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Tuesday, April 11, 2017We received the attached notice from Intermedia that you should be aware of. The L Squared Tech staff also states that you should be particularly wary of RTF (Rich Text Format) files. Microsoft has stated that they will be releasing an update on April 11, that addresses the issue. READ MORE >>
Monday, April 10, 2017From our friends at The Hartford to click on the article 7 Passwords that you should never use:Click Here READ MORE >>
Wednesday, April 5, 2017Here is another twist on Phishing e-mails that are costing many firms thousands if not millions of dollars. According to law enforcement this is a common story involving business email compromise (BEC) or CEO fraud. While the boss is away the e-mail comes in marked “urgent”, “payment”, and “request”. READ MORE >>
Friday, March 31, 2017You have all gotten e-mails from people that you have never heard of looking for representation, “to collect a past due bill let me know if your firm can handle” or "Legal representation based on breach of sale contract. I wait to hear from you if your firm can take on my case. READ MORE >>
Thursday, March 23, 2017In what the US Attorney’s Office stated should be a “Wake Up call to all companies”, 2 unnamed high tech firms were duped out of over $100 Million by a Lithuanian man. The Lithuanian man, Evaldas Rimasauskas, is charged in using a phishing e-mail scam to garner the monies from the 2 companies. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, March 22, 2017As the frequency and cost of a Data Breach continues to increase. Firms need to look more closely at the kinds of insurance that they have and what they need to properly cover a Data Breach or Cyber Incident. 1st firms need to look at the typical policies that almost all firms have. READ MORE >>
Tuesday, March 21, 2017The following is a timely article via the Wall Street Journal:How to Protect Against Tax-ID Theft READ MORE >>
Thursday, March 16, 2017According to one report, in the 1st 2 months of 2017 13 million people have had personal information compromised. In February some of the companies that were impacted were the music festival Coachella , the Arby’s restaurant chain, a company that creates stuffed animals CloudPets and the Intercontinental Hotel Group. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, March 15, 2017A few months ago we mentioned a suit Shore v Johnson & Bell (Docket No. 116cv04363) concerning a potential class action suit against the firm for not having security measures up to industry standards and thus not properly protecting client data. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, March 1, 2017At one time all you had to do to secure your business was to lock the money in the safe, lock the file cabinets and lock the doors. A physical wall of protection to secure your business was all you needed. Those were the good old days, at least that was what we were told. READ MORE >>
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