Who Is Falling for COVID-19 Scams…Lots of People

May 2, 2020 | Agencies, Banking, Banking, Biological Viruses, Business, communication, Consumer, CoronaVirus, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Cyber breaches, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Financial, fraudster, Government, Hackers, Internet, News, Phishing, Phishing, Quarantine, Radio Show, Radio_Show, scam, Security, Smishing, Technology, Vishing

Who Is Falling for COVID-19 Scams…Lots of People Hackers are spreading their scams widely in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, and unfortunately, tricking many people into clicking on these fraudulent spam offers. Having been sequestered in our homes and feel...

Pandemics breed criminal scams and exploits

Apr 18, 2020 | Biological Viruses, Business, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Covid-19, Cybercrime, Hackers, Hacking, Hacks, Internet, Pandemic, Quarantine, Quarantine, Radio Show, Radio_Show, scam, Security, Security, Social Engineering, Technology, Uncategorized

Pandemics breed criminal scams and exploits Mules are a common way for criminals to move their merchandise or ill-gotten gains around.  Whenever there is something big in the news, you can bet that there will be criminals who will exploit it.  It has never been more...

Payment Card Skimming is Up during Pandemic forced Online Shopping

Apr 18, 2020 | Best Practices, Business, Consumer, CoronaVirus, Covid-19, Cybercrime, Hackers, Hacking, Identity Theft, Internet, Online, Pandemic, Phishing, Privacy, Quarantine, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Retail, Sales, scam, Security, Security, Shopping, Social Distancing, Technology

Payment Card Skimming is Up during Pandemic forced Online Shopping During the pandemic people have basically stopped going to the local malls to shop and this has forced an increase the number of purchases they make on-line.  Well guess what cybercriminals are not...

Stimulus Payments Easy to Intercept

Apr 18, 2020 | bank account information, Business, fraudster, Government, Internet, IRS, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Security, Stimulus, stolen identity, Technology

Stimulus Payments Easy to Intercept    If you are expecting a check from the US government you may be in for a surprise if you are one of the millions that are not required to file a tax return.  For these people, the IRS has set up a site where they can give...

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...

You Don’t Have Much Time To Stop An Attack

Mar 7, 2020 | Anti-Virus, Attack Vectors, Best Practices, Business, Cyber Liability, Cybercrime, Data Loss, Data Storage, Executives, Exploits, Hacking, Hacking, Hacking Tools, Internet, Operating Systems, Patching, Privacy, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Regulatory Compliance, scam, Security, Security, Security Alerts, Security Assessments, Security Services, Technology, Updates

You Don’t Have Much Time To Stop An Attack How much time do you have to secure your systems from a zero-day infection? Would it surprise you to learn that it is less than 72 hours? It is true. Locking down your systems from new vulnerabilities is essential. But just...