When it comes to protecting your profiles and credentials, using authenticator apps as part of your Multi Factor Authentication (MFA) is the best way we currently have to stop hackers from brute-forcing their way into your accounts. While there are different kinds of MFA, one of the most popular choices is to use an authentication […]
Triple Threat: Is Triple Extortion the Future of Ransomware?
You’ve probably heard of ransomware, but have you heard of triple extortion ransomware? Ransomware is a type of cybercrime where attackers use encryption to prevent users from accessing their sensitive data until a ransom is paid, which is often substantial. In recent months, we have written a lot about Double Extortion Ransomware. That’s when cyber […]
Are Your Social Media Profiles Secure?
What’s the first thing you do when you join a new social media platform or create a new social media profiles a platform you are already on? Hopefully, the answer is to turn on specific security settings for your account. If you’re relying on the default security settings to keep safe, you could be at […]
The Unexpected Downfall: How a Wobbly Domino Led to Organizational Ruin
Have you heard about Okta? Even if you haven’t, you might still have been affected by the large-scale breach on their systems that rocked the tech community on October 19, 2023. Okta is a third-party service that provides organizations, like your own, for example, with multi-factor authentication, other secure biometric identification, and single sign-on tools. […]
Internet Scams: The Ultimate Guide to Protecting Yourself
There have been internet scams since the dawn of the World Wide Web. These scammers connect with their targets directly, press you to send money or private information and rely on your emotions—empathy, loneliness, sadness, greed, etc. These cyber-threats range from simple to more targeted and complex, but there are a few recurring themes in […]
City Councilman Helps Launch Massive Cyber Attack by Reusing Passwords
Here’s Why We Keep Saying “Do NOT reuse Passwords!” Paul Shaffer looks like that smiling older neighbor who gives good advice about the best time to prune the shrubs and who to call for plumbing emergencies. He is also the city councilor for Ward 7 in Corvallis, Oregon. He recently won reelection on the admirable […]