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A quick thought from Andy Sernovitz on how to make it easier for your employees to get security (or anything else) right.
The danger to businesses from hackers is not going away anytime soon since it keeps getting easier to become a cyber criminal.
And since countries won’t cooperate with each other, it’s difficult to catch the [...]
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A Realistic ~12 Step Program for Securing Your Small Business
10 Ways to Protect Your Company from Social Media Hacker Attacks
Your Business Backup Plan — Why You Need One
Privacy Tips for Small Businesses
Maine Firm Sues Bank After $588,000 Cyber Heist
Cyber threats adopting new tactics
Microsoft to release free security software soon
Weekend Reading
Malware authors are opportunists, always looking for the latest news they can use to spread their malicious software. This time it was the death of Patrick Swayze.
Malware lingers months on infected PCs – This is why it’s important to keep your PC patched and your anti-virus up-to-date.
Data Breach Highlights Role Of ‘Money Mules’
Create and keep [...]
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Cyber Thieves Steal $447,000 From Wrecking Firm- Brian Krebs describes how one business got hacked and provides some suggestions for protecting your business.
Here’s another story from Brian about a school system that lost more than $150,000 due to an attack by cyber thieves.
Microsoft Updates for September 2009 – Microsoft released their monthly patches this week. [...]
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Here’s some good news. Apparently, cyber criminals are using phishing attacks less to scam victims. The bad news is, they’re changing the methods they use, now favoring using compromised web sites to distribute their malicious wares.
Beware any CD’s or DVD’s you receive in the mail. The senders may not have your best intentions at heart.
Cybercriminals [...]