Do you have a greater chance of being victim of a cybercrime, or your home catching fire? Let’s talk facts. Simple hard facts. In 2022 there were 358,000 Homes that had a structural fire (NFPA). A staggering number. In 2022 there were 3.26 million formal FBI complaints of cybercrimes. A sobering number. […]
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What is PII ? How to Protect your PII – DHS Tools
Protecting your personal information, or that of your staff and clients can seem like a second job. Just the term “Phishing” which was email based, has evolved to multiple types of attempts to fool you. For example, Vishing (voice), Smishing (text) and Pharming (code that redirects you to malicious websites) are all ways to trick […]
Read MoreFBI – Last Minute Holiday Scams – Pig Butchering, Ad Phishing, Charity
********* FBI Warns of Holiday Scams The bad guys have a business plan, and YOU are their TARGET customer. Ad Phishing – Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) | Cyber Criminals Impersonating Brands Using Search Engine Advertisement The FBI is warning the public that cybercriminals are using search engine advertisement services to impersonate brands […]
Read MoreSchools Breached – Illuminate Education Breach is National
Illuminate Education Breach Notice Public and Charter schools impacted, learn which ones, and what brands of software. What occurred ? Illuminate education was breached. The illumination breach occurred between December 28th and January 8th. The extent of the breach appears substantial. Additional information continues to come to light. New York Schools Impacted. According to the […]
Read MoreMFA’s new enemy – Sim swap fraud
SIM card swap fraud You setup MFA, (Multi Factor Authentication) so you can get a security text. Awesome. You’re good right ? Well, not so fast…. Telephony thieves are stealing SIM Cards as a method to breach your important systems. These are the systems you made sure to protect with MFA. The methods they use […]
Read MoreNew York SHIELD Act the second anniversary
SHIELD – Now 2 Years Old !! The New York shield act quietly celebrated its second anniversary on March 21, 2022. Did you miss the anniversary ? Just as quietly as it became effective in March, 2020. Clearly overshadowed by COVID, the SHEILD act modifies the New York’s 2005 Information Security Breach and Notification Act […]
Read MoreSpace heaters are a top cause of fires, what else is on the list ?
Each winter we hear or read about a horrible fire and loss of lives. Is your Home most at risk ? What can you be doing to protect yourself, and loved ones ? Most home fires and fire casualties result from five causes: cooking, heating, electrical distribution and lighting equipment, intentional fire setting, and smoking […]
Read MoreBroadfield Insurance 158 Years… young
Broadfield insurance agency kicks off 2022, as its 158th year located in Warwick NY. The same location at 68 Main Street has serviced local, and now national clients since 1864. … a few decades ago (in the previous century), well know insurance industry visionaries Richard and Keith Savino met John Sanford and they together decided […]
Read MoreHow dangerous is the The Apache Log4J vulnerability ?
How dangerous is the The Apache Log4J vulnerability ? How does a 10 out of 10 CVSS Severity level ( CVSS is an industry-standard vulnerability metric) “Various information security news outlets reported on the discovery of critical vulnerability CVE-2021-44228 in the Apache Log4j library (CVSS severity level 10 out of 10). Millions of Java applications use […]
Read MoreThe importance of MFA or 2FA, recent threats and public guidance
Recently, Microsoft released public guidance regarding a series of targeted attacks coordinated by the Russian linked hacking group Nobelium. Nobelium is the state sponsored group that is thought to have facilitated the massive attacks on the company SolarWinds that was first reported to the public in 2020. As we have seen with attacks of a similar nature, the action […]
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