Here’s What to Do if Your Social Security Number Is Stolen

February 27th, 2023 Posted by Glenn Baruck Life and Culture, Security & Surveillance, Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (SMBs), Technology 0 thoughts on “Here’s What to Do if Your Social Security Number Is Stolen”

“If your Social Security number is compromised, these tips may help.”

Glenn Baruck, The eDot Family of Companies

Today, data breaches are more common than ever. In fact, according to the IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2022, “for 83% of companies, it’s not if a data breach will happen, but when.” Unfortunately, your personal information may be exposed when a data breach happens, like the December 2022 breach at PayPal.

Once your information is out in the open, you can take steps to minimize the damage. In this piece for cnet.com, author Nina Raemont provides some beneficial advice on what to do if your social security number is exposed as part of a data breach or even by accident.

Why are Voice Fraud Threats a Danger to Your Enterprise?

February 23rd, 2023 Posted by Glenn Baruck Security & Surveillance, Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (SMBs), Technology 0 thoughts on “Why are Voice Fraud Threats a Danger to Your Enterprise?”

“Remember, fraud threats are not only computer related. Voice fraud is a growing threat to organizations!”

Glenn Baruck, The eDot Family of Companies

Organizational threats can come from many places. The most significant recent concerns have centered around computer network integrity, ransomware and data breaches. Well, that is changing now as voice fraud is becoming more popular and could cause more damage than you realize to your organization.

In this article written for spiceworks.com, Dan Teichman, the director of solutions marketing at Ribbon, talks about what voice fraud is, the various types of it, and how organizations can protect themselves from this growing threat.

Hive ransomware extorted $100 million from victims. The DOJ just hit back.

February 20th, 2023 Posted by Glenn Baruck Security & Surveillance, Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (SMBs), Technology, Uncategorized 0 thoughts on “Hive ransomware extorted $100 million from victims. The DOJ just hit back.”

“Some outstanding news about ransomware, but is the tide turning in favor of the good guys in the future?”

Glenn Baruck, The eDot Family of Companies

Finally, here is some good news on the ransomware front! According to recent filings by the Department of Justice, the results of a months-long infiltration campaign against a major ransomware gang, Hive, have been excellent!

The report asserts that the group’s digital extortion schemes have netted members over $100 million in ransom payments. In this piece, author Andrew Paul for popsi.com details the success of the operation and shares opinions from tech experts on this development and the future of Hive and other ransomware threats.

US Agency Urges Deployment Of Apple’s Updates For iPhones, Macs

February 14th, 2023 Posted by Glenn Baruck Life and Culture, Security & Surveillance, Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (SMBs), Technology 0 thoughts on “US Agency Urges Deployment Of Apple’s Updates For iPhones, Macs”

“Hackers have been focusing more on Apple products. To circumvent new vulnerabilities, update your devices to the newest operating systems ASAP.”

Glenn Baruck, eDot

Attention Mac, iPhone and iPad users, The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced Tuesday that it is encouraging the deployment of Apple updates “ASAP” for a vulnerability affecting iPhones, Macs and iPads. Learn more about the zero-day WebKit vulnerability discovery and the new operating system versions to be on the lookout for in this article by Kyle Alspach for crn.com.

11 Hidden iOS 16 Features You Don’t Want to Miss

February 13th, 2023 Posted by Glenn Baruck Life and Culture, Security & Surveillance, Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (SMBs), Technology 0 thoughts on “11 Hidden iOS 16 Features You Don’t Want to Miss”

“Apple keeps improving iPhone features, but you must update your device to take advantage of them.”

Glenn Baruck, The eDot Family of Companies

Hey iPhone users! If you have not already updated your software to iOS16, you may want to do so now. This update has many new features, and some are pretty cool! Get the skinny on all the new iOS16 features and what they can do for you in this piece by Nelson Aguilar for cnet.com.

Safer Internet Day 2023 Reminds Users of Basic Rules

February 8th, 2023 Posted by Glenn Baruck Life and Culture, Security & Surveillance, Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (SMBs), Technology 0 thoughts on “Safer Internet Day 2023 Reminds Users of Basic Rules”

“Don’t forget; tech cannot do it alone; you play a key role in protecting the things that matter when using the internet.”

Glenn Baruck, eDot

This month marks the twentieth observance of “Safer Internet Day” by millions worldwide. Acknowledging that technology can only take us so far, Safer Internet Day provides a global opportunity to pause and reaffirm our role in protecting our families, businesses and ourselves on the internet. In this piece for securityinfowatch.com, author Corey Nachreiner shares some excellent insights and suggestions.

Here’s What to Do if Your Social Security Number Is Stolen

Why are Voice Fraud Threats a Danger to Your Enterprise?

Hive ransomware extorted $100 million from victims. The DOJ just hit back.

US Agency Urges Deployment Of Apple’s Updates For iPhones, Macs

11 Hidden iOS 16 Features You Don’t Want to Miss

Safer Internet Day 2023 Reminds Users of Basic Rules

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