October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Not sure if you knew, but October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month–and a great time to review your cyber crime prevention efforts. Cyber...
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jmason
- Aug 23
- 2 min
More US cities invest in cyber insurance, but costs are rising
In a new survey, 59 percent of local government technology leaders say their cybersecurity budget increased this year, but 58 percent say...
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Brian Carrico
- Aug 21
- 2 min
FTC Safeguards Rule
The FTC Safeguards Rule (amended in 2021) deadline is quickly approaching, non-compliance could cost your organization up to $43,792, per...
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Brian Carrico
- Jun 28
- 3 min
7 hidden Gmail tricks everyone should know – including how to unsend an email
Gmail has a clean, simple interface — but there’s more under the hood than meets the eye. There are tons of hidden hacks and tricks for...
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Brian Carrico
- Feb 1
- 4 min
Reasons Why Every Business is a Target of DDoS Attacks
DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks are making headlines almost every day. 2021 saw a 434% upsurge in DDoS attacks, 5.5 times...
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Brian Carrico
- Nov 30, 2021
- 3 min
You can get iMessage on an Android, but you’ll need a Mac computer — here’s how it works
William Antonelli Nov 26, 2021 You don’t need an iPhone to send iMessages. It sounds silly to some, but “blue bubble” envy is real. There...
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Brian Carrico
- Nov 9, 2021
- 3 min
Ransomware risk: 2 preventive steps for your small business
If recent headlines about ransomware attacks on companies have you worried, your concerns are well-founded. Earlier this year, the...
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Brian Carrico
- Oct 26, 2021
- 3 min
Scary Cybersecurity Month Facts for Halloween
Now that it’s the fall season and leaves are turning colors and dropping from the trees, it’s time for the two most important annual...
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Brian Carrico
- Oct 12, 2021
- 2 min
Trick or Treat: 5 Cybersecurity Tips For Halloween
As National Cybersecurity Awareness Month ends on Halloween, it presents the perfect time to remember some safety tips to keep the...
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Brian Carrico
- Sep 28, 2021
- 4 min
Don’t Wanna Pay Ransom Gangs? Test Your Backups.
Browse the comments on virtually any story about a ransomware attack and you will almost surely encounter the view that the victim...
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Brian Carrico
- Sep 7, 2021
- 2 min
7 Reasons to Have Cyber Liability Insurance
If you are like many, you are more connected today than ever before. From cell phones to digital personal assistants, our homes are wired...
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Brian Carrico
- Jul 13, 2021
- 5 min
Crafting a Custom Dictionary for Your Password Policy
Modern password policies are comprised of many different elements that contribute to its effectiveness. One of the components of an...
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Brian Carrico
- Jun 22, 2021
- 3 min
Cyberattack hits world’s largest meat supplier
June 1 was an eventful day for some. The world’s largest beef supplier has been hit with a ransomware attack, threatening some of the...
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Brian Carrico
- May 18, 2021
- 7 min
Colonial Pipeline ‘ransomware’ attack shows cyber vulnerabilities of U.S. energy grid
Last week, you may have heard: A major fuel pipeline that was shut down after a brazen cyberattack will probably come back online by...
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Brian Carrico
- May 4, 2021
- 4 min
The Wages of Password Re-use: Your Money or Your Life
When normal computer users fall into the nasty habit of recycling passwords, the result is most often some type of financial loss. When...
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Brian Carrico
- Apr 20, 2021
- 3 min
ParkMobile Breach Exposes License Plate Data, Mobile Numbers of 21M Users
Someone is selling account information for 21 million customers of ParkMobile, a mobile parking app that’s popular in North America. The...
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Brian Carrico
- Mar 9, 2021
- 4 min
Microsoft Exchange Cyber Attack — What Do We Know So Far?
Microsoft on Friday warned of active attacks exploiting unpatched Exchange Servers carried out by multiple threat actors, as the hacking...
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Brian Carrico
- Feb 2, 2021
- 2 min
10 New Year’s Resolutions to Scam-Proof Your Life
Simple ways to stay safe from fraudsters online and off in 2021 Out with the old and in with the new. Get a fresh start to 2021 by...
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Brian Carrico
- Jan 12, 2021
- 4 min
Facing the facts about facial recognition
Aside from obligatory shots of the Grand Canyon or the Leaning Tower of Pisa, many photos that consumers want to keep feature the faces...
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Brian Carrico
- Jan 5, 2021
- 2 min
T-Mobile suffers another data breach, customer phone numbers, call records possibly accessed
T-Mobile recently experienced a data breach in which some of its customers had their information, including “call-related information,”...
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