementing effective ransomware protection strategies is crucial for safeguarding your organization’s data and ensuring business continuity. Understanding Ransomware…
Cyber resilience is key to building a resilient organization
Global events, such as recessions and pandemics, create enormous social and economic challenges that impact organizations and their management. From employee and customer satisfaction to financial difficulties, supply chain disruption, and skyrocketing cyberattacks, top-level management oversees many concerns. As business owners aim to address multiple challenges that may threaten their organizations’ success, resilience is a trending buzzword….
5 Security Risk Analysis Myths in the Healthcare Industry
The COVID-19 pandemic threw multiple challenges at the healthcare industry. First, the sector saw a steep increase in demand, leading to the collapse of health infrastructures in different parts of the world. What’s more, the industry experienced an unprecedented cybercrime surge. According to a report, the most attacked sector in 2020 was healthcare, and experts…
New Year, New Risks for IT & Data Security
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed everything about the world as we know it. Just as we started embracing new practices like sanitizing, social distancing and remote working, the pandemic has also forced us to embrace systemic changes in the ways we deal with cyberthreats. In fact, the FBI has reported an increase in cyberattacks to…
Protecting yourself from vendor fraud
What is vendor fraud? Vendor fraud occurs when a fraudster poses as a person or entity you know and trust (a vendor, an executive, etc.) and requests a change to banking information. If the fraudster can convince you to change payment information and you make the payment, any payments sent will go to the fraudster…
Meltdown/Spectre: Major Security Flaw Impacts all CPU Devices
Yesterday’s top headline reports on the discovery of two major security flaws called Spectre and Meltdown that are responsible for putting almost every PC, smartphone and tablet user and their private info at risk. Using what’s known as a side-channel analysis attack, malicious code can be written on a computer’s central processing unit; allowing an…
Petya/NoPetya Ransomware
Global cyberattack: What you need to know Another major cyber attack, known as Petya/NotPetya, believed to have first struck Ukraine, caused havoc around the world yesterday, crippling computers or halting operations on a global scale. The rapidly spreading computer worm appears to have borrowed key features from last month’s ransomware attack, “WannaCry” but has serious…
Email Safety Tips for Avoiding Ransomware
Email Safety Tips This past Friday, the world experienced a cyberattack unprecedented in scope and potential impact. Starting in the UK and Spain, the malicious WannyCry / WannaCrypt software quickly spread globally, blocking customers from their data unless they paid a ransom using Bitcoin. The WannyCry / WannaCrypt exploits used in the attack were drawn…
