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Oct 14

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

Jul 14

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Hidden Security Gaps for Remote Work – Part 4: Data Security

By Thomas Whang Thoughts No Comments

Now that the fire drill of getting the workforce working remotely has subsided, many IT and security teams within companies are picking up the pieces after this extraordinary set of events. Read More

Jun 30

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June Newsletter – Goodbye, VPN

By Chris Plunkett Newsletter No Comments

“It’s so hard to say goodbye to yesterday.” A truism beautifully crooned by Boyz II Men almost 30 years ago (God, I’m getting old). And in the time since, it hasn’t gotten any easier—and yet it’s still just as necessary. Read More

Jun 09

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Hidden Security Gaps for Remote Work – Part 3: VPN

By Thomas Whang Thoughts No Comments

In March, IT and security departments were forced to deploy a remote access solution nearly overnight, without the ability to assess beforehand the full impact of a 100% remote workforce. Read More

May 29

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May Newsletter – Passwords: Love ‘Em or Leave ‘Em?

By Chris Plunkett Newsletter No Comments

Passwords have been around since 1961. Almost 60 years later, they’re more prevalent than ever. And yet 80% of breaches involve compromised credentials. It begs the question: should we continue to love ‘em? Or leave ‘em? Read More