Massive Growth in Phishing Attacks Targeting SaaS Platforms

According to a new report by Palo Alto Networks, phishing attacks targeting SaaS platforms have experienced 1,100% growth. The report measured attacks on software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms from June 2021 to June 2022. The increase was massive and alarming. SaaS platforms include personal branding spaces, website builders, file sharing and hosting sites, form and survey builders, […]

Shared Passwords Are a Cybersecurity Risk: Here’s Why

Passwords matter. They are, in a sense, the entry point to your organization: your network, your systems, your email accounts, your data, and more. Protecting passwords is vital to the security of your organization. We’ve generally talked about how to make your passwords more secure, so now let’s deep dive into the danger of shared […]

6 Tips to Overcome the Cybersecurity Challenges of a Remote Workforce

While much of the pre-pandemic world has returned, some changes remain. Many companies offer employees the option to work remotely indefinitely or combine working remotely with in-office work as a hybrid option. During the pandemic, we saw unprepared companies experience cybersecurity challenges around remote work. Many learned that allowing a large workforce to work outside […]

Understanding the Importance of Email Security

Email security is an important consideration as we enter the second half of 2022. In many ways, cybersecurity is always evolving, but email security remains somewhat a constant. Email is still the most popular way for malware and other threats to be delivered to victims. Why is email security important?  Let’s rewind and take a […]

PayPal and WordPress are Targets in Latest Phishing Campaigns

The latest phishing campaign has entered the scene. This phishing effort targets Paypal users to steal large sets of personal information from victims. Data includes government identification photos and documents.  The phishing attempt is specifically hosted on WordPress websites that have been hacked as part of a recent target on WordPress website logins.  More than […]

What is Cybersecurity?  

You’ve heard the term but perhaps you’ve wondered, what does cybersecurity really mean? What does it mean for individuals and what does it mean for organizations?    Cybersecurity is a growing concern in the United States and abroad as cyberattacks are increasingly stealing data and costing millions in economic costs. The good news? As cybersecurity professionals, […]

5 Signs It’s Time to Consider Outsourcing Your IT

If your business is on a growth trajectory, you are likely making frequent adjustments to both employee and third party support. As you consider your current IT support infrastructure, there are key signs it may be time to outsource your IT if you haven’t already. It may sound scary (and expensive), but the truth is […]

A New Malware Uses Email PDFs to Target Victims

There is a new type of malware on the scene. Researchers recently discovered that cyber attacks used the Snake keylogger malware for Windows to email malicious PDFs with embedded Word documents. The goal is to infect their victims’ PCs and steal information and sensitive data. The malware campaign uses file-naming trickery to get victims to […]

Cloud Security Matters: Here’s Why

Before the pandemic, managing cybersecurity was already a focus for responsible organizations. Since the pandemic, however, we have seen a major shift to more expansive use of the cloud. With this, comes an enhanced need for cloud security. Many organizations, even the responsible ones, are not giving cloud security the focus it needs. There’s no […]