by Mike Mullin | Blog, Hacker-Proofing / Cybersecurity
There are two types of people…which one are you? The frustrated, constant updater: You find yourself having to constantly click on “Forgot My Password” and verify your account, check your texts, scan a finger (give a pint of blood…maybe not that one) so you can reset...
by Mike Mullin | Blog, Hacker-Proofing / Cybersecurity
The need to be “cyber-secure” is making things more complicated and costly for small and mid-sized businesses, yet the cost to comply with increasing cybersecurity requirements is far FAR less than the risk of a breach, compromise, or ransomware attack....
by Mike Mullin | Blog, Hacker-Proofing / Cybersecurity
It’s not the same as Pi Day, I get it. That happens once a year. When you’re a hacker, though, EVERY day could be PII day. And that is NOT a good thing. Personally identifiable information (PII) is any data that can be used to identify a specific...
by Mike Mullin | Blog, Hacker-Proofing / Cybersecurity
You’ve probably seen it on a TV show or in a movie. A couple of people, typically dressed in khakis and polos, carry some sort of computer equipment into an office and convince the receptionist that they’ve been called in to install something or fix...
by Mike Mullin | Blog, Hacker-Proofing / Cybersecurity
Wouldn’t you like to receive gifts and discounts all the time? We all would! The reality is that our human love of gifts and discounts and deals is something cybercriminals find easy to exploit. Our human curiosity is another. Bad actors have been exploiting both for...
by Mike Mullin | Blog, Hacker-Proofing / Cybersecurity
Yes, another “jargon” word – BEC, or Business Email Compromise, is a cyberattack where bad actors (hackers) pretend to be legitimate people with legitimate business email addresses – YOUR business email address, perhaps. The bad guys could be...
by Mike Mullin | Blog, Hacker-Proofing / Cybersecurity
The dark web brings to mind images of malicious agents sneaking around online in search of illegal drugs, personal information, and the newest ransomware software – and those images are all, unfortunately, correct. It’s a scary place where all manner of...
by Mike Mullin | Blog, Hacker-Proofing / Cybersecurity
Sobering – and scary – to realize that the rise in ransomware attacks in 2021 is as big as the prior five years COMBINED. Wow. The annual Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report 2008 – 2022 was finally released, and with it, we get a view of...
by Mike Mullin | Blog, Hacker-Proofing / Cybersecurity
Have you heard the joke about the cybercriminals who escaped the scene of the crime? They ransomware. It’s a topic that has dominated headlines with high-profile attacks demonstrating how cybercrime has evolved in recent years. Ransomware attacks encrypt the...
