Phishing attacks that originate directly from QuickBooks. This works by hackers creating accounts directly in QuickBooks and then sending invoices directly from the site to end-users. The catch? There’s malicious instructions, either in the form of a phone number to call or email to engage with. This is an attack that continues to happen and it’s […]
Author Archives: Ben Filippelli
With the upcoming Federal Trade Commission (FTC) safeguards and IT requirements for businesses, its important that you know exactly what needs to be done to keep your business up-to-date. The new regulations will affect any business of any size, no matter if you’re a small business owner or a large corporation. So, lets dive into […]
What you don’t know could hurt! New FTC Safeguards are being amended to the GLBA law that’s been around for many years. The problem with GLBA is that it’s viewed more as recommendations rather than compliance requirements due to lacking some specific controls. The FTC instead of passing a new compliance law, found the ability […]
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The first recorded ransomware attack occurred in 1989. An AIDS researcher named Joseph Popp mailed floppy disks around the world to attendees of the World Health Organization’s AIDS conference. A few days after the floppy disk was inserted, the malware it installed locked the computer and demanded a $189 payment to a PO box in […]
From remote working to new security threats, 2020 introduced a range of new dynamics for MSPs. Here are four important considerations to address in your business planning for 2021. However exhausting and obvious the sentiment may be — and however redundantly it’s been conveyed by months of memes and dark sarcasm — it bears repeating […]