What Is Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
People often use the term "confidential information" or “sensitive information” when they are really referring to PII.
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Dec 22, 20202 min read
Prescription For Disaster: 60% Surge In Healthcare Attacks
The results from Malwarebytes, The State of Healthcare Cybersecurity report, are enough to make anyone feel ill.
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Dec 22, 20202 min read
Insider Hack Hits Trend Micro
Trend Micro, an international IT security company, announced an “insider attack” compromised the data of 68,000 customers last year.
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Dec 21, 20202 min read
Google Patches Three Critical Flaws - Update Now
On the heels of a major zero-day flaw at the end of 2019 in Google’s Chrome browser, nips three major issues rated high-severity.
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Dec 20, 20203 min read
One Man's Trash Is Another Man’s Treasure, So Shred
One mans trash is another man’s treasure? A saying could not be more appropriate when it comes to corporate documents.
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Dec 18, 20202 min read
Fans Of Landry's Restaurants Get Heartburn Over Stolen Data Again
Landry’s Inc., a Houston-based corporation operating over 600 restaurants, hotels, & casinos in 35 states, experienced its second data hack.
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Dec 17, 20203 min read
There's No Such Thing As A Secure SMS
Most of us rapid fire text messages every day without a second thought.
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Dec 16, 20202 min read
Tricky RIPlace Ransomware Evades AV Efforts
Since its discovery last year, the ransomware called RIPlace has been getting away with the goods and not getting caught.
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Dec 16, 20202 min read
Fake Android Apps: Finding Them Before They Find You
It’s an app-loving world out there, with each smartphone having an average of 60-90 apps.
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Dec 15, 20202 min read
When Crisis Strikes, Scammers Get To Work
Scams surrounding crisis situations may be as old as time itself.
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Dec 15, 20202 min read
Company Response To Zynger Of A Data Breach Applauded
Zynga Inc., developers of popular mobile gaming platforms, reported a breach that compromised the data of over 200 million of its users.
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Dec 14, 20202 min read
Ransomware Attack Holds 110 Senior Facilities Hostage
Karma may be the only revenge against the hacking group that victimized 110 nursing homes across the country with a ransomware attack.
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Dec 14, 20202 min read
Coronavirus Affects More Than Your Physical Health
The coronavirus—it doesn’t just cause vomiting, stomach aches, and chills…it also can wreak havoc on your computer.
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Dec 13, 20202 min read
FBI Issues Warning Of New Hacking Campaign Targeting Supply Chain Software Providers
Another warning was sent out from the FBI regarding malware that is targeting software supply chain companies.
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Dec 11, 20202 min read
Working Cybersafely At Home
Working from home is comfortable too. We put on lounge pants, grab our coffee, and casually walk to the sofa or the kitchen table to work.
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Dec 9, 20202 min read
The Urgent Android Risk You Don’t Know About, Yet
There’s a vulnerability putting millions of Android mobile devices at risk and most users haven’t heard about it…until now.
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Dec 7, 20206 min read
Tips to Avoid Social Media Cybercrime
We love social media these days. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, & many others can lead to lots of sharing, but also carry significant risks.
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Dec 4, 20203 min read
Skyrocketing Coronavirus Cybercrime Also Taking The World By Storm
In these uncertain times staying smart about health is necessary to fight COVID-19.But we also need to stay smart about cybersecurity.
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Dec 3, 20202 min read
BEC Scams Rising: Florida City Sends $742K To Fraudsters
The City of Ocala, FL was scammed by a business email compromise (BEC) attack that hit the city with a price tag of $742,000.
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Dec 1, 20205 min read
Clever Ways Cybercriminals Plant Malicious Links
Are you ready for another article preaching about the risks associated with emails?
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