Today’s cyberattacks are more agile, more frequent, and more threatening than ever before. Some cyberattacks, like the attacks on Target in 2013, Goodwill in 2014, and R.T. Jones in 2015 target industry giants. However, the truth is that most cyberattacks occur randomly and in a clandestine fashion, where hackers scan the web for any available [...]
Passwords protect everything: your client’s data, your social interactions on Facebook or Twitter, your financial well-being, and even your friend and business networks. They are the digital keys to each facet of your life, and in many ways, the powerful safeguards of your business and social integrity. Unfortunately, passwords may be a loose thread, where [...]
With our ever-growing lists of passwords and the increasing threat environment, many people are unknowingly putting their valuable information at risk. Below are a few easy steps to significantly improve your information security. Guidelines for Creating Strong Passwords Create complex passwords that use a combination of letters, numbers, symbols, and both upper- and lower-case characters. [...]
It's fair to say that most professionals don't think to include cybersecurity in their marketing strategies. But it can improve business KPIs in several important ways. 1. Gain More Customers Potential customers want to know how you're protecting their data. One of our customers, a managing partner of a wealth management firm, said that almost [...]
Introduction to Phishing Many of us who have been on the internet for a while know some of the most popular scams and how to avoid them. For example, "Your Town Mugshots, Click Here", or "This Woman Looks 25, but is 50, Here is Her Secret!", or even the classic deposed prince of Nigeria imploring [...]
Are you confused by cybersecurity? Watch this informative video where a business owner gets hacked and has to find a solution. For more information on cybersecurity, check out our other articles and videos. If the video does not appear, click here. https://youtu.be/Xb6S6IV-IwM
We wanted to share this article from our own Corvid Cyberdefense Network Board Advisor, David Furr. It was published on SecurityRoundtable.org, a great resource for info on cybersecurity best practices. https://www.securityroundtable.org/iiotstrategy/
David Furr, a member of the Corvid Cyberdefense Board of Advisors, recently sat down with Erin Gore, Executive Vice President at Wells Fargo, to discuss challenges facing higher education institutions in regards to cybersecurity and the Internet of Things. In the podcast, David discussed the 2017 breach that happened at the University of New Mexico [...]
