Malware | Craig Peterson | America's Leading Network Security Coach

Watch out – Porn Scams by Email are back!

Apr 18, 2020 | Business, Cybercrime, DeepFake, Internet, Malware, Porn Scams, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Ransomware, Security, Sextortion, Technology

Watch out – Porn Scams by Email are back! Cybercriminals will try just about any tactic they can to get you to click on and accept their malware. One of their most successful have been scams related to pornography. These scams surround the possible situation...

Google sent users 40,000 warnings of nation-state hack attacks in 2019

Apr 4, 2020 | Agencies, Business, Business Email Compromise, Censorship, China, Cyber breaches, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, DOJ, Economic Disruption, FBI, Fines and Penalties, FTC, Government, Hackers, Hacking, Hacking, Hacks, Internet, Internet Service Providers, IoT, Iran, Journalists, Law Enforcement, Malware, Malware, Monitoring, Nationstates, North Korea, Patching, Phishing, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Regulation, Security, Security Alerts, Smishing, Social Engineering, Surveillance, Technology, Technology, Third - Party, third-world, Threat Analysis, trojans, Updates, Vishing, Web Tools, Zero-Day

Google sent users 40,000 warnings of nation-state hack attacks in 2019 Google’s threat analysis group, which counters targeted and government-backed hacking against the company and its users, sent account holders almost 40,000 warnings in 2019, with government...

Introducing Zero-Trust Access

Apr 4, 2020 | Access Controls, Attack Vectors, Business, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Government, Hackers, Internet, intrusion tactics, Malware, Mobile, Networking, Privacy, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Regulatory Compliance, Remote-Work, Security, Technology, Technology, Vulnerabilities, Zero Trust, Zero-Day

Introducing Zero-Trust Access Working remotely has been a reality for many knowledge workers for many years, enabled by the growth and development of the Internet, Wi-Fi connectivity, and mobile computing devices. Indeed, it was this trend that powered the...

Malware Infecting PC’s of Those Just Wanting More Coronavirus Infection Information

Mar 21, 2020 | Anti-Virus, Attack Vectors, Biological Viruses, Business, CoronaVirus, Coronavirus, Government, Internet, Malware, News, Phishing, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Security, Signature-Based, Technology, Zero-Day

Malware Infecting PC’s of Those Just Wanting More Coronavirus Infection Information Cybercriminals are constantly changing their tactics and creating new ways to spread their malware to hack and exploit users. With the coronavirus acting as a pandemic and spreading...

Patch As Many As You Possibly Can and Keep The Bad Guys At Bay

Mar 14, 2020 | Applications, Applications, Attack Vectors, Best Practices, Big Tech, Breaches, Compliance, Critical data, Cyber breaches, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data Loss, Hackers, Hacking, industrial espionage, Insider Threat, Malware, Operating Systems, Patches, Patching, Privacy, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Security, Security, Security Alerts, Software, Technology, Third - Party, Third-Party, Updates, Updates, Updates, Vulnerabilities

Patch As Many As You Possibly Can and Keep The Bad Guys At Bay Software updates and patches protect both your digital safety and cybersecurity. The sooner you update, the more secure you will be until the next update comes out. However, with all the cybercriminals out...

Businesses Beware: Ransomware is on the rise, again

Feb 29, 2020 | Business, compromised machines, Corporate Reputation, Critical data, Cryptocurrency, Cyber breaches, Cyber Liability, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data, Data Assets, Databases, Disaster Recovery, Financial, Hacking, Malware, Malware, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Ransomware, Security, Security, Technology, Technology, trojans, Zero-Day

Businesses Beware: Ransomware is on the rise, again Companies are under attack from Ransomware gangs and are paying a high price. Cybercriminals who were surreptitiously using business computing resources to mine cryptocurrencies have found that with the huge drop in...