Ameriforge Group Inc. has recently filed a lawsuit against their cyber insurance provider, Federal Insurance Co., for refusing to cover a $480,000 loss following an email scam that impersonated the…

SplashData’s, annual review of passwords, “Worst Passwords 2015”, has identified the most commonly used passwords. The list is shameful. After over 20 years of using the Internet and over 50 years of…

Here is a scary scenario for anyone with a bank account and online banking access. You get an email from your bank that says they have detected suspicious activity coming from specific IP addresses…

Transparency Essential One of the techniques seen in the cyber security threat landscape that has been successful for cybercriminals and which results in good pay-outs for them, is using the supply…

Most of us are returning to work after the end of year holidays, excited about a new year and new opportunities. Many of us have watched as 2015 has been a year filled with major cyber security…

Application Layer Security A lot of time and energy has been expended discussing network security. Organizations have spent millions putting network security mechanisms in place to protect their…

CryptoWall and CryptoLocker are ransomware software that encrypt your electronic files and demand that you pay $300 to $500 within 72 hours, or your data will be deleted. There are several different…

It might be surprising to hear, but consumers have better protection against cyber fraud than business customers. Your bank’s liability to your business account being compromised is severely limited…

ISIS. The Cyber Security Nightmare Islamic terrorists are warning of a full-on cyber crusade against America. Hackers affiliated with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have released several…