Malware is being coded and released into the wild at an alarming rate. People from across the globe are coding this for personal profit, as a contract, or to prove a point (e.g. hacktivism). Usually these have been noted to operate in a narrow way. The traffic to the t...

The statistics from a recent survey tell us businesses still have a challenge with cybersecurity behavior of their employees. Dell End-User Security Survey 2017 discovered that for small businesses:

• 54% of employees connected to public Wi-Fi to access confidential w...

And the hits keep coming. The Swift issue involving over $100M in thefts has recently been not in the news nearly as much. The Swift system is currently being updated and upgraded so this does not occur again. Just as the banking industry begins to move back into its n...

When it is time for an upgrade or when the user simply wants a new phone, they arrive at their retailer and ask a few questions. The consumer purchases their new shiny iPhone and open the box with glee. They or the salesperson sets up the phone. The user generally at t...

Phishing is no different than other attack methodologies. These evolve over time. Initially the attack may be a bit unsophisticated and rough. These attacks tend to work for a bit, until a defense is put in place. At this point, the attack improves its operations or mo...

Insider Threats: Roots and Remediation

Charles Parker, II

In 2015, nearly half of the federal agencies responding to a survey indicated they have been a target of insider threats. 20% of the respondents noted they had lost data due to this. Insider threats continue to be...

Now that everyone in your company has participated in basic cybersecurity awareness training and your IT people have done several phishing email exercises, it might be time for you to consider focused training for select employee audiences.

Hackers continue to get more...