Do you do business with companies in Canada? A recent government survey showed that although 94% of Canadian business collect personal data from their customers, they still have a long way to go to in protecting it, with three quarters of the business executives and owners having never reviewed their responsibilities and one third not […]
How do you end up with a $4.3M HIPAA fine?
A Judge ruled in favor of the Office of Civil Rights and upheld a fine of $4,348,000 against MD Anderson, a cancer treatment and research center in Texas. This was the 4th largest fine in history for HIPAA violations. What led to this judgement, and what can we learn from it? Lesson #1 – Repeat […]
Which phishing messages have a near 100% click rate?
Zeljika at HelpnetSecurity had a great summary of Wombat’s latest State of the Phish report: “Training employees to spot phishing emails, messages and phone calls can’t be done just once or once a year if the organization wants to see click rates decrease. For one thing, employees come and go (and change roles) with regularity. […]
State of Cybersecurity 2018
Did you know? The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will take affect May 25, 2018. This will affect global organizations that hold or process personal data of any European Union resident. The definition of “personal data” is much more broad than in current US compliance regulations, and penalties for non-compliance are 20 million Euros or […]
10 With A10: 10 Security Predictions for 2018
10 With A10: 10 Security Predictions for 2018 In the 1970s, the Amazing Kreskin wowed audiences with his uncanny ability to see the future. Using suggestion, he’d make predictions. While Kreskin would stop short of calling himself a psychic – instead choosing to be considered an entertainer – his predictions often came true. Today, we’re […]
Prevent remote code execution by disabling Microsoft’s Equation Editor now
While many of us are looking forward to some well-earned time off, cyber attacks aren’t taking any breaks this holiday season. In late November, the Cobalt Cybercriminal Group took advantage of a 17-year-old vulnerability in Microsoft Office’s Equation Editor, the CVE-2017-11882 exploit. The Cobalt Cybercriminal Group, which has been around since 2016, primarily targets financial […]
Trojan Phishing Attacks By North Korean Hackers Are Attempting To Steal Bitcoin
Researchers at Secureworks report Trojan malware is being distributed in phishing emails using the lure of a fake job ad. A prolific cyber criminal gang with links to North Korea is targeting employees at cryptocurrency firms in a bid to steal bitcoin. The spear-phishing attacks are thought to be the work of The Lazarus Group, […]
Microsoft Patch Tuesday December 2017 updates
Microsoft Patch Tuesday December 2017 has finally arrived, with a list of 34 critical security updates covering seven different Microsoft products. We know you’re probably ready for some hard-earned time off, but be sure to deploy all of these latest patches before you get wrapped up with the holidays. Security updates Microsoft Patch Tuesday December […]