by Admin | Mar 28, 2019 | Cyber Security, News, Phishing
The bad guys are taking advantage of innocent employees by posing as one of your organization’s executives or even your CEO. Using methods of urgency and authority, they intimidate you into buying gift cards for “business reasons”. This trick has been around for a...
by Admin | Mar 7, 2019 | Cyber Security, News
The bad guys are automating robocall scams worldwide. Recently, there has been a rise in this type of fraud. They have a variety of attacks that you should watch out for. Here are a few examples: Bank account and credit card scams where the bad guy claims to be an...
by Admin | Feb 27, 2019 | Cyber Security, News, Phishing
As always, you must be suspicious of all email attachments, because attackers are finding new ways to get around email security filters. The latest attack includes Microsoft Office attachments containing hyperlinks to dangerous websites. If you unknowingly download...
by Admin | Feb 19, 2019 | Case Studies, Cyber Security, News, Phishing
A woman is being sued for sending approx. 250K of her employer’s cash to an online fraudster. Patricia Reilly, who was working for the UK Peebles Media Group fell for a CEO Fraud Scam where the criminals sent her emails pretending Mrs Reilly’s boss. The...
by Admin | Feb 12, 2019 | Cyber Security, News, Phishing
It’s that special time of year when await special gifts from our significant others. This anticipation can cause us to be less suspicious when we receive a special message from our loved one via email or text. The cyber criminals know this. They’ll send...
by Admin | Feb 8, 2019 | Cyber Security, News, Passwords
The most recent report from Ponemon shows how IT’s lack of password management is wildly misaligned with the organizations supposed concern for protecting data. Cybercriminals intent on gaining internal access usually only have a single compromised account from which...
