IT officials keep thinking they’ve done all they need to keep Crypto and other ransomware variants at bay. And they keep running into unexpected surprises. Problem is, those surprises cost more than ever. When Cryptolocker ushered in a new… Read More ›
Criminals pay ten times more for personal health records than they do for stolen credit cards. The reason? The information contained in a person’s medical file runs so deep that identity theft is markedly easier. Healthcare has proved a lucrative… Read More ›
At SLPowers, we thought it was important to validate our approach to assuring the security of client information. So we spent tens of thousands of dollars being audited by an independent CPA, and emerged with both a SOC 2, Type… Read More ›
Did Third-Party Tech Team Cause Carrier’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Really Bad Weekend? At 9:30 AM local time on Saturday morning, what has been variously described by British Airways as a “power surge” and a “power supply issue” (they’re not… Read More ›
Tech for Execs Executives don’t have time for lengthy explorations of the cybercrime landscape. Most have little tolerance for highly technical explanations of why, after all the money they’ve spent on security appliances, their companies are still at risk. They… Read More ›
WannaCry was different in its origin – not too many exploits derive from the US intelligence community. And it was different in scope (200,000 victims makes for a pretty good infection rate). But in a lot of important ways, WannaCry… Read More ›
When it comes to cyber attacks, most security experts say it’s a matter of “when,” not “if.” Well, the “When” is now for 200,000 victims across 150 countries that are still dealing with the fallout from the WannaCry ransomware attack… Read More ›
