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Aramark Data Breach: How to Protect Your Small Business
A recent data breach at Aramark, a major food service and facilities provider, highlights the importance of cybersecurity for small businesses. In this blog post, we’ll discuss how the breach happened, what information was exposed, and how you can protect your small business from similar attacks. What Happened at Aramark Aramark discovered that an unauthorized…
How Cybercriminals Use AI to Power Their Attacks
How Cybercriminals Use AI to Power Their Attacks Managing a business on your own is challenging enough without worrying about cyberattacks. However, there is cause for alarm as hackers are using artificial intelligence (AI) to launch sophisticated cyberattacks to steal your data and disrupt business operations. The good news is there are steps you can…
Protect Your Business from Within: Defending Against Insider Threats
Protect Your Business from Within: Defending Against Insider Threats You might be thinking that you’ve done everything to protect your business from cyberthreats. You have the most advanced security solutions to defend against external threats, but are you equally protected against internal threats? Knowingly or unknowingly, your employees, your vendors, your partners and even you…
A Quick Guide to IT Quarterly Maintenance
Calling all tech-savvy listeners! It’s time for another episode of Breaking Down IT with Steve! This week, we’re diving into some quick and easy quarterly IT maintenance tasks that can save you a major headache down the line. Remember that episode where we demystified UPS systems? Well, this time around, we’ll be putting those bad…
Fortinet Breach Highlights the Perils of Third-Party Cloud Storage
In a recent cyberattack, cybersecurity giant Fortinet fell victim to a data breach involving a third-party cloud storage site. The incident underscores the critical importance of robust security measures, even for organizations with top-tier cybersecurity capabilities. The attacker, using the moniker “Fortibitch,” obtained 440GB of Fortinet data from an Azure SharePoint site. While the breach…
Heads Up, Renters: Avis Confirms Data Breach Exposing Customer Information
Calling all recent Avis renters: The car rental company has confirmed a data breach that potentially exposed customer information. The incident, which occurred between August 3rd and 6th, 2024, targeted one of Avis’s business applications, compromising names and other undisclosed details. New Jersey-based rental car giant Avis has reported a data breach affecting 299,006 individuals.…
Tech Glitch Grounds Flights and Disrupts Services Worldwide
Common Antivirus Update Blamed for Widespread IT Outage A major tech malfunction caused travel nightmares around the globe today, impacting everything from flights to banking and healthcare. The culprit? A faulty update to a popular antivirus program. The trouble began when a software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike triggered blue error screens on many computers.…
Data Breaches at Ticketmaster and CDK Technologies: What You Need to Know
Customer data security has been in the spotlight recently with two concerning incidents involving major companies: Ticketmaster and CDK Technologies. Let’s break down what happened and why it matters. Listen to the podcast on SpotifyWatch the podcast episode on Youtube Ticketmaster (May 2022): Hackers breached a cloud database containing customer information. This potentially exposed names,…
Heritage Foundation Breach Highlights Cybersecurity Concerns
The Heritage Foundation, a prominent conservative think tank, recently faced a data breach. The self-styled “Gay Furry Hackers” group, SiegedSec, claimed responsibility for the attack. Motivations and Confusion: SiegedSec cited their opposition to Project 2025 as the reason for the attack. This recently released plan outlines potential policy changes for a future Trump administration. The…