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Cybersecurity Protocols and the Way We Do Business

The challenges of cybersecurity are changing the business landscape. As the risks associated with a data breach continue to rise, businesses are taking a closer look at their existing protocols and implementing formal risk assessments, policies and standards. Proactive companies not only audit themselves, but also look at vendors [...]

By |2019-07-31T13:08:48-05:00June 12th, 2017|Categories: Advisory, Catch IT, CyberSecurity|Tags: , |

Recent Phishing Tactics – What to Look For and How to Avoid Falling Victim

Hackers are getting sophisticated when it comes to phishing scams.  Recently, Google Gmail and Microsoft Office users were targets of a phishing attack that included graphics and a login page that were nearly identical to the mentioned providers.  These improved tactics increase the likelihood of recipients falling victim to the [...]

By |2019-07-31T12:59:01-05:00March 22nd, 2017|Categories: Advisory, Catch IT, CyberSecurity|Tags: , , , , , |

Major Security Flaws Discovered in Western Digital’s My Cloud NAS Drives

Western Digital (WD) Corporation network-attached storage owners were warned of critical flaws in the company’s My Cloud line of hardware that exposed data stored on the devices to attack. The flaws impact a dozen Western Digital drives that could allow remote adversaries to bypass logins, insert commands, upload files without permission, and gain control [...]

By |2018-01-02T12:45:59-05:00March 13th, 2017|Categories: Advisory, Catch IT, CyberSecurity|Tags: , , |

Beware of “The “HoeflerText” font wasn’t found” scam

Hackers have crafted a new Google Chrome scam that could infect your computer with malware. A popup, which contains the message “The ‘HoeflerText’ font wasn’t found,” urges users to download an updated “Chrome Font Pack” to their computers. The update, however, is actually a malware download. How You Can Avoid [...]

By |2018-01-02T12:57:52-05:00February 27th, 2017|Categories: Advisory, Catch IT, CyberSecurity|Tags: , |

Small Businesses, Contact Your Bank. Fraudulent Money Transfers Are On The Rise.

Cyber thieves steal hundreds of millions of dollars a year from the bank accounts of U.S. businesses.  Hijacking business email accounts, cyber criminals will often impersonate company CEOs/CFOs and send bogus emails that lead to fraudulent withdraws from business accounts.  Often dubbed “whale phishing”, this practice is on the rise [...]

By |2018-05-16T15:23:25-05:00February 3rd, 2017|Categories: Advisory, Catch IT|
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