The Cyber Threat Landscape Will Get Worse Before (and IF) It Gets Better

By / Cybersecurity

With October Cybersecurity Awareness Month at the halfway point, it is important to note that cyber-thieves and ID theft criminals never rest and continue to stay ahead of law enforcement, businesses and consumers.  Cybersecurity Awareness Month was launched by the National Cyber Security Alliance & the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in October 2004 – with …

The Cyber Threat Landscape Will Get Worse Before (and IF) It Gets Better Read More »

Medical ID Theft Risks Increase During the COVID-19 Crisis

By / Blog

Since people started working from home due to the COVID-19 crisis, the risk of financial and non-financial identity theft, fraud, and scams has significantly increased. Keyword phrases such as cybercrime, cyber thieves, data breach, digital spying, identity theft, personal privacy, phishing, and reputational risk have been reported and written about, relating to individuals and businesses …

Medical ID Theft Risks Increase During the COVID-19 Crisis Read More »

Who is the insider threat at your company?

By / Blog

I just attended the Blackhat 2019 Conference – which is the largest information security event in the world – on August 7-8 and listened to a very informative presentation by John Grim Managing Principal – Americas, Verizon Threat Research Advisory Center or VTRAC on the recently released Verizon’s Insider Threat Report.  Grim began the presentation by highlighting Verizon’s five …

Who is the insider threat at your company? Read More »

Apps Are A Bigger Personal Privacy Threat Than Facebook

By / Cybersecurity

When was the last time you read the terms and conditions or adjusted the privacy settings of your smartphone apps or social media accounts? On Wednesday (July 24, 2019), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that Facebook “will pay a record-breaking $5 billion fine to resolve a government probe into its privacy practices, and the …

Apps Are A Bigger Personal Privacy Threat Than Facebook Read More »

Spying or Hyperbole? What Attorney General Barr’s Comments Mean

By / Blog

President Donald Trump has long insisted that the Justice Department under President Barack Obama spied on his campaign during the 2016 election, so he welcomed his attorney general’s apparent validation of that allegation during a Senate hearing Wednesday. “I think what he said was absolutely true,” Trump told reporters at the White House Thursday. “There was absolutely …

Spying or Hyperbole? What Attorney General Barr’s Comments Mean Read More »

9 Ways to Protect Yourself from Identity Theft Today

By / Cybersecurity
identity theft blank business card

In the whirlwind of digitalization, identity theft has become an insidious issue. It’s as though the old-school pickpockets have morphed into the digital pirates of today, ever craving personal information. Now more than ever, it’s crucial to protect your identity. This article will arm you with tools to bolster your defenses against identity theft. On …

9 Ways to Protect Yourself from Identity Theft Today Read More »

Lessons learned on the 1 year anniversary of the Equifax Breach

By / Blog

One year ago today, on September 7, 2017, Equifax announced its cybersecurity incident involving the private information of 143 million people. Unbelievably, the Equifax data breach event occurred between May and July 2017, yet Equifax waited six weeks before its public disclosure on September 7, 2017. But it gets worse, as one month later, Equifax …

Lessons learned on the 1 year anniversary of the Equifax Breach Read More »

How To Become A Quoted Expert For Fox News Channel, Like John Iannarelli

By / Leadership

What does an FBI special agent know that you don’t know when it comes to protecting you and your business from terrorism, cybersecurity threats and active shooters? Plenty. But how does he become a quoted expert in the media? Persistence. A frequent contributor for Fox News Channel and other media outlets, John Iannarelli has leveraged …

How To Become A Quoted Expert For Fox News Channel, Like John Iannarelli Read More »

Answers Sought After FBI Admits Failure to Follow Lead on Shooting Suspect

By / Active Shooter Awareness & Prevention
Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz

WASHINGTON (Sinclair Broadcast Group) — The Federal Bureau ofInvestigation admitted Friday that it received a tipabout Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz in January and failed to followup, prompting questions about what the FBI does with leads it receives from thepublic and whether a devastating tragedy could have been averted. Someone close to Cruz called …

Answers Sought After FBI Admits Failure to Follow Lead on Shooting Suspect Read More »

Scroll to Top