Getting Ready for the Holidays

Following my advice for a “cyber-safe summer,” I also have some thoughts for the upcoming holiday season:  Online retailers are gearing up for the biggest shopping day of the year. With more consumers doing their holiday shopping online, additional compute resources and warehouses bulging with inventory ensure that shoppers won’t experience any delays in finding what they want, or making online …

Recognizing and Preventing Modern Cyber Scams

When it comes to protecting yourself and your organization against cyber scams, there’s no “one-size-fits-all” solution. As organizations and people alike continue to adopt new devices and technology, they’re opening themselves up to more opportunities for cybe rattacks. In order to effectively protect the valuable information that motivates cybercriminals, it’s important that we understand the different types of scams targeting …

SamSam and WannaCry

Unless you’ve been entirely off the grid, you have probably heard that a number of high-profile organizations have recently been targeted by ransomware. It’s part of a growing trend that has the potential to impact large numbers of people, with potentially devastating consequences. The notorious WannaCry virus, which has been targeting the same vulnerable systems for nearly a year, hit a …