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Home Security Cameras Aren’t the Problem - You Are
Vulnerabilities, Risk Level: 4 Alex Nette 10/9/20 Vulnerabilities, Risk Level: 4 Alex Nette 10/9/20

Home Security Cameras Aren’t the Problem - You Are

There seem to always be high-profile news stories on home security camera invasions. Keep your home and office camera network secure with these tips.

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How Do You Bring Down an Organization? From the Inside
News, Risk Level: 4 Alex Nette 9/2/20 News, Risk Level: 4 Alex Nette 9/2/20

How Do You Bring Down an Organization? From the Inside

Every organization, including major technology companies, are susceptible to this threat.

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What’s Encryption and Why Does it Matter?
Cybersecurity Fundamentals, Risk Level: 4 Alex Nette 7/22/20 Cybersecurity Fundamentals, Risk Level: 4 Alex Nette 7/22/20

What’s Encryption and Why Does it Matter?

Your information on your devices isn’t always safe. Find out how to make sure it’s as secure as possible.

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That MGM Resorts Data Breach is Much Worse than Originally Reported
Awareness, News, Risk Level: 4 Alex Nette 7/14/20 Awareness, News, Risk Level: 4 Alex Nette 7/14/20

That MGM Resorts Data Breach is Much Worse than Originally Reported

Been to Vegas? You’ve most likely visited or stayed at an MGM Resorts property, and bad news, your information is currently for sale on the dark web. Even worse: it’s been there for over a year.

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Debilitating Increase Seen in Cyber Attacks Against Advocacy Groups
Awareness, News, Risk Level: 4 Alex Nette 6/9/20 Awareness, News, Risk Level: 4 Alex Nette 6/9/20

Debilitating Increase Seen in Cyber Attacks Against Advocacy Groups

Some organizations have been inundated with DDOS attacks in the wake of recent increased advocacy activity. But help is on the way!

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Is the Cloud Actually Secure?
Cybersecurity Fundamentals, Risk Level: 4 Alex Nette 5/19/20 Cybersecurity Fundamentals, Risk Level: 4 Alex Nette 5/19/20

Is the Cloud Actually Secure?

Everyone’s moving to the cloud, but can my organization do it and still be secure? Hive Systems has the answers!

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Go Update Your Microsoft Devices Right Now
Vulnerabilities, Cybersecurity Fundamentals, Risk Level: 4 Alex Nette 5/13/20 Vulnerabilities, Cybersecurity Fundamentals, Risk Level: 4 Alex Nette 5/13/20

Go Update Your Microsoft Devices Right Now

Go update them now! Not later, not next week, and definitely not next month. Like right now!

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The Latest Email Scam Almost Tricked My Family
Awareness, Social Engineering, Risk Level: 4 Alex Nette 5/7/20 Awareness, Social Engineering, Risk Level: 4 Alex Nette 5/7/20

The Latest Email Scam Almost Tricked My Family

Served fresh from hackers to your family’s table, it’s the latest email scam that almost tricked two members of my family.

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Zoom Isn’t Secure, but Here’s How to Fix It
News, Awareness, Risk Level: 4 Alex Nette 4/7/20 News, Awareness, Risk Level: 4 Alex Nette 4/7/20

Zoom Isn’t Secure, but Here’s How to Fix It

Zoom has been in the news a lot lately - they’ve been bringing a lot of people together easily. But cybersecurity researchers and the FBI have noted that there are a lot of areas where Zoom could be doing better. Check out our guide on how to understand the underlying issues, and how to decrease your risk.

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Business Email Compromise is Eroding Trust and Costing Millions
Awareness, Social Engineering, Risk Level: 4 Alex Nette 3/19/20 Awareness, Social Engineering, Risk Level: 4 Alex Nette 3/19/20

Business Email Compromise is Eroding Trust and Costing Millions

Your boss replies to your email at 4:55 on a Friday asking you to update the wire transfer number to another company before you leave. You quickly take care of it, but now your organization is out millions of dollars.

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Don’t Panic, but Microsoft Needs You to Apply Some Updates ASAP
Vulnerabilities, Risk Level: 4 Alex Nette 1/16/20 Vulnerabilities, Risk Level: 4 Alex Nette 1/16/20

Don’t Panic, but Microsoft Needs You to Apply Some Updates ASAP

The updates are so important that the Department of Homeland Security is doing something about it.

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Double Data Breach Day
Awareness, News, Risk Level: 4 Alex Nette 10/8/19 Awareness, News, Risk Level: 4 Alex Nette 10/8/19

Double Data Breach Day

These days is seems that only three things are certain: death, taxes, and data breaches. We hear about data breaches all the time, but what exactly does a data breach even mean, and more importantly, what does it mean for you?

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