What Is Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
People often use the term "confidential information" or “sensitive information” when they are really referring to...
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Prescription For Disaster: 60% Surge In Healthcare Attacks
What has become an easy target for malware attacks has gotten even worse. The results from Malwarebytes, The State of Healthcare...
300 Employees Fired After Ransomware Attack
Employees at Arkansas-based The Heritage Company were caught in the middle of a ransomware attack late last year. The company, a...
McDonald's Facebook Coupon Delivers Mispadu Banking Malware
Before you click on that great McDonald’s coupon you found on Facebook, be warned that doing so could install your very own...
MGM Resort Hotels Hit With Lion-Sized Data Breach
Hospitality has been hit again. Well, it was actually last year, but the MGM Resort hotels didn’t make the determination until...
Ransomware Victims Can Get Files Back Without Paying a Ransom!
Who doesn’t love getting something for free? Well, now victims of ransomware attacks are thrilled to know they can get their...
Ransomware Attack Hits State Of Louisiana--Again
Just two months ago, the state of Louisiana declared yet another “state of emergency” after a massive ransomware attack crippled...
Android Ad Blocker Bombards Users With Ads
Does anyone really like ads popping-up on their devices? For those of us who don’t like them, beware: The Android app that is...
Massive Microsoft Data Breach Could Have Been Avoided
For all the wrong reasons, Microsoft recently made cybersecurity headlines yet again. According to the company, a whopping 250...
MacOS Trojan Tries To Shlay You
You don’t think it can happen to you…but it can. For a long time, that still persists, MacOS users have been under the impression...
Finally! Hacker Caught And Ordered To Pay Up
It’s rare that we hear of hackers being brought to justice. But finally, a hacker targeting large companies since 2015 was...
Poor IT Actions Threaten Cloud Security
A startling look at cloud services and the companies with risky cloud security practices was recently released by Symantec. Their...