How To Beat The Hackers This Year
It’s game time – and while the biggest teams in American football are gearing up for football’s biggest day, cybercriminals are busy preparing their playbook for 2025. Just like a championship game, the battle against hackers requires strategy, teamwork and preparation. Are you ready to tackle this year’s biggest cybersecurity threats? Here’s what the experts […]
Was Your Information Compromised From The National Public Data Breach?
National Public Data confirmed in September 2024 that a hacker has compromised the personal records of millions of individuals. The information exposed includes the names, e-mail addresses, mailing addresses, phone numbers and even Social Security numbers of up to 2.9 billion people. Whilst this is applicable to citizens in the United States, there is a […]
The S.E.C.U.R.E. Method To Stop Phishing E-mails
Phishing attacks are the most common cybercrime attack for one reason…they work. Every day, over 3.4 billion spam e-mails reach unsuspecting users’ inboxes. Phishing e-mails have held the top spot as the most frequent form of attack for years because they’re easy to implement, easy to scale and continue to fool people. AI tools like […]
The Hidden Dangers Of Shortcuts In IT Security
The National Cancer Institute in Maryland recently analysed data from three major US health studies that gathered information on people’s daily multivitamin use. They discovered that people who took daily multivitamins had a 4% higher mortality rate than those who didn’t. This surprising result echoes a scene from the movie Grumpy Old Men, where a […]
Recent Cyber-Attacks Highlight The Urgency Of Strong Cybersecurity For All Businesses
If the software your organisation used to close deals and pay employees unexpectedly went down and you had no idea when it would be fixed, what would you do? Could you continue doing business? How much money would you lose? Unfortunately, in June, this happened to over 15,000 US- and Canada-based car dealerships when two […]
The Safest Way To Shop For Mother’s Day Online
Are you planning on buying gifts for the special women in your life for Mother’s Day? If you shop online, there are a few ways to do it SAFELY. During the holidays, cybercriminals ramp up various scams to capitalize on innocent people looking for gifts online. These scams range from fake offers to sham giveaways, […]
Cyber-Attack Takes Omni Hotels & Resorts Offline; Here’s How To Travel Safely
Another day, another cyber-attack! In early April, Omni Hotels & Resorts was the victim of a cyber-attack that brought down the entire IT system and led to a company-wide outage. The organization took immediate action and brought the entire network offline to isolate the issue, protect its data and prevent further damage from occurring. Unfortunately, […]
Suspect Your Computer Has Been Hacked? Do These 5 Things Now!
The initial reaction when you suspect your computer or network has been compromised is to panic. However, if your network has been breached, what you do next can make the difference between the incident being a minor inconvenience and being a devastating disaster that brings legal trouble and huge fines and halts your ability to […]
Pirates Aren’t Just Threats On The Open Seas
“Know Ye That We Have Granted And Given License To Adam Robernolt and William le Sauvage…to annoy our enemies by sea or by land, wheresoever they are able, so that they share with us the half of all their gain.” These were the words of King Henry III of England as he issued one of […]
Best Practices To Change Your Password: How Does Your Password Stack Up?
Each year on February 1st, we celebrate Change Your Password Day. While it’s not a holiday that gets you off work, it serves as a good opportunity each year to do a quick check-in and make sure you’re using strong passwords that will keep your accounts protected. The suggested ‘rule’ used to be to change […]
