Blockchain analysis company Chainalysis reports that ransomware attackers got over $1 billion in cryptocurrency from victims in 2023, the highest ever and 44.4% more than in 2022. Ransomware is harmful software that locks the victim's data and asks for payment, usually in cryptocurrency, to unlock it.
Beware of the QR code con artists! That is the message from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC,) which says that scammers are using QR codes to trick you into giving up your personal information. Fake QR codes can fool you by looking like real ones, but they take you to nasty websites or apps.
Fallon Ambulance, once based in Boston before its closure in December 2022, faced a severe data breach months after going out of business, exposing the personal information of 911,000 individuals.
The breach targeted an archive of emergency patients' data maintained by Transformative Healthcare, Fallon's parent company.
On May 23, 2023, Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) encountered a significant cybersecurity challenge. The school detected unusual activity that strongly suggested a ransomware attack on its systems.
According to the school, “BHCC immediately responded to the situation by taking the affected systems offline, contacting law enforcement, and engaging data security and privacy experts to conduct an investigation.
Imagine yourself seated at your desk, facing the frustrating challenge of locating a document buried deep within the archives, dating back to a considerable time ago. The document seems to have mysteriously vanished from its designated folder, and your quest involves an extensive and time-consuming search, with no guarantee of success.
This article originally appeared in Direct iT's new magazine, New England Cyber Defender, which you can read for free here.
Company Name: Aero Manufacturing
Name & Title: Greg Potcner, IT Manager
Location: Beverly, MA
Website: AeroManufacturing.
This article originally appeared in Direct iT's new magazine, New England Cyber Defender, which you can read for free here.
Cybercriminals know the easiest way to sneak under your radar is to pretend to be a brand you know and trust. These large companies have spent years on marketing, customer service, branding and consistency to build a trustworthy reputation, and hackers leverage this to go after you.
This article originally appeared in Direct iT's new magazine, New England Cyber Defender, which you can read for free here.
During a time when people are buying less, you still need to create sales and build profitability in your business. The problem? No one likes sales calls.
This article originally appeared in Direct iT's new magazine, New England Cyber Defender, which you can read for free here.
I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Carter Cast, the author behind The Right— and Wrong—Stuff: How Brilliant Careers Are Made and Unmade.
This article originally appeared in Direct iT's new magazine, New England Cyber Defender, which you can read for free here.
Serial entrepreneur, investor, television personality, and Ferrari race car celebrity Robert Herjavec has lived the classic rags to riches story.