Arlington, Massachusetts, a town of about 40,000, recently awoke to a huge cyber crime problem— Business Email Compromise (BEC). Jim Feeney, Arlington’s town manager, described the crime in detail to his citizens. In September of 2023, Town employees received legitimate emails from a known vendor working on the Arlington High School Building Project to discuss […]
Don’t Be Your Cyber Security Weakest Link – Three Steps to ensure you stay Cyber Safe!
Strong cyber security begins with basic steps that should be executed by anyone and everyone in your organization. If you feel like you have heard the following advice before, it’s because hackers are still successfully exploiting these weaknesses every day. A Stanford University study found that 88% of data breaches were caused by employee error. […]
Ticketmaster Breach Exposes Millions: How Cyber Criminals Stole the Show!
Are you a Taylor Swift fan? Maybe you have little ones who love Disney on Ice? Perhaps your dream ticket is the Copa America 2024 or the Super Bowl 2025? Whatever your live entertainment preference is, you have likely dealt with Ticketmaster. You have probably cursed their high prices and hidden fees. Well, now you […]
Still Saving Passwords to Your Browser? YOU’RE at Risk!
When you input your password online, does your Internet browser pop up a message asking if you would like to save it to their password vault? Maybe it even saves your password automatically and looks something like this… Browser-saved passwords may offer convenience, but security-wise, they fall short compared to a dedicated password manager. Secure […]
Digital Fortress Breached: The Dell Data Debacle Affecting 49 Million Customers
In April, Dell Technologies suffered a three-weeklong data breach impacting 49 million customers who purchased products between 2017-2024. On May 9, Dell sent customers a data breach notification, which may be in your spam folder as you read this. Check your spam for an email titled “An important message about your Dell information.” You won’t find […]
Password Pitfalls: The Hidden Dangers of Recycling Credentials
Reduce, reuse, recycle. It’s good advice for the environment. However, when it comes to your login credentials, this is dangerous. Over 80% of data breaches happen because of weak, stolen, or compromised passwords. Do you have any applications or profiles that share the same password? Maybe you even have one old password you use variations […]