by Stephanie Rosenzweig | Aug 20, 2019 | Cyber Security, News
We previously wrote about targeted cyber-attacks on state and local governments in Florida. To read more click here. What Happened? Unfortunately, the rash of attacks has continued, with 23 Texas municipalities announcing they have been victimized as well. State...
by Stephanie Rosenzweig | Jul 30, 2019 | Cyber Security, News, Proactive Monitoring
The FBI has detained a suspect they believe may be repsonsible for the Capital One data breach which impacted over 106m customer accounts and credit card applications between March and July 2019. The suspect, 33 year old Paige Adele Thompson, was found after posting a...
by Stephanie Rosenzweig | Jun 26, 2019 | Cyber Security, News
Over the last two weeks, Florida municipalities have paid $1.1m to ransomware hackers. Lake City officials voted to pay hackers in Bitcoin after two weeks of downed computer systems brought daily operations to a standstill. IT staff is said to have disconnected the...
by Stephanie Rosenzweig | Jun 17, 2019 | Compliance, Cyber Security, News, System Patching & Maintenance
US officials and Microsoft executives have released an advisory that highlights a known flaw in versions of the Windows OS. “All customers on affected operating systems [Windows 7 and earlier] should update as soon as possible,” said Microsoft. A flaw...
by Stephanie Rosenzweig | Apr 4, 2019 | Hardware, News
What happened? August 2018 – Unexpected consumer demand outpaces Intel’s factory network capabilities. In response, Intel orders prioritization of its Xeon and Core processors to continue serving the high-performance market. An additional $1 billion are channeled into...
