Jun 12, 2017 | Cybersecurity, data security, hacking, information security, Medium-sized business, Ransomware, Small business
Ransomware is a growing threat: what it is, what it can do, and how to prevent it Click here to see my recent article on ransomware in ColoradoBiz’s online magazine, discussing how companies can protect themselves against the increase in ransomware cyberattacks....
May 31, 2017 | Corporation, Cybersecurity, data security, hacking, information security
Hackers Using Social Media Posts To Steal Data By now nearly everyone has heard about the recent “WannaCry” ransomware attack, which affected thousands of computers in over 100 countries. While this attack came in through a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows operating...
May 8, 2017 | Cybersecurity, data security, hacking, information security, Medium-sized business, Small business
Ransomware Hacking Tactic Ransomware, which can freeze up your company’s entire computer network, has been on the rise in recent years. Ransomware often takes the form of an email that seems legitimate, with an attachment in a format such as MS Word or Excel. If...
Apr 19, 2017 | Contract, Cybersecurity, data security, hacking, information security, Medium-sized business, Small business
How your vendor contracts may be putting you at risk for cyberattacks In 2013 the retailer Target suffered a massive data breach, with hackers stealing the credit card information of more than 40 million customers, and the addresses and phone numbers of more than 70...
Apr 10, 2017 | Corporation, Cybersecurity, data security, Employment, hacking, information security
The weakest link: employees, not technology, are the cause of most hacks When most people think of cyberattacks, they think of some hacker sitting in a dark room, probing a company’s network for ways to break in. While that still happens, more and more often...
Mar 25, 2017 | Cybersecurity, data security, hacking, information security, Law firms, Limiting liability
Law Firms Also Increasing In Risk Of -Cyberattacks: What Lawyers Need To Know Cyberattacks have become much more frequent in recent years, and law firms find themselves increasingly at risk. In 2015, two large law firms, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, and Weil Gotshal...
