In 2020 the genie was let out of the bottle, so to speak, when the pandemic necessitated thewidespread movement of technology workers to remote work. Working from home was already agrowing trend and the forced closing of businesses and office spaces accelerated the practice to thedegree that now there is no going back. Although many […]
The Australian government has passed a new piece of legislation that, at its core, permits government enforcement agencies to force businesses to hand over user info and data even though it’s protected by cryptography. If firms don’t have the power to intercept encrypted data for authorities, they will be forced to create tools to allow […]
Cisco has announced there will be no patch released for a critical security vulnerability discovered in their Small Business line of routers, as the affected devices reached their end of life in 2019. The critical issue, CVE-2021-34730, affects the Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) service and could allow unauthenticated attackers execute commands on the router or cause […]
Multi-factor authentication (MFA), or two-step verification, is one of the simplest ways to addprotection to your technology and data. By requiring an additional piece of information, or step, toestablish identity, systems are strengthened against the vulnerabilities that come with poor passwordand username practices. MFA employs a combination of various methods that can be used as […]
The business of cybercrime is becoming more and more sophisticated each day as hackers perfect their methods and discover new ways of taking advantage of unsuspecting users. In spite of the new and creative ways that these criminals devise to infiltrate businesses and organizations, a great number of attacks are still perpetrated with tried-and-true methods […]
The recent attack that shut down the Colonial Pipeline has made “ransomware” a household word, but this cybercrime is nothing new. School districts have become particularly vulnerable to these attacks, which have increased substantially over the past year as schools shifted focus to provide remote learning for students. In a report published by the K-12 […]
A recent attack on the crisis management system of the Cobb County Georgia school district led to a code red lockdown, producing disruption and anxiety in several schools across the district. The cause of the breach was traced to an employee of the crisis management service whose access was exploited due to a weak password. […]
A cyber attack on Colonial Pipeline, a top US fuel supplier, has led to the shutdown of its entire network. According to Reuters, a prolonged shutdown of the pipeline will cause prices to rise drastically, negatively impacting the summer travel season and overall economy. Transporting over two million barrels each day, the pipeline links refiners throughout […]
Several Cisco switches suitable for small business use have been found to be vulnerable to a serious security issue that could result in attackers gaining unauthorized access to the management console. While Cisco reports that no exploits for this vulnerability (CVE-2020-3297) have yet been seen, the nature of this issue suggests a proof of concept […]