Summertime, holidays, reunions… millions of Americans travel every year. While the allure of sandy beaches, mountain vistas, and hugs from family members beckon, it's crucial to remember that travel comes with inherent risks to both you and your company. When considering travel safety, think beyond physical security and include digital identity protection. Follow these tips to safeguard yourself, your belongings, your data, and your identity during your adventures.
So long as there is technology, data breaches are here to stay. As technology evolves, so will the sophistication of cyber attacks. These breaches don't just affect you and your business. In fact, one of the greatest risks to global economic stability is cyberattacks.
A data breach is a leak of sensitive or confidential information, whether intentional or unintentional. It is almost a guarantee that at least one of your passwords, past or present, has been exposed by a data breach.
PrintNightmare
Just before the 4th of July long weekend, hackers were on the attack. On July 1, 2021, Microsoft released news of an active exploit impacting all Windows systems. This critical vulnerability, known as “PrintNightmare” (CVE-2021-1675) could have given an attacker full control of a Windows system (including the ability to deploy ransomware) if a user interacted with malicious code (via malicious attachment, web advertisement, webpage, etc.) that targeted the Printing Subsystem in Windows.
