Balough
March 8, 2022
(March 8, 2022) The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”) recommends that all organizations and individuals adopt heightened cybersecurity even though there are no specific cyber threats to the United States because of the Russia invasion of Ukraine. The CISA said organizations should plan for a “worst-case scenario.” The planning should include taking measures […]
Balough
April 1, 2020
(April 1, 2020) Moving your meetings and classes to Zoom as a result of COVID-19? Unfortunately, hackers are not far behind. The Boston office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) issued a warning about video-teleconferencing platforms, such as Zoom, being hacked. Dubbed “Zoom-bombing,” hackers are disrupting teleconferencing with pornographic and/or hate images and threatening […]
Balough
March 15, 2018
(March 15, 2018) Cybercriminals are following the money and it is leading them to cryptocurrency. In the March 2018 McAfee Labs Threats Report, the company found “one of the biggest developments in cybercrime is an increasing emphasis on cryptocurrency hijacking, which coincided with the increased market interest in digital currencies.” The criminal interest in cryptocurrency […]
Balough
January 3, 2017
(January 3, 2017) The Joint Analysis Report on the Russian cyber activity in the recent election also serves as a warning to others of the need to implement best cybersecurity practices to protect computer systems. The report by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) found activity by Russian […]
