A lot of savvy computer users believe they can smell a Phishing attempt from miles away. It is fair to say that if that were true, most data breaches would not begin with one of those very realistic, yet sinister, websites/emails. Are you interested in knowing your level of PI (Phishing Intelligence)? The people at OpenDNS have created a PI Quiz for you of 14 very valid looking websites. See if you can smell the rotten fish.    ...

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Apparently, size is no indication of an organization’s ability to prevent data loss. The following retailers have fallen victim to some type of data loss due to cyber vulnerabilities. As you can see the majority of issues stem from some sort of breach. In many cases, it has taken months before the event was noticed, or the full extent was understood.   Organization Year Depth Industry Cause Landry’s 2015 500 locations Retail Hacked...

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The answer is not a simple one. If it were, this blog would be a single word long. The tools we used years ago are still a good first line of defense. They include such things as a firewall, malware and virus protection. Unfortunately, hackers have gotten as sophisticated as the tools used to deter them. Hackers rarely try to penetrate the firewall anymore. Their attacks are usually “around” the firewall, exploiting any of the...