Dec 19, 2023 | Cybersecurity
‘Tis the season for phishing. How to recognize, avoid, and report phishing attacks. It’s that time of year. Cybersecurity attacks typically increase over the holidays and weekends, especially phishing attacks. As an IT MSP we can attest to that from our own...
Nov 10, 2023 | Cybersecurity
World’s Largest Bank Hit By Ransomware Attack Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) Ltd was hit by a serious ransomware attack this week. It is suspected that the attack came from a gang of cybercriminals known as LockBit. LockBit is also credited with...
Jul 21, 2023 | Cybersecurity, Working Smarter
Hive Systems, a cybersecurity company located in Richmond, Virginia, conducts a study each year that examines how long it takes hackers to crack a password based on its composition. Obviously the simpler and shorter the password is, the easier it is to crack. The...
Apr 24, 2023 | Cybersecurity, Working Smarter
What is ransomware? Ransomware is a type of malicious software (malware) that is designed to block access to a computer system or encrypt its files until a ransom is paid by the victim. Ransomware can be delivered to a computer system through various methods, such as...
Apr 1, 2023 | Cybersecurity
First the bad news: Major security monitoring companies such as Huntress and Sentinel One (both are security partners of wedoIT) are reporting that the 3CX VoIP Desktop Application has been compromised. Apparently, the application has been infected allowing it to...
Mar 4, 2023 | Cybersecurity
This week the White House released its long-awaited National Cyber Strategy. It outlines how the Biden administration intends to defend the U.S. from cyber threats. The essence of the plan is a “reimagining” of “America’s cyber social contract” according to Acting...
