GAO Report States IRS Systems Leave Taxpayer Data Vulnerable; Be Aware of Common IRS Scams
It's almost here! Yes, the dreaded tax day is nearly here. And just in time, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a...
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What Is Social Engineering?
Social engineering is a method of using human interaction to convince people to break their normal security processes. It can...
Credit Monitoring vs Credit Freeze; What Is the Best for You?
Those who were victims of the massive Office of Personnel Management (OPM) breach of last year (21.5 million as of September...
Malware Creators Adapt to New SHA-2 Certificate Technologies to Thwart Security Measures
It's a constant battle between the good guys and bad guys. The good guys are transitioning to the stronger SHA-2 certificates on...
Microsoft Helps Combat Macro-Based Malware with New Administrator Features
Microsoft (MS) is helping combat macro-based malware. The company says that within the past year these types of threats are...
Zero Day Adobe Flash Vulnerability Affects All Operating Systems
Once again, Adobe Flash Player is making the headlines. Another zero-day exploit has been discovered and Adobe is scrambling to...
Healthcare Breaches Up with Each Record Worth $363
It's probably not much, if any surprise that the healthcare industry is a big target for hackers. In fact, these types of attacks...
Symantec Report Finds Spear-Phishing Going Strong and People are Still the Weakest Link
Security company, Symantec released a report on attacks against financial institutions. It found many disturbing results, but the...
New Mobile Malware Bypasses Two Factor Authentication
We have heard of mobile apps that steal banking credentials before. We have even somewhat recently heard of one that targets...
21st Oncology Breach Results Are In; 2.2 Million Victims
The healthcare industry is still getting hammered with news of breach activity. The latest victim is 21 st Century Oncology in...
W-2 Phishing Increases 2016 Tax Fraud Estimates to $21 Billion
Let's be clear on something. The Internal Revenue Service is not going to email you out of the blue and tell you that there is...
Verizon Enterprise Solutions Loses Data on 1.5 Million Clients
If you are a plumber, you are probably so busy attending to customers that you just can't fit in fixing the plumbing at your own...