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Cyberattack on American Water Works Underscores Fragility of Critical Infrastructure
American Water Works, the largest regulated water provider in the United States, recently suffered a cyberattack that forced the company to shut down…
Should You Be Concerned About Space Weather? How to Protect Your Business
Exploring the Impact of Solar Activity on Technology and Business Operations, and Practical Steps to Safeguard Against Potential Disruptions When we think about…
Barracuda’s Urgent Advisory: Replacement Over Patching
Even the most jaded cybersecurity veterans are finding it hard to ignore Barracuda Networks’ latest security advisory, thanks to its peculiar remediation guidance….
Cybersecurity in the Age of Remote Work
In 2020 the genie was let out of the bottle, so to speak, when the pandemic necessitated thewidespread movement of technology workers to…
Cybersecurity & Asynchronous Work
Remote work has revolutionized the way that we approach employment by allowing employees to work outside of a central location. It is a…
The Pitfalls and Perils of Third-Party Software
Third-party software can play an important role in filling in the gaps of proprietary systems and adding needed functionality to the technology program…
“Smishing”—an Emerging Threat
Small businesses, organizations, and consumers are experiencing a growing risk from a form ofcyberattack known as “smishing.” This method uses SMS/text messaging to…
Lessons Learned from the GiveSendGo Hack
GiveSendGo was started in 2013 as a small company designed to service the niche market of fundraisingfor Christian causes. As GoFundMe started to…
Internet of Things: Weighing the Pros and Cons
Understanding your world better “My favorite benefit of IoT is the learning paths it unlocks for people who get interested in it,” says…
Critical Vulnerability Discovered in Ubiquitous Log4j Library
A newly discovered vulnerability in a incredibly popular Java logging library, log4j, was made public today. The ease of exploitation appears to be…