News January 18, 2023

Google ad scam makes millions using fake adult-only sites

4 min read - An advertising fraud scheme that utilized Google Ads and “pop-unders” on adult websites generated estimated millions of ad impressions on stolen content. The campaign was reported by Malwarebytes on December 20, and the scam raked in an estimated $275,000 per…

Risk Management January 4, 2023

A perfect storm: 7 reasons global attacks will soar in 2023

4 min read - In 2023, the global annual cost of cyber crime is predicted to top $8 trillion, according to a recent Cybersecurity Ventures report. This seemingly enormous figure might still be a major underestimate. In 2021, U.S. financial institutions lost nearly $1.2…

News November 16, 2022

Costa Rica state of emergency declared after ransomware attacks

2 min read - In late April, after weeks of major ransomware attacks, Costa Rica declared a state of emergency. Newly-elected President Rodrigo Chaves took this measure, usually reserved to deal with natural disasters, to free up the government to react more decisively to…

Mobile Security November 7, 2022

How the Mac OS X trojan Flashback changed cybersecurity

4 min read - Not so long ago, the Mac was thought to be impervious to viruses. In fact, Apple once stated on its website that “it doesn’t get PC viruses”. But that was before the Mac OS X Trojan Flashback malware appeared in…

Government August 29, 2022

How cybersecurity policy has changed since the SolarWinds attack

3 min read - Major cyberattacks since 2019 jolted the U.S. government and software industry into action. The succeeding years have seen executive orders, new funding, two summits and a newfound resolve. Because of those attacks, the federal government aims to fix the open-source…

News July 6, 2022

Bulk email theft may point to Russian espionage

2 min read - Cybersecurity researchers recently identified a threat group with a possible Russian connection that targets corporate email environments. At first, the researchers thought the UNC3524 gang mostly sought money, as do many ransomware attacks. A deeper look at the group’s actions,…

News June 1, 2022

Federal director warns against possible Russian cyberattacks

2 min read - U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Jen Easterly highlighted the importance of defending against Russian cyberattacks in a recent interview.  “We are seeing evolving intelligence about Russians planning for potential attacks,” she told 60 Minutes. “We have to…