TransUnion Outlines COVID-19 Online Fraud Trends: Millennials, Watch Out
The credit bureau’s report reveals the industries, schemes and targets in fraud attacks.
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Recent articles by Pam Baker
WFH Security Best Practices Critical as Employees Willfully Abandon Protocols
Work-from-home (WFH) security risks drive adoption of security best practices.
Health Care Privacy in the Age of Pandemic
Changes in health care privacy protections bring several new challenges for security pros.
Cybersecurity Resilient in Worst Unemployment Since Great Depression
Neither high unemployment nor deep budget cuts are impacting cybersecurity jobs overall.
Google Cloud DoD DIU Contract Impacts the Cloud Wars
Google Cloud skips the ill-fated JEDI contract competition and scores a DoD DIU contract.
Recruiting and Retaining Security Leadership Rests on Deepening Your Bench
Here are tips on recruiting and retaining CISOs.
Microsoft Reduces Cybersecurity Risk with ‘Patching People’ Strategy
Microsoft’s aim at human-operated ransomware campaigns points to new opportunities for MSSPs.
SBA Data Breach Exposes Small Business Disaster Loan Applicants
MSSPs need to guard their small business clientele from “identity data abuse cascading to deeper economic injury risk.”
Datto Survey: MSPs Face New Challenges, Opportunities
MSPs are facing flat growth and fast-changing client needs. Here’s where they stand during COVID-19 pandemic.
Oil & Gas Spearphishing Campaigns Carry Agent Tesla Spyware
It is the first documented instance of Agent Tesla targeting the oil and gas industry.
Google Blocks 18 Million COVID-19 Themed Phishing Emails in One Week
It’s only 2.5% of 100 million phishing emails Google blocks in a single day — and still the threat grows.
Breach of Clearview AI Server Exposed Source Code, Secret Keys and More
Caused by a misconfigured server, the security lapse is Clearview’s second in two months.
Hotel Breaches on the Rise, Putting Guests, Their Companies at Risk
VPNs and email encryptions aren’t the only protections MSSPs need to provide for their clients who travel.
Hackers Get Creative in Latest COVID-19-Fueled Phishing Tactics
Google registers a 350% rise in phishing websites, chatbots joins scams, and fake OneDrive login is hot.
Scoring the Democratic Presidential Candidates on Cybersecurity
CISO Paul Gagliardi scores Democratic candidates’ campaigns and their third-party vendors on cybersecurity.
Avant Analytics Study Finds Ransomware, DDoS Attacks, Phishing Top of Mind
A new report augments channel partners’ sales discussions with analysis of Avant’s sales data.
Cybersecurity Risks Soar as Coronavirus Pushes More People to Work from Home
Asher de Metz of Sungard Availability Services describes the impact of COVID-19 containment protocols on cybersecurity.
Purdue University Launches Open Source, All-in-One Network Forensics Toolkit
FileTSAR is free to law enforcement agencies, available for fee to other organizations including MSSPs.
Voters Worry About Election Fraud, Lose Trust
Security partners need to help their customers improve souring voter confidence.
Proposed U.S. Data Protection Act Creates New Federal Data Protection Agency
If it passes, the new law takes aim at medium-to-large businesses. MSSPs should be prepared to assist with compliance.
