While you take precautions to protect your laptop, your router, and even your internet of things, don’t forget to protect your smartphone too. Today’s phones are much more than a device to make calls. It’s a GPS, a camera, a method to watch videos or play games. But don’t forget all the sensitive information that […]
Archives for March 2021
Hackers disrupted live broadcasts at Channel Nine. Is it a Russian retaliation?
After so much talk about the media the last few years, have you thought about what would happen if it weren’t available? While there are definitely people who would think that would be heaven, the recent cyber attack on the Australian news channel is a glimpse into what it means. In this case, the news […]
Cyber Security is a process, not a product.
That is, your company must be continually protected from cyber attack. Think video versus photograph. The first step in a cyber security program is to have an assessment done to determine where your organization is in protecting its information technology. That is the photograph. A snapshot in time. But know what’s wrong doesn’t keep you […]
City of Frankfort has IT network hacked
It isn’t a surprise that another local government has been the victim of a cyber attack. It happens much too often. As we talked about last week with the Kroger breach as a result of using Accellion file transfer software, we are almost becoming accustomed to it. Almost. While Frankfort city officials are being careful […]
Backups can save your butt!
One of the steps in mitigation following a ransomware or other malware attack is to install your backup. This presumes that you do, in fact, have a backup. Many solutions are available to run backups. External hard drives, cloud, etc. For your phone, the cloud is available as well as your computer. As important is […]