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Lessons from Cyber Attacks

One Click, and It’s Over: The Silent Cyberattack Lurking in Your Office

Let’s set the scene. One of your employees is researching new conference room furniture. They’re scrolling through blogs, clicking links, maybe eyeing that “perfect” modern chair. Nothing happens. No warning signs. No flashing red lights. They move on with their ...

Protecting Our Children: What the PowerSchool Data Breach Means for You

In December 2024, hackers breached PowerSchool, a trusted provider of cloud-based software for K-12 schools, exposing deeply personal information about millions of children, parents, and educators. Among the data stolen were Social Security numbers, grades, medical records, and contact details, ...

2.6 Million Users Exposed: The Cybersecurity Threat You Can’t Ignore

Cybersecurity probably wasn’t at the forefront of your brain as you prepared for the holidays and then rang in the new year.  However, as 2024 drew to a close, a massive cybersecurity attack targeting 2.6 million people made headlines. These ...

What T-Mobile and Westend Dental Taught Us About Breach Survival…and Failure

Remember in school when you learned stop, drop, and roll as the game plan for dealing with fire?  You and your classmates may have even practiced stopping what you were doing, dropping to the ground, and rolling as a way ...

Massive Cyberattack Exposes Tons of Sensitive Data

Are your establishment’s digital defenses strong enough to withstand a cyberattack? With Landmark Admin’s recent data breach making headlines, it’s a question you can’t ignore. Keep reading to learn more. Nearly A Million Affected Users Many life insurance and annuity ...

Massive Cyberattack Leaves Thousands of Domains Exposed

How often have you seen a company without an online presence? Your answer is likely, “Not very often.” Owners at any level will have at least one social media page that connects them to their customers online, even if they ...

Globe Life Faces Hacker Extortion in Cyber Attack

Suppose you have an insurance policy with American Income Life Insurance Company, a subsidiary of insurance giant Globe Life. In that case, you may soon receive a notification of a data breach that exposed the personal information of at least ...

ADT Network Breach: Customer Data Remains Secure

Did the recent ADT network breach leave you feeling less secure? Knowing the causes of this incident could help you narrow down the best proactive steps to safeguard your establishment. Breaking Down the Case ADT is a trusted name in ...

Massive CrowdStrike Outage Could Have Hit Millions of Devices

When cybersecurity vendor CrowdStrike released an automatic update to its vulnerability scanner Falcon Sensor on July 19, 2024, the last thing it expected was to bring major industries worldwide to a grinding halt. Unfortunately, a logic error within the update ...

The Crucial Role of Risk Assessments in Understanding Supply Chain Vulnerabilities

On Friday, July 19th, 2024, the world woke up to a very dramatic lesson about supply chain.  Due to an issue with CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity company, there was a ripple effect that hit the entire world: Airlines: More than 2,000 ...

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