Cyber Attacks

In August 2024, the cybersecurity landscape was shaken by two major incidents: a cyberattack on the Port of Seattle and Sea-Tac Airport, and a massive data breach at National Public Data (NPD). The attack on the port and airport disrupted crucial transportation operations, highlighting the vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure and raising serious national security concerns. Meanwhile, a lawsuit against the background check service and data broker National Public Data claims that the company’s breach earlier this year exposed up to 2.9 billion personal records. This underscores the urgent need for stronger data protection measures in an increasingly digital world. Read on for an in-depth analysis of these critical events.

Cyber attacks have risen 60% and there have been over $5.4 billion in losses after the CrowdStrike outages. Continue reading to explore the lingering effects from the outages and learn effective strategies to fortify your organization against increasing cyber threats.

As one of the leading commercial spyware programs, Pegasus has been used by a host of companies, governments, and other entities to collect sensitive data from individuals’ smartphones. If Pegasus is deployed on your smartphone, your sensitive data could be at risk.

What compels your click?

By now most of us recognize obvious spam emails that invite you to view celebrity gossip news or lure you in via offers of free travel or apps. We know that these sites are just a path to disappointment and headache, with quick clicks that lead your PC down an internet dark alley toward viruses or ransomware.

If your organization relies on devices, programs, or systems that temporarily store information during processing, you might be at risk of spooling attacks. So, what is spooling in cyber security? When spooling occurs, a perpetrator can gain access to sensitive information within your organization’s networks. Read our blog to learn more about spooling.

You may have heard of recent zero-day attacks that compromised email accounts and posed risks to sensitive data. But what is a zero-day attack? Put simply, it’s an attack that leverages flaws in your IT infrastructure and can compromise your sensitive data. Read on to learn more.

Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks are becoming rampant as more companies provide more of their services online. As you hear of reports about surges in DDoS attacks, you may be wondering how to stop a DDoS attack from affecting your site. Read on to learn more.

Data is one of the most valuable commodities that an organization can own in today’s business environment. Because of this value, it has become a primary target by malicious actors. These hackers have multiple methods for attacking a business, and one of the most commonly seen is phishing attacks. Luckily, with the proper steps, you can learn how to prevent phishing attacks.