Sharp Increase in Exposed Records by Third-Party Applications

Sharp Increase in Exposed Records by Third-Party Applications

Sharp Increase in Exposed Records by Third-Party Applications Businesses are finding themselves at severe risk from Third-party applications and services.  Vetting of these services and restrictions on what data they can access is the primary reason.  Cybercriminals...
The security mistakes made by the Iowa Democratic Party in creating their App

The security mistakes made by the Iowa Democratic Party in creating their App

The security mistakes made by the Iowa Democratic Party in creating their App Last week there was a caucus in Iowa. Caucuses by their very nature are prone to manipulation and miscounting. Then you add in the fact that the party chose to use a new technology that was...
Coronavirus bringing out opportunistic Hackers

Coronavirus bringing out opportunistic Hackers

Coronavirus bringing out opportunistic Hackers Whenever there is something in the news we find cybercriminals willing to exploit it in some way. Currently, the big news is the Coronavirus that is spreading from Wuhan, China. We have seen email malware being spread...
Extensive US Intellectual Property theft by Chinese being investigated by FBI

Extensive US Intellectual Property theft by Chinese being investigated by FBI

Extensive US Intellectual Property theft by Chinese being investigated by FBI Intellectual theft is a huge problem in the US and the largest perpetrator is the Chinese government.   They target military sub-contractors and sub-sub-contractors, universities,...
Israeli Company’s  Spyware Used to Hack US Citizens. FBI Now Involved.

Israeli Company’s Spyware Used to Hack US Citizens. FBI Now Involved.

Israeli Company’s  Spyware Used to Hack US Citizens. FBI Now Involved. US Companies and Citizens may have had their information compromised by the Israeli company, NSO Group through their smartphone-based surveillance software utilized to gather intelligence....
Most Businesses Attacked By Business Email Compromise Last Year

Most Businesses Attacked By Business Email Compromise Last Year

Most Businesses Attacked By Business Email Compromise Last Year 2019 was the year for Business Email Compromises also known as BEC attacks.  In fact, a majority of all businesses across the world became targets of these directed attacks involving their executives....