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VPNs and a False Sense of Security

Louisiana government computers knocked out after ransomware attack

Quiksilver and Billabong Affected by Ransomware Attack

The Most Dangerous Cyber Breaches Of 2019

‘What a mess’: McDonald’s customers frustrated as ‘Hamburglar’ hacks more app accounts Social Sharing

Philly health department website exposed the names of thousands of people with hepatitis

Major Attacks That Hit the Manufacturing Sector in 2019

Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Atlanta discloses three phishing incidents in 6 months

Keeping The Elderly Safe From Cyber Threats

The Worst Hacks of 2020, a Surreal Pandemic Year

Here are some Truly Scary Stats on Social Media!

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Chris Wolski, head of information security and data protection at Perdue Farms, discusses the unique intersection of cyber and physical systems he and his team help protect in this Recorded Future Podcast.

Ascension Global Technology CEO, Delta Munoz discusses cybersecurity and education with Kimberly Archuleta, CEO Avance Learning Solutions, on the GenerationWe Podcast with Host Andrew Machota of New Town Connections

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Black Friday Cyber Shopping Safety tips

🎁 Tips for Safe Online Holiday shopping. 🛍 In 2018, 8% of consumers surveyed said they were victims of Identity theft during the holiday season. As black Friday approaches 56% of holiday shoppers plan to make purchases online in 2019. Before you shop this holiday season, we have prepared a list of cyber tips for...

Louisiana government computers knocked out after ransomware attack

(Reuters) – Louisiana state government computers were knocked out following a ransomware attack, the governor said on Monday, as results from the close gubernatorial election in the southern state await certification. Many state agencies had their servers taken down in response to the attack, Governor John Bel Edwards said in a series of messages posted...

Quiksilver and Billabong Affected by Ransomware Attack

Action sports giant Boardriders was hit by a ransomware attack that affected some of its subsidiaries, including Quiksilver and Billabong, and forced the company to shut down computing systems all over the world. Boardriders has around 10,000 employees from all over the world and its Quiksilver, Billabong, ROXY, RVCA, DC Shoes, and Element brands are sold in over 110...

The Most Dangerous Cyber Breaches Of 2019

Written by James Sheehy No matter how vigilant you are in the modern world data breaches have the potential to impact both you and your business. From hacking, to malware, to even social engineering, the technological infrastructure of the modern world has many points of failure. Emails, passwords, names, personal information, phone numbers, and social...

‘What a mess’: McDonald’s customers frustrated as ‘Hamburglar’ hacks more app accounts Social Sharing

The so-called Hamburglar is still at large, hacking customers’ McDonald’s app accounts and ordering food on their dime. For some victims, their troubles didn’t end there as they were unhappy with how McDonald’s handled their cases. “What a mess,” said Deborah Kelly of Peterborough, Ont. She’s unimpressed after the fast-food giant mistakenly blamed mystery charges on...

Bed Bath & Beyond Discloses Breach

Home retailer Bed Bath & Beyond is the latest company to be hacked. Late Tuesday, the company said email and password information were acquired by an outside source and that less than 1 percent of online customer accounts were compromised. Additionally, no online customers’ payment cards were impacted and notifications have been to select customers. The date of...

Ransomware Hits B2B Payments Firm Billtrust

Business-to-business payments provider Billtrust is still recovering from a ransomware attack that began last week. The company said it is in the final stages of bringing all of its systems back online from backups. With more than 550 employees, Lawrence Township, N.J.-based Billtrust is a cloud-based service that lets customers view invoices, pay, or request bills via...

CenturyLink customer details exposed online, 2.8 million records leaked

A database of 2.8m records containing sensitive information regarding hundreds of thousands of CenturyLink’s customers was left open online for anyone with internet access to see. The records making up the database were logs from a third party notification platform used by CenturyLink. They included multiple pieces of personal information including name, email address, phone...

Florida Women’s Clinic Warns 520,000 Patients of Data Breach

A Florida clinic providing specialized medical care for women has alerted all current and former patients that their personal information and medical records may have been exposed following a data breach. North Florida OB-GYN, which joined Women’s Care Florida on May 6, 2019, became aware that a cyber-attack had been waged against its network on July 27...

What Is Deep Learning?

Deep learning is a term that you are most likely hearing often. We have entered into an advanced age of technology and there are a lot of questions circulating around this subject. What is deep learning? Is it artificial intelligence? When will we see more evidence of AI integrated into our lives? The answer is,...

Why anti-virus software won’t be enough in 2021

It’s finally 2021 and towards the end of 2020 the world experienced one of the largest cyber breaches in history. A commonly used security software company by the name of Solarwinds was breached. This caused thousands of businesses globally to be affected with potential malware, mimicking our own global cyber pandemic. Trust in security tools...

The Worst Hacks of 2020, a Surreal Pandemic Year

From ransomware schemes to supply chain attacks, this year melded classic hacks with extraordinary circumstances WHAT A WAY to kick off a new decade. 2020 showcased all of the digital risks and cybersecurity woes you’ve come to expect in the modern era, but this year was unique in the ways Covid-19 radically and tragically transformed life around the...

Here are some Truly Scary Stats on Social Media!

Written by Stu Sjouerman Scamming incidents have increased by 519% in 2020 compared to last year, according to researchers at Baltimore-based ZeroFOX. The researchers compared their own data to a recent report from the Federal Trade Commission, which found that scams on social media have skyrocketed since the start of the pandemic earlier this year....

Common Cyber Threats: Data Breaches

Data breaches are events where certain confidential information is accessed without proper authorization. this goes further by having copies of that data distributed. The average data breach in 2020 caused roughly 3.92 million (USD) in damages. The core concept of a data breach is the fact that data confidentiality has been compromised. Data breaches can...

Securing Your Zoom Meetings

Zoom jumped from 10 million meeting participants per day (December 2019) to over 200 million daily meeting participants (March 2020). This has led to an unprecedented amount of attention being pointed at Zoom, be it from general public use or from those looking to exploit potential chinks in Zoom’s platform. That attention quickly evolved into...

Five steps to Data Security Compliance

FIVE STEPS TO COMPLIANCEby: Michael Hall, Chief Information Security Officer Despite different industries being required to follow differently named guidelines, there’s a pretty good overlap for those information security items that IT really needs to worry about.Although there will be some personal information that may not fall under any compliance standards, from an IT perspective,...

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‘What a mess’: McDonald’s customers frustrated as ‘Hamburglar’ hacks more app accounts Social Sharing

/November 4, 2019

Bed Bath & Beyond Discloses Breach

/October 30, 2019

Ransomware Hits B2B Payments Firm Billtrust

/October 23, 2019

Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Atlanta discloses three phishing incidents in 6 months

/October 8, 2019

DoorDash Suffers Major Data Breach Impacting Around 4.9 Million Individuals

/September 27, 2019

Slack Resetting Thousands of User Passwords After Learning 2015 Breach Was Worse Than Previously Known

/July 22, 2019

American Express Customers Targeted by Novel Phishing Attack

/July 17, 2019

Sprint says hackers breached customer accounts via Samsung website

/July 16, 2019

AGT Attends CudaCon

/June 25, 2019

Ascension Global Technology To Co-Host Charity Event With New Town Connections and Bay To Bae

/August 13, 2018

Delta Munoz Champions Meals On Wheels For Bay To Bae Charity Event

/June 21, 2018

Workplace Cybersecurity Awareness Training Launch

/April 30, 2018

Two Women Entrepreneurs Join Forces to Improve Workplace Cybersecurity Awareness

/January 29, 2018

Ascension Global Technology Joins International Effort to Support Data Privacy

/January 22, 2018

Ascension Global Technology Joins Movement to Shine a Spotlight on Fraud

/November 12, 2017

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VPNs and a False Sense of Security

July 21, 2020

Black Friday Cyber Shopping Safety tips

November 27, 2019

Louisiana government computers knocked out after ransomware attack

November 20, 2019

Thousands Of Disney+ Accounts Are Up For Sale On Hacking Forums

November 18, 2019

Quiksilver and Billabong Affected by Ransomware Attack

November 11, 2019

The Most Dangerous Cyber Breaches Of 2019

November 8, 2019

‘What a mess’: McDonald’s customers frustrated as ‘Hamburglar’ hacks more app accounts Social Sharing

November 4, 2019

Bed Bath & Beyond Discloses Breach

October 30, 2019

Ransomware Hits B2B Payments Firm Billtrust

October 23, 2019

CenturyLink customer details exposed online, 2.8 million records leaked

October 21, 2019

Data Privacy Day!

January 27, 2021

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From risk mitigation to business enabler: The role of CISO’s in 2021

January 12, 2021

Why anti-virus software won’t be enough in 2021

January 7, 2021

The Worst Hacks of 2020, a Surreal Pandemic Year

January 3, 2021

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Here are some Truly Scary Stats on Social Media!

October 28, 2020

Clarity in the cloud: See more, Know more, Do more with Falcon Horizon

October 14, 2020

Insider Risk for Business

September 28, 2020

Cybersecurity Compliance – General Tips.

September 15, 2020

Cloud Security Due Diligence – White Paper

September 11, 2020

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