Browser Extension Threats: What You Should Know
For many users, the portal to the web is through a browser, such as Chrome, Safari, Microsoft Explorer, or Firefox. Most users have at least one browser, if not multiple, that they use daily. However, as with most popular pieces of technology, cyber attackers have set their sights on leveraging [...]
New Reports Show How Ad Accounts Are Being Hijacked Thanks to Phishing on LinkedIn
While cyber attackers have long gone after email as a way to hack their way into a victim's computer or network, they now have their eyes on a new target: LinkedIn. Unsurprisingly, LinkedIn is beginning to rise as an attack vector. According to the company, LinkedIn now has 830 million [...]
Report: 30% of Employees Don’t Understand the Importance of Cybersecurity
Over the past few years, we have seen an explosion of cybersecurity attacks targeting businesses of all sizes — from the largest enterprise to the smallest SMB. However, despite all these attacks splashing across headlines, new research shows that a third of employees still don't understand the importance of cybersecurity. [...]
Top 3 Risks of Collaboration Tools
Collaboration tools have only become more prevalent in our age of remote or hybrid work, as they enable employees, no matter where they are in the world, to work together on the same asset. This improves efficiencies within the workflow of a small and medium business (SMB) and makes it [...]
What the End of Internet Explorer Means for You
As we all began our first forays onto the internet, it's more than likely that you did so through Internet Explorer. Marked with an iconic letter "E" and a yellow orbit, the web browser, for much of the history of the internet, was the dominant browser used by individuals and [...]
Verizon Report: Ransomware Continues to Rise
You were right if it felt like ransomware attacks were all over the headlines over the past year. According to the 2022 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, ransomware attacks were up more than the last five years combined last year and marked an “unprecedented year in cybersecurity history.” According to [...]
BlackCat Ransomware: Here’s What to Know
Ransomware remains a massive cybersecurity challenge for organizations everywhere, with costs expected to rise from $20 billion in 2021 to $265 billion by 2031, according to estimates by Cybersecurity Ventures. This is a significant increase that's affecting nearly every organization worldwide, from the smallest SMB to the largest global enterprise. [...]
The Latest Facebook Phishing Attack: Here’s What to Know
As cyberattacks continue to rise, phishing remains one of the most prevalent ways for attackers to break past small and medium business (SMB) defenses and compromise an organization. According to the Verizon Data Breach Report for 2021, phishing remained the top vector of attack for organizations, present in 36 percent [...]
Report: More than $6.9B Lost to Cyber Crimes in 2021
If you felt like the headlines in 2021 were dominated by cyberattacks and cybercrime, you were right. The data is in, and 2021 was a record year for cybercrime on every front, with $6.9 billion lost to internet crimes during the year, according to the FBI’s 2021 Internet Crime Report [...]
QR Codes: The Risks, Benefits, and Real-World Applications
Over the past two years, we have seen a fast rise in the usage of QR codes to help customers quickly access web pages on the go. This has opened the door for new ways for SMBs to market and share important information and new potential risks for customers. According [...]