Cyber Security Articles & News

Mitnick Security: Ransomware Awareness Training

Ransomware is a type of malware that prevents accessibility to either a single computer or an entire network until a ransom is paid. This can result in the loss of thousands of dollars for your business, a breach in your data, potential damage to your reputation, and loss of customers. 

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Mitnick Security: Phishing Awareness Training

Phishing emails are one of the most common social engineering techniques used by threat actors today due to such high success rates. About 3.4 billion phishing emails are sent every day, having cost victims worldwide roughly $50 billion in losses according to the FBI. With this in mind, it’s important you and your team have the proper training in place to recognize and report a phishing email in order to avoid compromising your network, data, business, and reputation. 

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Mitnick Security Training: QR Code Cybersecurity Test

Nearly 90 million smartphone users in the U.S. alone have used QR codes on their mobile devices. By 2025, that number is projected to grow to 100 million. As people have become more comfortable using QR codes, threat actors have begun using them to find yet another way to steal credentials and access sensitive information.

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