Spear Phishing
The incidence of spear phishing continues to increase. At Henssler, even though our in-bound email is filtered through two different third-party services, well-crafted spear phishing attempts can still make it through.
Privacy Does not Exist with the Internet
By: Tim O’Pry | Chief Security Officer Some may believe that if they restrict their personal use of the Internet they can limit what information about them can be stolen. After all, if we don’t post anything on social media or order anything online, we have nothing to worry about, right? While this might seem […]
Just say NO!
By: Tim O’Pry | Chief Security Officer Another day, another few hundred million accounts compromised. Facebook is the most recent (as of late March 2019). This problem has become so common place that it hardly qualifies as news. What is different about this one is that it wasn’t criminals who broke into Facebook and obtained the data.
Who is Watching Whom?
By: Tim O’Pry | Chief Security Officer With the advent of the Internet of Things (internet connected devices), the average consumer is likely to have multiple devices in their home, office, or on their person that is capable of surreptitious surveillance and not be aware of it. One of the more high profile examples of […]
Back(up) to Basics
By: Tim O’Pry, Chief Security Officer While the primary focus of these articles to date has been on cybersecurity, there is another aspect of protecting your information that is of equal importance: the regular and secure back up of your digital data (files, photos, etc.). While hacking gets the majority of the headlines, the average […]
Tax Scams to Watch Out For
While tax scams are especially prevalent during tax season, they can take place any time during the year. As a result, it’s in your best interest to always be vigilant so you don’t end up becoming the victim of a fraudulent tax scheme. Here are some of the more common scams to watch out for. […]
How can I protect my personal and financial information from credit fraud and identity theft?
In today’s digital world, massive computer hacks and data breaches are common occurrences. And chances are, your personal or financial information is now susceptible to being used for credit fraud or identity theft. If you discover that you are the victim of either of these crimes, you should consider placing a credit freeze or fraud […]
Managing the Failure Points
By: Tim O’Pry | Chief Security Officer Over the years (decades), I have been asked for tips on everything from starting a business to the perfunctory cocktail question of, “What do you do?”. Regardless of the question, the answer is the same: I manage failure points. That answer tends to end most casual cocktail conversation […]
Cybersecurity Tip: Weapon of Mass Persuasion
By: Tim O’Pry | Chief Security Officer In an October 2018 speech, Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke on what he believes are the wonders and dangers of technology. A summary of that speech was detailed in this INC online article and the one statement they identified as among the more significant was: “Our own information, […]
New Credit Legislation
Recently, as part of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, Congress made several changes to credit rules that benefit consumers. Under the new law, consumers are now allowed to “freeze” and “unfreeze” their credit reports free of charge at all three of the major credit reporting bureaus, Equifax, Experian, and […]