In June 2019, The Methodist Hospitals, Inc. identified unusual activities within employee email accounts. They immediately started an investigation, working with third-party forensic investigators to assess the scope of the issue at hand. On August 7, 2019, the investigation revealed that two employees fell victim to a phishing email that allowed an unauthorized actor access to … [Read more...]
WatchGuard Wins Six Prestigious Honors at 2019 Cyber Defense Global Awards
WatchGuard is thrilled to be recognized once again in Cyber Defense Magazine’s annual Cyber Defense Global Awards for 2019, taking home a total of six prestigious titles between the company’s outstanding leadership and innovative security solutions! Cyber Defense Magazine is a premier source of IT security news and insights for its audience of more than 2 million readers. … [Read more...]
How I Almost Fell For a Netflix Phish
Early this morning I received an email about my Netflix payment not going through. Scams often come in the form of payment requests, so I normally ignore these emails. However, yesterday my wife subscribed to Netflix and I wasn't sure which email she used. While on the bus I looked over the email, but I couldn't look at the email source since I'm using my phone. I had no way to … [Read more...]
Cyber Security Awareness Month – Healthcare
We’re kicking off Cyber Security Awareness Month with our first in a four-part series of The 443 – Security Simplified focusing on securing specific verticals and industries. This week, we start with healthcare. This week, we’ll cover some of the most important security topics to the healthcare industry including trends and defensive tips. … [Read more...]
Vulnerabilities in Multiple Vendors’ VPN Solutions
On October 2, 2019, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) released a notice stating that Pulse Secure, Palo Alto, and Fortinet’s SSL VPN solutions are vulnerable. These vulnerabilities consist of retrieving arbitrary files, some including authentication credentials, as well as post-auth command injection. Unauthorized access into any network is a huge alarm and could … [Read more...]
