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PHISHING ATTACKS AND BUSINESS E-MAIL COMPROMISE LOSSES CONTINUED TO SKYROCKET IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2022
E-mail attacks in the first half of 2022 increased by 48% over the previous six months per a report released by Abnormal Security. The report that explores the current threat landscape showed that of that of that increase, 68.5% of the attacks included a credential phishing link.
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BOTS BREAKING BAD: USING BOTS TO STEAL PHARMACY ACCOUNTS AND RESELL PRESCRIPTIONS
Kudos to the Kasada Threat Intelligence team for their release this week on the disgusting, illegal, and immoral use of bots to steal prescriptions by attacking pharmacies, exploiting distribution of drugs, and taking the drugs to be sold on the secondary market.
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WHEN IT COMES TO HAVING HIS INSIDE SALES & SERVICE TEAM REALLY COOKING, ANTHONY THOMPSON IS AN IT “IRON CHEF”
When he is not at home relishing the role of loving father and husband, Anthony Thompson is leading the Inside Sales Team at River Run that works closely with our valued clients. Anthony is celebrating his third anniversary with River Run in August and truly feels blessed to have joined the…
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A PEEK BEHIND THE R-SECURITY CURTAIN AT RIVER RUN
Managed services companies like River Run that provide cyber security get accused on occasion of trying to gin up business with scare tactics of ransomware, shutdowns, and breaches. The silly thing is that 100% of companies should be employing proper endpoint protection, e-mail protection,…
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WHEN IT COMES TO PASSWORD SECURITY AS CYBERATTACKS WORSEN, WE'VE FOUND A KEEPER!
The prospect of crippling cybersecurity incidents continues to plague companies as we all look to close out 2022 successfully. The latest edition of the Cyber Security Breaches Survey serves as a stark reminder of the threat both enterprises and small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) face.
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MFA ALERT: TRAVELERS INSURANCE FILES LAWSUIT TO DENY CYBER INSURANCE CLAIM CITING MISREPRESENTED USE OF MULTIFACTOR AUTHENTICATION (MFA)
Here is an eye-opener if you are not properly deploying Multifactor Authentication (MFA). A new case brought forth by a major insurance carrier is sending shock waves through the cybersecurity industry. Travelers Insurance is asking a district court for a ruling to rescind a cyber policy…
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OUTDATED TECHNOLOGY NOT ONLY COSTS COMPANIES MORE THAN IT SAVES, IT IS A HUGE SECURITY RISK
Delaying major expenditures to upgrade outdated technology may seem like a good idea for your bottom line, but in reality, it could be costing your business more than it saves and putting you in harm’s way for a crippling security incident. Although the potential downtime to learn a new system…
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$15.6B MARKED FOR CYBERSECURITY FUNDING IN 2023 BY U.S. HOUSE APPROPRIATORS
Nobody I know enjoys paying taxes, but if the dollars are going to cybersecurity, “I’m in.” Last month, appropriators from the U.S. House of Representatives finished marking up a dozen spending bills for fiscal 2023 that would altogether provide at least $15.6 billion for cybersecurity efforts…
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MEET PETE! HE'S NEAT!
River Run’s Peter Ferr brings decades of CIO experience to our clients whether he is leading their IT strategy as a fractional leader, constructing their IT Roadmap, getting them CMMC, NIST, FINRA, PCI or HIPAA compliance, or simply managing a complex project for them.
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THE RISE IN ZERO-DAY ATTACKS EXEMPLIFIED BY MICROSOFT FOLLINA EXPLOIT: IF YOU HAVE NOT ACTED, ACT NOW
The recent notification by Microsoft about the exploitation dubbed “Follina” shows how desperate cybercriminals are to take advantage of a zero-day flaw with an official patch that has not yet been released. However, cyber experts have suggested disabling the MSDT protocol and using unofficial…
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