Cyber Attack Archives

Time is money! Don’t make the mistake of calling the 1-800 pop-up!

Author: cwdevOn: Nov 19Categories: Business, cybersecurity, security, Technology

Time is money! Don’t make the mistake of calling the 1-800 pop-up!

Business, cybersecurity, security, Technology

Too often, we see clients who have been hacked on their devices because of calling a mismarked service number from Amazon or Microsoft. It happens so frequently that we have a name for these believable scammer notifications. We refer to the pop-ups as,...

New month. New day. New opportunities for cyberattacks.

Author: cwdevOn: Nov 05Categories: Business, cybersecurity, security, Technology

New month. New day. New opportunities for cyberattacks.

Business, cybersecurity, security, Technology

The month of October is dedicated to cybersecurity awareness. But, in reality, shouldn’t we be aware that cyberattacks happen on a consistent basis? And, shouldn’t we take the necessary precautions to keep our data secure? The answer is YES! Cyberattacks...

Ransomware Attacks and the Importance of Multi-factor Authentication (MFA)

Author: cwdevOn: Sep 10Categories: Business, Technology

Ransomware Attacks and the Importance of Multi-factor Authentication (MFA)

Business, Technology

Ransomware, It’s Worse Than You Think! Many small to midsize business owners think that cybercriminals are focused on pursuing larger entities with deeper pockets, but they are wrong. Today’s cybercriminals are buying lists and robotically sending...

The biggest ransomware attack in history crippled UK hospitals

Author: cwdevOn: Jun 01Categories: Business, Technology

A serious ransomware attack called WanaCrypt0r is currently affecting a wide variety of people and companies in 74 countries. Among the first affected are multiple NHS hospitals in the UK, who have had crucial patient data taken hostage. The culprits...