I just fell for a phishing email. Yep, the guy who builds services to protect clients from phishing emails was tricked by a phishing email! Now, I didn’t click on anything or give up confidential information but I did think a phishing email was a real email and forwarded it over to my staff to...
The team here at Breach Secure Now curated a lot of content in 2019 that we hope you found informative and thought-provoking when it came to your cybersecurity, both personally and professionally. We’ve put together a list of some of our favorite blogs that generated some tremendously positive feedback, addressing both you as a Managed...
Evil Twin You’re out and about for any number of reasons. Traveling for work. Killing time while waiting for co-workers or family members. But you have some time and you have work that needs to get done. You pull out your phone or laptop, and all of the available wi-fi connections come up. Perhaps you’re...
It isn’t breaking news that there is a steady – and alarming – rise in cybersecurity breaches and overall compromises in data and hardware. What is news is the lack of field experts that are available to deal with such a rise in demand. The field of ‘cybersecurity expert’ wasn’t even on the radar until...
Nothing Random in this Ransom The end of the year always gives one reason to reflect back and review the past 12 months in a variety of ways. When we take a look at the year in cybersecurity, we can say with certainty, that there was nothing random about the pattern of attacks on businesses. ...
Alexa, What Are You Collecting? At the top of many holiday gift lists was a smart speaker device. They can make our life easier and more convenient with integration across all of our devices, taking efficiency to the next level. And it is likely we’ve all made a new friend in Alexa, Siri or their...
You can teach your clients how to spot a phishing email and hope that they take heed. You can warn them about the dangers of reusing passwords and basic cyber safety. But how do you educate and create awareness about something that is so slow-moving and “creepy” that most people don’t even realize it’s there...
Plan, people, policies Under the guidance of Maria Vullo, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) created and finalized cybersecurity regulations for the banks, insurance companies, money transmitters, credit unions, brokers, and mortgage bankers that they oversee. These companies and institutions run the gamut in size and sophistication of their systems. So, they looked...
Some of us attack and engage in our holiday shopping with a plan that rivals the most well thought out strategies. We scour weekly fliers, online ads, and research who will have the best price and coupon code for us to use. In order to shop smart, yes, keeping track of prices is important, but...
If your phone rings and the caller id is UNKNOWN, you likely won’t answer. And scammers know that, so they’ve been cleverly hiding behind fake caller id numbers that are just a digit off from numbers that are familiar. So, you pause, and figure you better pick up “just in case”. The voice on the...