To kick off the twentieth annual Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has announced that CISA and the National Cybersecurity Alliance will “focus on ways to “Secure Our World” by educating the public on how to stay safe online. Secure Our World is a theme that CISA will focus
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Privacy Tip #255 – Federal Agencies Warn of Online Predators’ Access to Children During Pandemic
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Privacy Tips
Late last week, October 9, 2020, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York issued a warning to the public entitled “Internet Predators: Warnings & Prevention for Families During the Pandemic and Beyond” which is a must read for parents, teachers, families, and frankly, everyone.
Warning: it is a scary read…
The Importance of Focusing on Data Recovery and Business Continuity
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in New + Now
In the wake of the increase in ransomware attacks, including data exfiltration prior to or during a ransomware attack, I think it is worth the time and resources to focus on data recovery and business continuity. I am finding that during and following a ransomware attack, victims do not have adequate actionable business continuity, disaster…
Privacy Tip #108 – October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Beware of Scam Netflix Email
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Privacy Tips
Happy National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. I wish it was more uplifting than the current state of affairs, but it has never been so important.
One of the most recent scam to hit consumers is by impersonating Netflix.
If you are a Netflix user, beware of a new scam that looks like an email that comes…