Cyberfort Blog
Business Email Compromise: The Billion Dollar Threat You Need to Know
Business email compromise (BEC) is a sophisticated scam targeting both businesses and individuals performing transfers of funds. The scam is frequently carried out when a cyber-criminal compromises legitimate business email accounts through hacking...
HIPAA Safe Harbor Law: What You Should Know
Does your business work with HIPAA-protected information? If it does, we wanted to discuss the latest legislative changes that affect companies that deal with PHI (personal health information). A new law, called the HIPAA Safe Harbor Law, has been...
Ignoring Ransomware Only Makes It Worse
CISA, the US Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, defines ransomware as an ever-evolving form of malicious software (malware) designed to encrypt files on a device, like a laptop, server, or network file storage, rendering any files...
Ransomware Makes Everyone a Victim
In today’s business world, there is a partner for everything: process your payroll, track your employee’s benefits, create your advertising campaigns, etc. For centuries, professional services companies have been there to do things so you don’t...
macOS Big Sur and the Art of Being Patient
Apple has released Big Sur, its latest operating system upgrade. Big Sur is the latest in a long line of updates that brings new and improved functionality to Mac users. Like any operating system upgrade, you have to ask yourself (or your IT...
4 Reasons Your Business Needs Cybersecurity Policies
There are many policies that businesses need, and cybersecurity policies are no different. Your company likely has security policies in place for your building and property. For the same reasons, your company also needs cybersecurity policies for...
How To Protect Your Devices From Malware
You may already be familiar with antivirus software as you likely use it on your personal computer. Before choosing which antivirus software solution you use, it’s important to know how antivirus works, why you need it, and what threats it protects...
Don’t Take the Bait: How to Avoid a Phishing Attack
What is a phishing attack? Scammers can use phishing attacks to trick you to share sensitive information, such as account access details and personal information. Typically, they want to gain money for this effort. Scammers use social engineering...
77 Cybersecurity Tips to Implement This Week
You likely use internet-connected devices for work and play, so it’s important to implement cybersecurity measures for both. If you are in charge of an IT team at work, these tips will remind you of the best practices that your organization needs...