Navigating the Ransomware Landscape: Remediation, Protection, and Prevention Strategies The threat of ransomware looms large, posing a significant risk to businesses of all sizes. Whether you’ve recently fallen victim to a ransomware attack or are proactively seeking ways to safeguard your company’s assets, understanding the intricacies of ransomware remediation, protection, and prevention is paramount. In … Continue reading Navigating the Ransomware Landscape: Remediation, Protection, and Prevention Strategies
Category Archives: Digital Forensics
What Is Digital Forensics?
Daniel Tobok E: [email protected] Posted on: February 15, 2018 Digital forensics is the modern day version of forensic science and deals with the recovery and investigation of material found in digital devices. It is most often used in cybercrime situations, including but not limited to: attribution identifying leaks within an organization assessing any damage occurred … Continue reading What Is Digital Forensics?
Remote Worker Cyber Hygiene Tips
COVID–19 has slowed down business but unfortunately hasn’t slowed down cybercrime. In our new reality we need to work from home in a safe and secure way to protect both our personal and corporate data. With that said, here is a work from home security tips designed to keep you and your family safe. Be aware of phishing emails Cybercriminals are out … Continue reading Remote Worker Cyber Hygiene Tips
Cybersecurity in 2020
While we saw the threat landscape change in 2019 with even more sophisticated attacks, we predict 2020 to be even more extreme. More targeted ransomware – 2019 saw ransomware exploits getting highly targeted against specific businesses, as well as local government. Attackers are spending more time intelligence-gathering on their victims, to ensure they can inflict … Continue reading Cybersecurity in 2020
The Gift of Cyber Security for the Holidays
It’s that time of year! As staff become distracted by annual deadlines, office parties, their Christmas preparations and so on, they’re more likely to make mistakes. In their haste, they might open a link in an email that they would normally have checked, open a fun ecard from a co-worker or try and help their … Continue reading The Gift of Cyber Security for the Holidays
CTV: TransUnion breach shows rising threat of third-party cyberattacks
A cybersecurity breach at TransUnion has underscored the rising threat of third-party attacks and the difficulty of preventing them. The credit monitoring agency confirmed this week that the personal data of 37,000 Canadians was compromised when someone illegally used a legitimate business customer’s login to access TransUnion data. Daniel Tobok, CEO of Cypfer Inc., said … Continue reading CTV: TransUnion breach shows rising threat of third-party cyberattacks
The Loop: So, you’ve been hacked. Here’s what you should do
Cypfer CEO Daniel Tobok sat down with CTV’s Your Morning to discuss what happens when you’ve been hacked and what steps you should take such as: Credit monitoring Financial statement monitoring Scam prevention Verifying information Read the full article here
CTV Your Morning: So, you’ve been hacked, here’s what you should do
In the wake of the recent Capital One hack that went public, you might be concerned about the safety of your information online. It’s something you probably don’t think about enough – what happens when you’ve been hacked? What are the immediate steps you should take? Security expert and Cypfer CEO Daniel Tobok has the answers … Continue reading CTV Your Morning: So, you’ve been hacked, here’s what you should do
Capital One data breach impacts millions
Capital One says it was hit with a data breach, affecting an estimated 100 million US individuals and approximately 6 million in Canada, according to a press release published Monday July 29, 2019. What do you need to know? Cypfer CEO and cyber expert Daniel Tobok keeps you up to date as the story develops. Capital … Continue reading Capital One data breach impacts millions
Capital One Breach: Q&A with CYPFER CEO Daniel Tobok
In one of the biggest data breaches ever, a hacker gained access to more than 100 million Capital One customers’ accounts and credit card applications earlier this year. Paige Thompson is accused of breaking into a Capital One server and gaining access to 140,000 Social Security numbers, 1 million Canadian Social Insurance numbers and 80,000 … Continue reading Capital One Breach: Q&A with CYPFER CEO Daniel Tobok
Social Media, Online Gaming and Cyber Security
People are spending more time on social media, online forums and gaming sites. Most posts are harmless depictions of life in general; status updates, pictures of friends or food, or even a joke. However, sometimes people discuss personal topics and posts that contain words or images that reflect loneliness, isolation, hopelessness, irritability, or hostility. Even … Continue reading Social Media, Online Gaming and Cyber Security