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01/08/2025

Due to Facebook's recent decision to cease moderation, we've decided to stop posting company updates for the time being. We may be back in the future if the situation changes.

12/04/2024

December Cybersecurity News -

You may be wondering why you are seeing an increase in weird DocuSign emails in your inbox lately. We've been seeing that and other digital signature service themed emails en masse lately, too. In short, it's due to automation. In addition to a simple web interface, DocuSign and many other online si...

11/26/2024

If you aren't already inundated with Black Friday ads, you soon will be. Watch out for scams, though. We are already seeing brand impersonation scams and malicious ads. Try going straight to the known-good site rather than clicking on the link in email or ads.

Black Friday scammers are already targeting bargain hunters—here's what to watch out for.

11/20/2024

We contributed to a piece on cyber insurance in this week's Arkansas Business. As a small business owner, this is a great risk management component to help recover from the inevitable breach. With our clients who choose to purchase a policy, we calculate that into the overall risk and integrate it into their foundational policy and emergency plans. Good policies will offer recovery services that you couldn't access on your own as a small business, as well.

As cyberattacks become more frequent and sophisticated, cyber liability insurance is now essential for businesses. The U.S. cyber insurance market grew 11.7% from 2022 to 2023, reaching $9.8 billion in premiums. Cyber insurance now covers forensics, legal expenses, customer notifications, and busine...

11/13/2024

Still running Windows 7 anywhere? How about Windows Server 2012? End-of-Life software like this is full of security vulnerabilities and will never be patched again. You are just asking to be breached. There are numerous other software packages from numerous other vendors that have also been abandoned. Need some help getting your outfit ship shape? Give us a call.

Relying on EOL software leaves critical systems exposed — making it a problem no business can afford to ignore.

11/06/2024

November Cybersecurity News -

We recently did a piece in Arkansas Money & Politics on red flags in how companies handle their cybersecurity programs. We regularly meet companies about their cyber risk and they come to us in various configurations of preconceptions, implemented tools, internal expertise, and willingness to change...

10/30/2024

In our continued effort to educate and help business owners succeed, we recently brought up some cybersecurity red flags in AMP that you may want to consider. These red flags are programmatic, not technical. Be smart in building your cyber risk management program and don't waste money or time. Take a read and let us know what you think.

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10/23/2024

If you've had our cybersecurity awareness training in your business, you know we try to throw a little humor into it. Without humor after all, what is life? We've found that people are more receptive to the message if they get a laugh out of it. This is one reason we still do hand-crafted and in-person training, even though it's not scalable. Cybersecurity is serious business, but making it fun may be the thing that gets your team past the drudgery and into positive action.

Thoughtfully applied, humor breaks through security fatigue, increases engagement, and fosters a culture of security awareness.

10/16/2024

Thinking you are safe because you are small or don't deal in very much sensitive information? I'm sure Internet Archive thought that, too. Hackers breached them and got users' login accounts. No credit cards, no bank accounts, no health records, no PII, nothing of real significance. ...but they still breached this non-profit. If they'll target a beloved site that truly had no enemies, don't you think you'd be a target too?

Internet Archive's "The Wayback Machine" has suffered a data breach after a threat actor compromised the website and stole a user authentication database containing 31 million unique records.

10/09/2024

NIST's efforts to update password requirements continue. They've been talking this up for a few years but it's finally in print. Don't expect things to change overnight, though. It takes time to update these complex systems. Also, there some die hard compliance bean counters out there who will "cold dead hands" this one. Sometimes it's hard to give up those easy controls for ones where you have to think.

The latest draft version of NIST's password guidelines simplifies password management best practices and eliminates those that did not promote stronger security.

10/02/2024

October Cybersecurity News -

One constant in the universe is that cyber attackers, phishers, and scammers will always have creative new ways to separate you from your money and sensitive information. That is certainly true of this "prove you are human" scam. The "prove you are human" functionality has been around since computer...

09/25/2024

We had a similar issue here in Arkansas a few years ago. The state government wisely decided to back down after some indirect advice from industry professionals. This is yet another example of elected officials acting in poor judgement. It's very important for our governments to be appropriately open and honest in these matters lest they lose both the battle against the cyber attackers and the trust of their constituents.

The City of Columbus, Ohio, has filed a lawsuit against security researcher David Leroy Ross, aka Connor Goodwolf, accusing him of illegally downloading and disseminating data stolen from the City's IT network and leaked by the Rhysida ransomware gang.