We've all become familiar with QR codes — those square bar codes that seem to be everywhere. You scan them with your phone camera and they take you directly to a website. QR codes are an incredibly convenient way to access information, but scammers are clever and already use them as part of their scam arsenal. Fortunately, everyone can protect themselves from QR scams by learning how they work and remaining vigilant.
Topics: Cybersecurity, Network Security, Information Security, Data Security, Data Protection, risk
In 2023, security company BlackFog found that cybersecurity attacks successfully hit 61% of small and medium businesses within the past year. As many as 43% of all data breaches target small and midsized enterprises, probably because they are less likely to have robust IT and security teams. For small businesses, it is essential to understand what cybersecurity is, what it encapsulates, how to use it, possible cybersecurity compliance requirements, and the impact of cyberattacks.
Topics: Cybersecurity
We often spend time with CEOs and board members of various companies, in verticals such as healthcare, finance, transportation, and education.
Topics: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Protection, budgeting
You may have seen it in the news, but another major company has been a victim of a nasty ransomware attack that disrupted services and customers for over ten days. This time, the victim was MGM Resorts in Las Vegas.
What separates this major incident from others is that the hackers pulled the malicious attack off using one of the oldest tricks in the book: social engineering. So, what happened, and what can we learn from this?
Topics: Cybersecurity, Network Security, Data Breach, Data Security, security incident handling, risk, Ransomware, social engineering
