US Mayors Vow to No Longer Pay Ransoms to Hackers
Since 2013, ransomware attacks have hit at least 170 county, city, or state government systems and 22 of those attacks have occurred within the first half of 2019 alone. It is no secret that municipal...
View ArticleVIPRE Weekly Roundup: August 23, 2019
What happened this week? A lot of cybersecurity news! We know it is hard to keep up with the ever-changing news cycle, so we gathered this week’s biggest stories and broke them down into bite-sized...
View Article3 Ways to Beat Ransomware and Email-Based Threats
Basic email security measures can’t keep up. Cybersecurity threats continue to evolve at a far quicker pace as threat actors employ advanced techniques like zero-hour exploits and customized malware to...
View ArticleVIPRE Weekly Roundup: August 30, 2019
What happened this week? A lot of cybersecurity news! We know it is hard to keep up with the ever-changing news cycle, so we gathered this week’s biggest stories and broke them down into bite-sized...
View ArticleBaltimore Ransomware Attack Recovery Update: City Officials Transfer Funds,...
UPDATE: September 3, 2019 – It appears that the recovery effort from the original Baltimore ransomware attack is still ongoing. The Baltimore Sun reported on Saturday that city officials agreed to...
View ArticleVIPRE Weekly Roundup: September 6, 2019
What happened this week? A lot of cybersecurity news! We know it is hard to keep up with the ever-changing news cycle, so we gathered this week’s biggest stories and broke them down into bite-sized...
View ArticleEmail Archiving: 3 Reasons You Shouldn’t Forget About It
Take a step back and think about how many emails your organization sends each day. According to the Radicati Group, the average employee sends and receives around 129 emails per day. That amounts to...
View ArticleHackers Target Veterans Who Are Looking For Jobs
The Attack Vector . Bleeping Computer reports that a new website has been setup to target military veterans. It’s an especially dastardly act since veterans can have trouble finding jobs. The site...
View ArticleLessons from Hy-Vee’s Point-of-Sale Breach
Hy-Vee is a company local to the Midwestern region of the United States. They own and operate gas stations, grocery stores, and restaurants. On August 14th the company was breached. Credit and debit...
View ArticlePitney Bowes Customers get some Good News
Pitney Bowes got Hacked . Pitney Bowes is a global technology company that provides mailing, logistics and e-commerce services. According to a recent press release, 90% of Fortune 500 companies use...
View ArticleHackers Target Veterans Who Are Looking For Jobs
The Attack Vector . Bleeping Computer reports that a new website has been setup to target military veterans. It’s an especially dastardly act since veterans can have trouble finding jobs. The site...
View ArticleLessons from Hy-Vee’s Point-of-Sale Breach
Hy-Vee is a company local to the Midwestern region of the United States. They own and operate gas stations, grocery stores, and restaurants. On August 14th the company was breached. Credit and debit...
View ArticleBetter Security in 2020
It’s really easy to go online and find evidence of the bad guys “winning”. It’s difficult to find stories where they lose, or where the everyday person comes out on top. With that in mind we took a...
View ArticleHoliday Security Concerns
Over the holidays there are two security steps you should take first. The first one is probably obvious. Make sure you have a solid VPN. The second one is something a lot of people overlook. Update...
View ArticleWawa Data Breach
What we know as of 12/20/19 Wawa, a popular convenience store chain, reported a data breach which collected debit and credit card information on thousands of their customers. The security team for Wawa...
View ArticleYou Need To Patch Windows 10 Now
Patching Can Be A Drag Nobody enjoys waiting for software to patch. Nobody. Okay, there might be someone somewhere. However, the vast majority of people put off patching their software. It’s one of the...
View ArticleEmotet Spam Campaign and Extortion Tactics
Emotet Malware The Emotet trojan is a lot like other malware. It’s hidden in a Word file attached to an email. If you Enable Content in the file then you’re infected. The trojan will use your PC to...
View ArticleVIPRE Security Roundup for January
What’s happened in the security world lately? A lot! We know it’s sometimes hard to keep up with the ever-changing news cycle. We gathered some recent big stories and broke them down into bite-sized...
View ArticleIntro to False Positives
For anyone working in information security, understanding the role false positives and false negatives play in cybersecurity is crucial. Time spent investigating false positives can waste valuable time...
View ArticleAV-Test Honors VIPRE Security
From July to December of 2019, AV-Test, conducted an evaluation of the top Windows antivirus software. The certification scores a product based on its protection, performance, and usability. Included...
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