by Helder Machado | Jun 22, 2020 | Cybersecurity, Happening Now
Making headlines for the wrong reasons is nothing new for the videoconferencing software company. In April, they claimed to have had 300 million daily active users—a truly impressive figure, if it was real. It wasn’t. Zoom walked back that claim soon after making it,...
by Helder Machado | Feb 10, 2020 | Cybersecurity
2019 saw $3.5 billion in cybercrime losses for individuals and businesses, the FBI reports. Over the last five years, the losses total $10 billion. The biggest contributor by far was business email compromise (BEC). The report released by the FBI’s Internet Crime...
by Helder Machado | Feb 4, 2020 | Cybersecurity
“Important updates are pending,” reads the white-on-blue alert on your computer screen. “Ready? Restart now. Not ready? Pick a time that works for you.” At the bottom of the blue box is a button you’ve been pressing every day for the last two weeks. It says, “Remind...
by Helder Machado | Dec 13, 2019 | Cybersecurity
Another managed IT Service provider has fallen victim to a cyber-attack affecting 100+ clients. MSPs remain a target for ransomware due to controlling and managing many networks. The Colorado IT provider chose not to pay the $700K ransomware, something the FBI...
by Helder Machado | Dec 3, 2019 | Cybersecurity
The holiday season is here and Christmas is right around the corner, which means cyber thieves are gearing up for the upcoming season with the latest scams and tricks to target online shoppers. Many of us lessen our online presence during the holiday season, but we...
by Helder Machado | Nov 19, 2019 | Cybersecurity
Cybercrimes and cyber-attacks are one of the fastest-growing crimes in the US, rapidly increasing in complexity, cost, and of course magnitude. The second-largest ever data breach was suffered by Marriott near the end of 2018, disclosed the personal information of up...
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