Smartphones Targeted by Drive-by Malware
Cyber “Events” that Shape History Only a few events in the history of “Cyber” and “Security” cause security professionals sit back, meditate, and try to understand the implications of that event. …
SMB’s Attacked 15x More Often
Small to Medium-sized Businesses (SMB’s) are attacked fifteen times more often than smaller firms (>10 employees) and larger firms (<100 employees). In 2018 they accounted for 43% of all security …
Privacy Regulations May Cause Data Breaches in Addition to Protection
Image Source Privacy legislation has expanded significantly in the last two years with the publication and enforcement of the EU’s General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR). In Jan. 2020, the California …
QR Code Scams
The latest way hackers are breaching your private information is by using malicious Quick Response codes, more commonly referred to as a QR Code. QR codes were first created back …
Three Tips for the Digital Age
CyberHoot received notice today that our Café Press account had been breached along with 23 million other accounts. Fortunately, no password data was reported stolen. However, phone numbers, home addresses, …
Capital One Breach Affects Over 100M
On July 29, Capital One announced it experienced a data breach affecting over 100 million customers. While that is an enormous number it represents only 1.4% of nearly 8 billion …
Fight Password Fatigue with a Password Manager
Remember the last time you had to recover access to an account by resetting your password. Maybe it was last month, week, or maybe it was today. Now remember what …
Cyber “Hoot” Wednesday: Avoiding Phishing Attacks
How Phishing Attacks Work An easy example of how phishing attacks work is to take a look at a case that has already happened; a phishing attack utilizing Google Docs …
Microsoft Bug “BlueKeep” May Affect Millions
Overview: On May 14, Microsoft issued a software update patch for its Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). These patches fixed RDP vulnerabilities in older Windows operating systems including Windows Server 2008, …
Cybersecurity Training is a School Curriculum Necessity
Editors Note: This is a reprint of an article I wrote for New Hampshire Business Review in June 2017 outlining the need to make cybersecurity education part of our school …
Cyber “Hoot” Wednesday: Two-Factor Authentication
We’re all familiar with using passwords and some are experienced with password managers, but they aren’t always the best way to secure your critical accounts. If you’re using a password …
Quest Diagnostics Data Breach Affects 12 Million Customers
Overview In May of 2019, medical testing company, Quest Diagnostics had their second data breach in three years, where 11.9 million customer’s personal information was compromised. The breach likely came …
Sextortion Email Scam: Don’t Allow Yourself To Be Victimized
Hackers are using new tricks to get information or money by blackmailing people through emails. In this latest blackmail scheme, hackers use an individual’s old password, found on the dark …
Passwords, Passphrases, and Password Managers
Cybersecurity skills needed for the 21st century include learning how to use a tool known as a password manager. This skill will provide you huge benefit in security, productivity, and confidence online.
How to Recover a Hacked Email Account
It’s Friday before a long weekend and hackers are up to their old tricks! Hackers just love to hack into our email accounts before a long weekend to give themselves …
Domino Breaches: Stop the Falling Dominos
This article articulates the steps to immediately take when you’re under attack from this form of attack… something I’ve nicknamed the “Domino Attack”. This attack has distinct phases which the hackers …