“Secure Our World” During Cyber Security Awareness Month

October 2024 marks the 21st Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and this year’s theme is “Secure Our World.” This month serves as a reminder that businesses must stay cybersecure to safeguard company data, protect customers’ personal information and ensure employee privacy. Here are four strategies from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Cybersecurity…

Watch for These Common Phishing Scams

Phishing is a cyberattack technique that utilizes deceptive emails or other electronic communication to manipulate recipients into sharing sensitive information, clicking on malicious links or opening harmful attachments. Emails are a top delivery method for phishing attempts, but cybercriminals may also use text messages, social media messages, fake or misleading websites, voicemails or even live…

5 Types of Cyber Criminals

Understanding the types of cyber criminals and their techniques can help protect your organization from a data breach. Travelers provides a list of common threats and prevention steps a business can take. #1 The Social Engineer Cyber criminals pretending to be someone else can trick unsuspecting employees to compromise data. In one scenario, a spoof email purporting…