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Hackers will use any knowledge they can obtain to craft particularly believable attacks. That includes impersonating your IT partner such us at Erickson Solutions Group. Tips to spot and address fake IT requests: If you are contacted by someone claiming to be Erickson Solutions Groups via Teams, on social media, or over the phone, ask them to send you an email from their erickson.solutions...
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Hackers are increasingly targeting business email platforms (Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace accounts). These accounts have value to them, as they can both steal data and use your account for additional attacks. If your account is compromised, it can be difficult to detect, clean up, and prevent reinfection. We at ESG have pulled together the following information to help your business understand the risk and...
Read MoreWe often get asked how to identify a real alert (from Windows, Apple, anti-virus, etc) from a fake alert. While hackers are always advancing their trade to improve their success rates, the following general rules apply when presented with sudden "alert" or pop-up window. REAL ALERTS Will include the vendor logo, vendor product name, and details on the problem. For example, a Symantec anti-virus alert will...
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Here is your Erickson Solutions TOP TEN list of ways to improve your technology security both in your personal life and in your business. Need details on any of these or help implementing them? Contact us! Be suspicious of all links and attachments in e-mail.. social engineering and phishing attacks are everywhere. Don't fall for the fake efax e-mails, UPS delivery failures, or "your account is...
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In our recent article, Google and Microsoft 365 Attacks On The Rise, How To Reduce Your Risk, we talked about the recent trend toward compromised business email attacks and how to make yourself less of a target. But, what if you think your account has been hacked? Maybe you are seeing 'rules' in Outlook or Gmail that you didn't create.. or Sent Items you didn't...
Read MoreInsider threats are among the most dangerous cyberthreats out there. Yet, organizations of all sizes seem to be either reluctant or negligent when it comes to fighting them. Over 50 percent of organizations don’t have an Insider Risk Response Plan and 40 percent don’t assess how effectively their technologies mitigate insider threats.1 Even though 59 percent of IT security leaders expect insider risks to increase...
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