Data Privacy & Cybersecurity

“Vishing” Threat To Employees Working At Home

The modus operandi isn’t new, but the goal has evolved and is more insidious. Before the pandemic, vishing (voice phishing) […]

Fortnite a Bonanza For Cybercriminals

The online video game Fortnite that attracted over 350 million players within three years of its launch is setting another […]

Portrait Of The Artist As Identity Thief

The son of a family that owned an electronics store in Vietnam, Hieu Minh Ngo got his first computer around […]

Tips To Avoid Compromised Contractor Accounts

Companies rely on contractors, and often give them user accounts with access to sensitive data, but the risk of contractor […]

Uber Security Chief Faces Two Felony Charges For Hiding Breach

A complaint filed in federal court in California on Aug. 20 charges Uber’s former security chief with organizing a cover-up […]

Are You Required To Report a Ransomware Attack?

Whether a ransomware attack constitutes a reportable data breach under any data breach disclosure laws, regulations or other requirements is […]

Univ. of Utah Pays Ransomware Gang

The attack was a classic – a criminal group stole sensitive files from the University of Utah before encrypting their […]

Robocall Defense Outfit Gets Hacked, Customer Data Stolen

A company that helps telemarketing companies avoid “TCPA predators” has been hacked. Information leaked included email addresses, phone numbers and […]

How To Foil a Ransomware Attack In the Planning Stage

It takes two to four months for a ransomware attack to move from the initial security breach to delivery of […]

Wave of Cyberattacks Hits Health Care

Covid19 has hit hospitals and other health care institutions particularly hard, infecting workers, drastically reducing revenue and tearing into security […]

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