15 Cyber Attacks: Cyber Attack 1/15: Man in the Middle Attacks (MITM)

15 Cyber Attacks: Cyber Attack 1/15: Man in the Middle Attacks (MITM)

You're traveling overseas, and you connect to a compromised or fake free wifi connection. What do you need to look out for?

Man in the Middle Attacks

The hacker can intercept things like your username and password to websites, your email, or even your bank account(s).

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Incident Response Plan: Why every organisation must have one

Incident Response Plan: Why every organisation must have one

Like we always say, EVERYTHING is hackable. It's not a matter of if, but when.

All businesses are at risk of Cybercrime. All businesses are at risk of a databreach. 89% of businesses worldwide experienced at least one Cybersecurity incident last year. $3.62 million is the average cost of a breach.

This is why Cybersecurity is everyone's responsibility. We may not be able to fully protect our businesses, however, we can do a lot to reduce our risk.

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R.I.P. Windows 7

R.I.P. Windows 7

RIP Windows 7.

Two days ago was the final day of support for Windows 7.

What this means, is that Microsoft is no longer supporting Windows 7.

Without support, there are no more software or security updates being released.

On simple terms, if exploits are found in Windows 7 which a hacker or malware could exploit, your risk is huge.

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Is your Out of Office giving away too much? Less is more this Holiday Season

December is here and with two weeks left until Christmas, many of us are starting to wind down at the office and getting ready for our time away or time at home.

With time away from the office comes many employees setting up their ‘Out of Office’ replies to ensure no client or customer is frustrated about no reply over the season but are they hindering themselves or your company in other ways? What did you include in your last Out of Office reply?

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