New executive steps hope to defend against ransomware In a swift move by the Department of Homeland Security, the organization has officially labeled ransomware attacks a national security threat. Like many, they’re at full alert in the wake of the SolarWinds security compromise, not to mention...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
A Quickbooks exploit creates vulnerabilities Recently we discussed the increased saturation of ransomware attacks during tax season for the United States. Malicious third-parties are always eager to seek out ways to deliver their dangerous payloads. Often, they’ll take advantage of important events to cloak their methods,...
Why business email compromise attacks could be deadlier than ransomware At Bytagig we often examine the widespread dangers of ransomware, malware, and cyber-attacks. But it’s easy to overlook other attack types that are just as, if not more so, deadly. One, in particular, is the BEC...
Phishing attacks add to a stressful time of year While tax season draws close and many are already looking for ways to crunch numbers, another problem looms. Scammers and threat parties are preparing to exploit misinformation about filing taxes to launch a spree of attacks, much...
