Entries by Hunter Smith

Cyber Heist News

[Heads-up] The U.S. Launched A Cyber Attack On Iran, And We’re Expecting Spear Phishing Strike Backs   CyberheistNews Vol 9 #26   |   June 24th., 2019 [Heads-up] The U.S. Launched A Cyber Attack On Iran, And We’re Expecting Spear Phishing Strike Backs The tension in the Middle-East apparently prompted a game-changing move by the […]

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The Top Ten IoT Vulnerabilities

Kevin Ashton coined the phrase the “Internet of Things” (also known as “IoT”) back in 1999. This term represented the concept of a massive system where everyday appliances would communicate with each other through omnipresent sensors. Since then, consumers have connected smart devices amongst one another at an exponential rate. By 2020, there are estimates […]

Gartner Identifies the Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2019

ORLANDO, Fla., October 15, 2018 Top 10 Gartner, Inc. today highlighted the top strategic technology trends that organizations need to explore in 2019. Analysts presented their findings during Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, which is taking place here through Thursday. Gartner defines a strategic technology trend as one with substantial disruptive potential that is beginning to break out of […]

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The Week in Breach

Breach news to share with your customers!   This week, ransomware shuts down a food bank, Canadian patient data is leaked via employee email, and Australian universities get schooled on cybersecurity.   Dark Web ID Trends: Top Source Hits: ID Theft Forums Top Compromise Type: Domain  Top Industry: Finance & Insurance Top Employee Count: 51 – 100 Employees  […]

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“You can’t relax”: Here’s why 2-factor authentication may be hackable

PUBLISHED SAT, JAN 5 2019  11:09 AM ESTUPDATED SAT, JAN 5 2019  1:20 PM ESTJennifer Schlesinger@JENNYANNE211Andrea Day@ANDREADAY KEY POINTS Cybercriminals can now use a type of phishing to get around two-factor authentication, typically a code sent your cellphone that is needed to log in, according to cybersecurity firm KnowBe4. KnowBe4 used LinkedIn for its demo, but said […]

Technology And The Generational Divide

Greg Petro Contributor In my last post, “ALDO On The Changing Role Of The Chief Marketing Officer,” I outlined the challenges facing today’s CMO and how the consumer is outpacing retailers when it comes to how they use technology to make purchase decisions. A shopper carries an Aldo Group Inc. bag at the Palm Beach […]

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How to optimize for voice search

Inspired by a recent presentation at SMX West, columnist Sherry Bonelli discusses why small businesses and local search marketers need to be thinking about voice search. Sherry Bonelli on May 1, 2017 at 10:32 am The way people search for information online is changing. Increasingly, people are using voice search on their smartphones, tablets or voice […]

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Excel Office Services attends Techspo Los Angeles 2019.

Everyone can agree that technology is exploding at an exponential rate. It is changing so fast, and from so many directions, we can’t really tell how, when, or where, it is going to impact us. One thing is for sure, winter is coming. In the copier business they talk about the decline in print. Decline […]