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Top Cyber Threats Facing Organizations in 2025

Image source In today’s digital world, cybersecurity isn’t just a buzzword—it’s a necessity. Companies, no matter the size, are vulnerable to evolving cyber threats. As we move into 2025, the landscape is shifting, and businesses need to be aware of the most prominent dangers lurking. Cybercriminals are using more advanced tactics, making it crucial for

By |2024-09-16T19:05:57-04:00September 16th, 2024|Guest Columns|

Guardian Shield: A Phishing Link Checker

In today's digital age, phishing attacks have become increasingly prevalent and sophisticated. These fraudulent attempts to obtain sensitive information, such as passwords and credit card numbers, can have devastating consequences for individuals and businesses alike. As a result, it has become essential for individuals and organizations to have effective tools in place to protect against

By |2024-05-31T15:50:48-04:00May 31st, 2024|Guest Columns|

MiTM Phishing Attack Lets Attackers Unlock And Steal A Tesla

NEW YORK - Researchers demonstrated how they could conduct a Man-in-the-Middle (MiTM) phishing attack to compromise Tesla accounts, unlocking cars, and starting them. The attack works on the latest Tesla app, version 4.30.6, and Tesla software version 11.1 2024.2.7.Ph As part of this attack, security researchers Talal Haj Bakry and Tommy Mysk register a new 'Phone key' that could

By |2024-03-11T09:23:39-04:00March 11th, 2024|Cyber Defense|

Mastering The Art Of Suspicion: Keys To Effective Phishing Awareness

In today's world, phishing attacks have become a concerning threat. Be it through emails, social media platforms, or even text messages, hackers are continuously devising cunning methods to deceive victims into sharing sensitive information. This is why being aware of phishing techniques is crucial. By mastering the art of suspicion and adopting an approach, both

By |2024-02-16T10:36:40-05:00February 16th, 2024|Guest Columns|

Report: Two-Thirds Of U.S. Adults Received Notice Personal Data Compromised

NEW YORK - Americans largely understand the risks of using the internet – identity theft, spam, phishing, loss of personal or financial information, and more. Yet a relatively small percentage are taking steps recommended by experts to protect their data, such as using password managers to set strong passwords or pursuing credit monitoring after a

By |2024-01-24T12:33:56-05:00January 24th, 2024|Cyber Defense|

WormGPT: ChatGPT Rival With No Ethical Limits

ANN ARBOR - Experts have been warning that large language models such as OpenAI's ChatGPT can be leveraged for nefarious ends by using them for tasks like cranking out phishing emails at incredible scale. Now, the barrier for entry has gone even lower with the arrival of a ChatGPT-like artificial intelligence bot that you can easily prompt to create

By |2023-07-19T08:56:40-04:00July 19th, 2023|Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Defense, Featured|

ChatGPT – Good And Bad, Cybersecurity Pro Richard Stiennon Explains

BIRMINGHAM - ChatGPT introduced in November 2022 now has more than 100 million users worldwide. This Artificial Intelligence powered tool can be used to research the most complicated topics, and write in human-like correctness. That is the good. The bad, says, cybersecurity professional Richard Stiennon is it also can be used by hackers to write

By |2023-02-12T12:32:02-05:00February 12th, 2023|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

Survey: Ransomware Attacks Increasing: 20 Percent Of All Attacks In Last 12 Months

LONDON United Kingdom -  Nearly a quarter of businesses have suffered a ransomware attack, with a fifth occurring in the past 12 months, according to new report. The Hornetsecurity 2022 Ransomware Report, which surveyed over 2,000 IT leaders, revealed that 24% have been victims of a ransomware attack, with 20 percent of attacks happening in

By |2022-10-04T10:24:26-04:00October 4th, 2022|Cyber Defense|

NATO Countries Under Cyber Attack From Russia Will US Be Next?

ANN ARBOR - Some NATO countries bordering the Ukraine are under cyber attack. Cybersecurity experts Dan Lohrmann and Richard Stiennon joins Matt and Mike to figure out who. Spoiler alert it's probably Russia. Dan and Richard also update what your company must know to avoid ransomware, phishing attacks, plus several new business hacks that are

By |2022-09-15T16:07:40-04:00September 15th, 2022|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|