June 14, 2016 3:53 PM
I know I paid my taxes, and I know if there's a problem with them, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will send me a letter telling me so. Knowing the above has prevented me from falling victim to recent calls to my mobile phone claiming to be from the IRS. In fact, here's a recording – caught by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – of what the messages left behind sound like.
Topics: Malware, cybersecurity, Federal Trade Commission, Videos, Cybercrime
May 3, 2016 4:17 PM
It's happened. You've done everything you can to defend your law firm from this day, but the hacker successfully breached your walls. Now, you're faced with encrypted files, lost confidential data, demands for money, the insertion of other forms of malware on your network or, even worse, some combination of these and/or more malicious activities or demands.
What do you do now? Who needs to know? Who are you gonna call?
Topics: Security, Training, Malware, IT Tips, Email Management, whaling, cybersecurity, Hashcat, Passwords, Hacking, phishing, Virus, Antivirus, FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center, US-CERT, IC3, Secret Service, PII, Federal Trade Commission, APTs, Cybercrime
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