There’s a reason large enterprises not only have IT departments, but increasingly now have entire cybersecurity teams as well. But as small businesses increasingly rely on digital systems themselves, they become more vulnerable to cyber threats. Small businesses also tend to be easier targets for hackers because they often lack the resources or expertise to secure their systems independently. While … Read More
Leverage’s best of 2022
2022 has been a crazy year on several fronts — re-opening the country post-covid, a new normal for work, rampant inflation, war in Ukraine… it’s been a lot. The same is true for businesses as we navigate an ever-more hostile security environment, a constant need to innovate and upgrade our tech stacks to keep pace, etc. Leverage has been publishing … Read More
Company without cyberinsurance on the hook for $668k scam
Cyberinsurance is one of the most important protections your business can carry, full stop. No business can exist without insurance coverage of some kind, be it worker’s comp, commercial liability, etc. But one of the most important entrants to the insurance market is cyberinsurance. What was effectively nonexistent 15 years ago is now a mission-critical must have for basically every … Read More
The most successful phishing attacks… come from you
It’s a bit exhausting being an online person in 2022. Hyper-vigilance is the price we all have to pay to exist online or work online, which is a prerequisite for almost any business these days (at least in some form or fashion). But, there’s no end to spam emails, phishing emails, malware, ranomware, you name it. As an individual, some … Read More
Your biggest cybersecurity threat in 2022 may just be… burnout?
There might never have been such a ripe time to experience professional burnout. We’re rounding the corner into Year 3 of a global pandemic; we’ve spent much of the last two years in some form of lockdown, juggling a new working reality all while figuring out child care, education, you name it… add in trying to maintain some semblance of … Read More
Phishing attempts (and success rate) through the roof in 2021
Phishing. It’s a tale as old as time (well, as old as email, anyway…). It’s been a persistent threat for decades, but is becoming more sophisticated, more successful and more insidious with every passing year. Yes, our understanding and expectations of being phished are rising… but so too are the skill, cunning and ruthlessness of the phishers. And so far … Read More
Phishing attacks are more cunning than ever — what to watch out for
Despite the massive coverage of phishing attacks in the business press, industry press and more general press, it’s still one of the most prevalent ways hackers steal passwords. While consumers and employees alike are getting somewhat better at identifying phishing attempts, so too are hackers getting more advanced in constructing elaborate phishing schemes. The hardest place to identify phishing emails? … Read More
CoVid-19 phishing scams are on the rise — what to know
No event in living memory (unless you’re 106 years old) has impacted daily life across the globe as completely and deleteriously as CoVid-19. The coronavirus and its disease have upended every facet of daily life for basically everyone in this country. Every child is home schooled now; every office is at home unless you’re an essential worker (our thoughts, thanks … Read More
Executive phishing — the newest security threat sweeping the nation
In any enterprise, keeping your team abreast of the newest and most nefarious security threats is paramount to both operations as well as your bottom line. According to IBM’s ‘Cost of Data Breach Study‘, “the global average cost of a data breach is up 6.4 percent over the previous year to $3.86 million. The average cost for each lost or … Read More
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