One of the most common email scams we are seeing right now is the gift card scam. User’s receive an email that looks like it came from an executive or CEO of the company asking them to purchase multiple gift cards for “business reasons”. The email usually states that the executive is in a meeting … More Gift Card Scams Go Mobile
Are you running on the latest version of Chrome? Last week, Chrome released an update to fix a zero-day vulnerability that attackers were exploiting in the wild. Make sure you check and make sure your browser is updated! As always, Corey from WatchGuard does a wonderful job giving a quick overview of the vulnerability and … More Chrome Zero-Day in the Wild
Passwords. Ten years ago passwords were a great way to protect people and information, but technology isn’t the same as it was ten years ago. Although passwords and other encryption methods continue to become more complex, so do the skills and technology of cyber-criminals. Veridium said it best in an article about passwords and multi-factor … More Prioritize Phishing Protection in your 2019 Security Strategy: Part 5 – Multi-Factor Authentication
While each of the topics we’ve covered so far in our Phishing Protection Series is important, security awareness training for your end users might just be the most important topic so far. After all, you are only as strong as your weakest link. The Infosec Institute has a great list of the top ten benefits … More Prioritize Phishing Protection in your 2019 Security Strategy: Part 4 – Security Awareness Training
Stop and think about this for a moment – when is the last time you updated the anti-malware or anti-virus program on your computer? If you’re like a lot of people, the answer isn’t necessarily the best one. Either 1) you aren’t sure (yikes!) or 2) you don’t have one (double yikes!!). If your answer … More Prioritize Phishing Protection in your 2019 Security Strategy: Part 3 – Anti-Malware Detection
In this day and age, email has become completely ingrained into our society. In 2017 alone, 269 billion emails were sent EACH DAY. And that number is estimated to rise to over 333 billion daily emails by 2022. With that much communication flowing back and forth over the internet, it is no question as to … More Prioritize Phishing Protection In Your 2019 Security Strategy: Part 2 – Email Content Security
As Hurricane Michael continues to strengthen and push toward the Florida Panhandle, it is important to prepare your business and your technology infrastructure for any emergency situation. We’re sharing a few last minute tips to help you prepare your business in these crucial 24-48 hours before Hurricane Michael hits. Create a Written Plan Decide what … More Prepare Your Business for Hurricane Michael
BECA nominated for Gwinnett Chamber’s IMPACT Regional Business Awards Gwinnett County (METRO ATLANTA) GA – March 19, 2018 – Recognized as a leading organization, BECA has been nominated for an IMPACT Regional Business Award. Designed to be reflective and unique to Gwinnett and across metro Atlanta, the program pays tribute to premier organizations in top industries … More News Release: BECA Nominated for IMPACT Business Award
Just because you have security software on your computer or phone doesn’t mean you’re safe from phishing emails. In fact, that’s what makes phishing so devious. These emails arrive looking so convincing and seemingly harmless that users don’t pause to question it before they click a link or open an attachment – and by … More Something’s Phishy: How to Spot a Phishing Email
On January 3rd, two new major vulnerabilities were discovered by security experts. They are called Meltdown and Spectre, and they exploit critical vulnerabilities in modern processors. An attacker has the potential to steal sensitive/confidential information that is processed on the computer by accessing secrets stored in the memory of running/open programs. So how is BECA protecting … More Meltdown & Spectre: two new security vulnerabilities
