by Chuck Rutenberg | Dec 13, 2018 | Cyber Threats
Ransomware stories pop up in the news with almost predictable regularity these days. It’s become clear that hackers using ransomware tactics are becoming bolder and demanding more money from their victims. And the fact that many victims choose to pay up simply...
by Chuck Rutenberg | Nov 27, 2018 | Cyber Threats
Many people are familiar with the old saying, “Don’t fix it if it ain’t broke.” It’s usually good advice, although it’s frequently given after you’ve already made a mess of things by trying to “improve” a device or system that was previously working just fine. It’s...
by Chuck Rutenberg | Nov 8, 2018 | Cyber Threats
Human error. It’s one of the things that make life…interesting. Just ask the residents of Hawaii, who were alerted to the imminent arrival of nuclear missiles from North Korea. Thankfully, it was a false alarm, caused when someone who thought he was working in a test...
by Chuck Rutenberg | Nov 6, 2018 | Cyber Threats
Among the myriad misconceptions many small-business owners harbor regarding data security are these: “We have nothing that cybercriminals would want, so we’re safe.” “The only thing a cybercriminal would want to do is deface my website.” Both of these ideas are dead...
by Chuck Rutenberg | Oct 23, 2018 | Cyber Threats
Spam. Even after all these years, no one has come up with a truly effective way to deal with it. There are filtering solutions, whitelisting, blacklisting, and other approaches, but somehow the spammers still find a way to get their messages across. And there seems to...
by Chuck Rutenberg | Oct 4, 2018 | Cyber Threats
It may surprise you (depending on how proactive your business insurance rep is) to learn that some insurance companies have started writing policies that cover business losses resulting from cyberattacks. Cyber insurance covered losses vary from carrier to carrier and...
