March 2021

The impact of personally identifiable information Personally identifiable information (PII) is one of the richest data resources on the web. PII can tell you just about everything when it comes to a person, identifying their behaviors, likes, dislikes, and history. In a terrible irony, information wasn’t hijacked from people on the web, we gave it […]

Scam emails involve stimulus checks This year, Americans abroad will see a host of stimulus, medical, and unemployment benefits to get them back on track to a sense of normalcy. A widespread economic relief package has started its deployment and will provide a small level of financial aid to people in need, especially those affected

Cyber-teams set to address national security risks A taskforce is assembling to address the numerous cybersecurity risks presented by last year’s hacking fallout. While industries abroad continue to reel from Microsoft Enterprise-based attacks, the Biden administration is set to push forward with teams to handle these vulnerabilities. They also hope to aid thousands of small

What the numbers show thus far At Bytagig we’ve gone to great lengths detailing the rise of malware and ransomware. More so, diving into how it’s blossomed since the beginning of COVID-19. Numerous reasons exist for this. From a politically charged climate to uncertainty about the virus, to the rapid adoption of remote infrastructure, it’s

Reports show increasing attacks on medical IT infrastructure Hospital and medical networks are still ripe targets for malicious attacks, even during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite putting literal lives in danger, third-party hackers are eager to take advantage and willingly lob malicious campaigns against susceptible targets. The CyberPeace Insitute, an organization dedicated to cybersecurity and raising

Two new ransomware strands to remain aware of What’s worse than ransomware? Ransomware that’s evolving. We’ve often brought up the different threat campaigns presented by ransomware, and even discussed RaaS (ransomware as a service). It doesn’t take a master to use these tools either, a fairly savvy script kiddie can pull together a ransomware strike