It is Friday and we are trying to find jokes in cybersecurity? or are we? We are selling these rabbit feet so that you will not get hacked* “Why don’t small business owners worry about cybersecurity? Because they’ve got a secret weapon: their grandma’s lucky rabbit foot! Rub it once, and hackers turn into confused … Read more
Searching in Grok for small business data on phishing stats “What is phishing attack statistics for small businesses” Grok searched 15 websites and came up with this: Phishing attacks are a significant threat to small businesses, often targeting them due to their potentially limited resources for cybersecurity. Based on the most recent data available to … Read more
2 interesting issues have been uncovered by cybersecurity researchers. Hackernews article: “New ‘Sneaky 2FA’ Phishing Kit Targets Microsoft 365 Accounts with 2FA Code Bypass” Phishing campaigns have been observed sending payment receipt-related emails to entice recipients into opening bogus PDF documents containing QR code that, upon scanning, redirects them to Sneaky 2FA pages. The Phishing … Read more
Hackernews has the story “New Credit Card Skimmer Targets WordPress, Magento, and OpenCart Sites” from last year, and this morning it is https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/wordpress-skimmers-evade-detection-by.html. There are distinct similarities (WordPress Ecommerce and hackers try to steal CC #s online) It is an issue as the malware hides itself and can stay at the website to steal credit … Read more
There is a new “rulemaking” that is trying to get the process started for updated HIPAA regulations. At the federalregister.gov First we have to review as to how we got here: Regulatory History 1.1996 Congress enacted HIPAA (Health Insurance Public Accountability Act) 2. 1998 Security Rule Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 3. 2003 Final Rule 4. … Read more