Email security company Tessian is warning people to be alert for Black Friday phishing scams this year. (Understand...
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Nonprofit Options for Endpoint Security
I had a reader of our email update (thank you!) get in touch after reading my post about Microsoft 365 licensing...
The Impact of a Ransomware Attack
My colleague Dan Callahan and I have written many, many posts on the scourge of ransomware. We’ve covered everything...
Microsoft Announces a Security Program for Nonprofits
Microsoft Ignite is going on this week. That means they are making a flood of product announcements. I will cover some...
Cybercrime and the Holidays: Tips to Stay Safe
As October winds down, so too is it time to wind down Cybersecurity Awareness Month. So, taking a cue from the...
Cybersecurity Awareness Trends: Easy Phishing in Troubled Waters
Lately I’ve seen the results of lots of annual data security studies popping up. I talked about the results of...
Ransomware in 2021: The Other Pandemic
The results are out from cybersecurity guru Fortinet’s 2021 Global Threat Landscape Report. And they are shocking: The...
Cybersecurity Training Games: Yes, They DO Work
Fall is here again; my favorite time of year. Which means it’s almost time for that annual autumn tradition we all...
When Chicken1 Should Not Be Your Password
The Chickens are Coming Home to Roost Sorry, not sorry. Look, ransomware and supply chain disruptions are...
Have You Completed Your IT Asset Inventory?
One foundational element of Zero Trust security is knowing what you have. You need an IT asset inventory. This...
Passwordless Authentication is Here! But You Knew That.
Today’s technology news stream has been abuzz with the news that you can now eliminate your password from your...
HR-related Phishing Scams Are on the Rise: Stay Alert!
Phishing scams related to COVID-19 were everywhere last year. Fortunately, those have dropped off significantly in...
Watch for These Emotional Triggers in Phishing Messages
I received a note last week from Marco Van den Berg, CIO of the International Rice Research Institute. Marco had read...
Protect Your Organization Against These Common Phishing Attacks
Phishing. Yeah, we get it. We're supposed to educate our users on phishing attacks and how to prevent them. Today I'm...
Tune Azure MFA to Balance Security and User Experience
It is useful to remember that you can overcome objections to change if you understand how that change makes people...
How to Respond to the Kaseya Ransomware Attack
By now you have no doubt heard about the Kaseya ransomware attack. And you want to know: does it affect my...
Mobile Security is a Bigger Threat than Ever
According to the security software specialists at CheckPoint, mobile security has become a huge problem over the past...
Know Your Enemy: The State of Ransomware in 2021
I recently came across a report from the security firm Sophos, describing the state of ransomware in 2021. Here is a...