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IT Services Company HCL Suffers Data-Leak, Quickly Recovers

June 18, 2019

HCL, a multibillion dollar company with over 100 000 employees, has suffered a data leak of sensitive customer and employee information. The leak was discovered on May 1st 2019 by a research team in UpGuard. Information that was leaked included employee information, customer information, and company project details. For employees of the company, names, IDs,…
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Watch Out! Supply Chain Attacks are on the Rise

March 12, 2019

In a recent report, Microsoft has stated that supply chain attacks have become an increasingly pressing concern for cybersecurity professionals. What are Supply Chain Attacks? Computer software is constantly updated by developers. These are released to the public through cycles of patches. A supply Chain Attack is a type of cyberattack that infiltrates a victim’s…
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How do Cyberattackers Exploit your own Programs?

February 28, 2019

Due to major strides in cybersecurity protection in the past few years, cyberattackers have needed to find alternate methods of infiltrating victims’ computers. One strategy that has seen a recent increase is the exploitation of programs that already exist on victims’ computers - a strategy called “Living off the Land”. IBM has stated that over…
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Why you should avoid SMBv1 in 2019

February 12, 2019

A server computer acts as a central hub to any organization’s IT infrastructure. It is the core that all other computers are connected to, and stores and shares information among them. Much like personal computers, servers rely on operating systems and programs to carry out their functions. One of such software, called SMBv1, has been…
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Data Exposure: How do you avoid it?

February 5, 2019

The first major data leak of 2019 has occurred. VOIPo, a Voice-Over-IP service provider based in California, accidentally publicized its databases, leading to almost 7 million VOIP call logs, message logs, and other sensitive information being leaked. The leak was discovered by Cloudfare security researcher Justin Paine, who found out that VOIPo’s data was available…
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Why are Cyberattackers Targetting Loyalty Programs?

December 28, 2018

Cyberattackers have recently taken an interest in hacking company loyalty programs. This was illustrated by a recent data breach in Marriott, which affected over 500 million customers. The guests that were affected were a part of the organization’s Starwood Preferred Guest loyalty program, which is a joint program by Marriott and Starwood Hotels and Resorts.…
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Microsoft 365 Multifactor Authentication Crash Locks Users Out

December 12, 2018

Multifactor authentication is a layer of IT security meant to prevent cyberattackers from being able to access your accounts. It does this by sending one-time use codes to users’ phones every time they log in from an unfamiliar device. Therefore, even if an attacker has your password, they will not be able to access your…
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Protecting yourself against Cryptojacking

November 19, 2018

A cryptojacking attack has forced St. Francis Xavier University to temporarily shut down its computer network systems. The university reports that the cyberattackers attempted to use the school’s computers resources to collect digital currency. What are cryptomining and cryptojacking? Cryptomining is the use of computer resources to collect cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin. The act of…
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Data Breaches: Do you need to report them?

October 29, 2018

Hong Kong’s flag carrier, Cathay Pacific, has been the latest in the long list of companies affected by major digital data breaches. It was reported that the sensitive data of over 9.4 million customers were compromised due to the incident. Over 400 expired credit card numbers, and 27 active cards (without CVV information) were leaked.…
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Phishing Scams: what are they, and how do you protect yourself?

October 15, 2018

Phishing is a type of cyberattack that is designed to steal sensitive data such as login credentials and credit card information. The term ‘phishing’ originates from the word ‘fishing’, due to the cyberattack strategy using ‘baits’ to lure out victims. Often, phishing scams will be distributed through fraudulent email addresses that direct users to fake…
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IT Services Company HCL Suffers Data-Leak, Quickly Recovers

Watch Out! Supply Chain Attacks are on the Rise

How do Cyberattackers Exploit your own Programs?

Why you should avoid SMBv1 in 2019

Data Exposure: How do you avoid it?

Why are Cyberattackers Targetting Loyalty Programs?

Microsoft 365 Multifactor Authentication Crash Locks Users Out

Protecting yourself against Cryptojacking

Data Breaches: Do you need to report them?

Phishing Scams: what are they, and how do you protect yourself?

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