Blog – Impelix

Dec 31

December Newsletter – Happy New Year!

By Chris Plunkett Newsletter No Comments

2020 is only hours from being in the rearview mirror. Phew! Happy Holidays from our team to you and yours, and wishing you all a Happy New Year! Read More

Dec 11

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Thoughts on the FireEye Hack

By Thomas Whang News, Thoughts No Comments

There is a full-court press underway — a Google search for “fireeye hacked” already returns 5,000,000 results — to understand the implications of the announcement published on Tuesday by Kevin Mandia, CEO of FireEye, acknowledging the company was the victim of a breach. Read More

Nov 06

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How to Prevent DDoS Extortion Attacks – Fireside Chat

By Chris Plunkett Events No Comments

In response to the wave of unprecedented DDoS extortion attacks currently ongoing, we’ve put together a panel discussion with experts from Akamai on Wednesday, November 18th at 10 am CST. Read More

Oct 30

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October Newsletter – All Hallows’ Eve

By Chris Plunkett Newsletter No Comments

Halloween originates from an ancient pagan festival celebrated by Celtic people over 2,000 years ago called Samhain, meaning “Summer’s End.” Read More

Oct 14

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Alert: Unprecedented Ransom DDoS Campaign

By Chris Plunkett News No Comments

Underway is a campaign by cyber criminals using the threat of DDoS attacks for extortion, unprecedented in its scope and scale. Read More

Sep 30

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September Newsletter – Do You Remember?

By Chris Plunkett Newsletter No Comments

The September equinox arrived (do you remember?????) marking the end of summer and start to fall—or as I call it, Pumpkin-flavored Season™.

Leaves are falling. Turtlenecks have emerged. Halloween stores have popped up in vacant store fronts. Lots of change, but one thing remains the same: cyber attackers continue to prefer phishing. And continue to make hay with it. Read More

Sep 24

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Phishing Trends Report for Q2: 4 Key Stats

By Thomas Whang News, Thoughts No Comments

We have known phishing and BEC (Business Email Compromise) to be preferred methods for bad actors to attack. The Anti-Phishing Working Group released some fascinating stats in their latest trends report. Read More

Aug 31

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August Newsletter – Seek Growth

By Chris Plunkett Newsletter No Comments

“Seek growth.” It’s one of our four core values here at Impelix. I’ve printed and taped them to the door of my bedroom, ahem, remote office, so they’re always in sight. Read More

Aug 24

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Our Growth: Three Key Stats

By Chris Plunkett News No Comments

“Seek Growth” — it’s one of our core values and exactly what we’ve been doing the last year. Here are three key growth stats … Read More

Jul 31

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July Newsletter – If a Run Fails to Upload

By Chris Plunkett Newsletter No Comments

As you’ve probably read by now, Garmin experienced a significant outage this last week. Most of its services went down for several days, including Garmin Connect, leaving users unable to upload their activities. It’s confirmed to have been a ransomware attack. Read More