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The latest in cybersecurity news, topics, and trends
Cybersecurity Stocks Grow into New Year
From the technology industry to healthcare sector, 2020 saw a record number of data breaches. With larger companies like Microsoft, FireEye, and AstraZeneca experiencing cybersecurity issues, it was...
Cyberthreats Targeting Financial Services Remain High
The rise of the pandemic has sparked a widespread risk of cyberattacks in the finance industry. Since March 2020, The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has released nine cyberthreat...
How Financial Advisors Should Prepare for Cyberattacks
Financial firms and their advisors are prime targets for cybercrime due to firms and employees managing their clients’ money and personal data. It’s estimated that financial advisors manage over...
Influencers Fall Victim to Misconfigured AWS Storage Buckets
Recently, an AWS S3 cloud storage bucket became misconfigured and revealed the personal information of hundreds of influencers. Experts at vpnMentor found the open storage bucket that was...
New Browser Extension Ad Fraud Campaign Affects Thousands
A new fraud campaign was identified this month where scammers are using fraudulent browser extensions to display fake ads on search engines. When people click on these fake ad links, the scammers...
U.S Cybersecurity Threat Continues
As the U.S is in the midst of a cybersecurity emergency, new threats emerged on Thursday morning. The Department of Homeland Security reported that Russian hackers accessed a variety of government...
More Data Breaches Hit Healthcare Providers
As 2020 comes to a close, more data breaches are being reported for many organizations in the healthcare industry. The second largest health data breach of 2020 targeted Dental Care Alliance (DCA),...
Server-Side Skimmer Attacks Are Taking Over E-Commerce
Cybersecurity experts are familiar with client-side skimmer attacks and identifying their origins but server-side skimmer attacks are making a larger impact on e-commerce this year. Its been...
SolarWinds Breach Update
If you are an Agile1 customer (thank you) we have taken the necessary steps to ensure you are properly being monitored 24/7. While no platform is guaranteed to stop a motivated and well-funded...
Telehealth and HIPAA Compliant Response
Healthcare organizations are responsible for protecting patients and system operations while also maintaining HIPAA compliance. A breach within a network can be extremely harmful not only for...