High-profile data breaches at companies like British Airways and Marriott get a lot of media coverage, but cybercriminals are increasingly going after community groups, schools, small businesses, and municipal governments. Just in the Midwest, hospitals, libraries, voter registration systems, and police departments have fallen victim to one type of digital hijacking or another. Cybercrime is

Password security has improved in recent years. Corporations require new passwords on a rotating basis, and you aren’t allowed to get by with just a simple eight-character phrase. Upper and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols have become the norm, but even that isn’t enough. You can’t use the same password for more than one account

Protecting an organization depends on deep knowledge and experience, but a security to-do list can go a long way toward locking things down. The old saying that security is only as strong as your weakest link could not be more true today. Bad actors are targeting every element of the organization–from AC outlets to staff

On Monday the FBI and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued an alert for SamSam ransomware also known as MSIL/Samas.A. Hackers armed with SamSam targeted multiple industries, including some within critical infrastructure predominantly withing the United States. How SamSam Ransomware Attacks Happen The actors exploit Windows servers to gain persistent access to a victim’s network