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MASHUP: News & Updates for City Staff
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Part 2: Business Email Compromise as a Service
posted by: IT Security Team   at Thursday, October 21, 2021 9:13:00 AM
Business Email Compromise poses a serious financial threat to any organization.  It's even available as an easy to use service from various dark web providers.  Check out the article in this post to see their tricks that people fall for...

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October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month! Part 1: 25 Security Terms You Should Be Familiar With
posted by: IT Security Team   at Monday, October 4, 2021 7:33:00 AM

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month!  To kick it off with information you need to know to be come more cyber aware, please check out this article linked to in this blog post...



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Security Tech Tips
New Report Phishing Button in Outlook...
posted by: IT Security Team   at Thursday, August 12, 2021 4:55:00 PM
A reminder...when you come across a potential phishing or malicious email, please report it to the cybersecurity team via the new Report Message Button....

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Email Phishing Is Now the Top Ransomware Attack Vector...
posted by: IT Security Team   at Thursday, March 18, 2021 7:38:00 AM

New data shows that pushback from the ransomware victim “market” may be influencing just how much cybercriminals are asking for as ransom and are being paid.

2020 seemed to point to ransomware continuing to grow in devastation and cost; Ryuk reached a $34 million ransom payout, organizations were operationally brought to their knees by many of the prominent ransomware families, and the “as-a-Service” market for various parts of ransomware attacks – including the publishing of exfiltrated data – grew in interest.


For details, please check out this post....


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Security Software & Apps
Major Microsoft Exchange Email System Hack Around the World...
posted by: IT Security Team   at Friday, March 12, 2021 9:18:00 AM

Please be extra vigilant with regards to incoming email.  Due to a major vulnerability and attack by nation state actors, cyber-attackers are taking full advantage of slow patch or mitigation processes on Microsoft Exchange Server with attack rates doubling every few hours.


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Security
New Phishing Scam Targets Teleworkers with Bogus Microsoft Teams Notification
posted by: IT Security Team   at Thursday, June 4, 2020 10:39:00 AM

With the influx of remote workers, it’s a perfect opportunity to flood people’s inboxes with malicious emails and fake links. The Cofense Phishing Defense Center (PDC) recently uncovered a phishing campaign that targets employees to harvest their Microsoft credentials. Ironically, the phish was found in an environment protected by Microsoft’s own secure email gateway (SEG). The phishing email, which was reported to the PDC using the Cofense Reporter button, included a well thought out “AudioChat” notification link supposedly from Microsoft Teams.


Teams is one of the most popular platforms for remote employees. Predictably, the threat actors have taken this into consideration – especially during the COVID-19 pandemic with millions of people teleworking. We expect this trend to continue with similar communication platforms.


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BEWARE: Uptick in Phishing Emails
posted by: IT Security Team   at Monday, March 23, 2020 1:26:00 PM
Please be aware that we are seeing an increase in phishing emails during this difficult time.  In particular are emails with links to download files or enter credentials.  Please take a look at this blog post for further details.

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Coronavirus/COVID-19 Phishing Emails
posted by: IT Security Team   at Tuesday, February 25, 2020 8:44:00 AM

Whenever a disaster of some sort happens, there are usually criminals out there that like to take advantage of the situation.  The same goes for the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreaks.  Be on the lookout for fake phishing emails that claim to be sending you information about the virus.  If you get one, perform the usual checks to see whether it's real or not.  If there's any question, please contact the IT Help Desk.  Inside are a couple of recent articles that discuss the situation...




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Security
Be on the Lookout for Phishing Emails that Appear to be from City Staff, but Aren't
posted by: IT Security Team   at Friday, January 10, 2020 12:33:00 PM

In recent months we've seen an increase in email that has the name of a staff member, usually a supervisor or director, on it but is from an unknown email address.  Anyone can put any name they like on an email account, so it's very hard to prevent this.  However they tend to send phishing email like this in an attempt to steal money.  Please see the blog post for further details and an amazing example.


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Security
Be on the Lookout for SMISHING!
posted by: IT Security Team   at Wednesday, January 8, 2020 10:57:00 AM

Smishing is phishing via Short Message Service (SMS Texting) on a participating device, usually a cell phone. Long neglected by phishers and spammers, smishing has recently become a very common way of spamming, phishing, and spear phishing potential victims. KnowBe4 has been covering and warning users about it and its coming rise for years. This blog post will cover why smishing is becoming so popular, show some general and more sophisticated examples, and discuss defenses.


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Security
Voicemail Phishing Email Scams are Targeting User Passwords
posted by: IT Security Team   at Tuesday, December 31, 2019 7:54:00 AM

The City has seen an influx of phishing emails lately that claim to be sending you a Voicemail Message.  Check out this post for further details.




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Software & Apps Tech Tips
How to Stop Robocalls!
posted by: IT Security Team   at Monday, October 21, 2019 11:35:00 AM

If you've ever wondered how to block robocalls from telemarketers that interrupt you during all ours of the day, you have a number of effective options. These range from using features on your phone, options offered by your phone carrier, or using robocall blocker apps.


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Security Tech Tips
Vishing & Robocall Attacks: Who's Really on the Line?
posted by: IT Security Team   at Monday, July 15, 2019 9:27:00 AM
As we all know, robocalls and vishing (voice phishing over the phone) have become an increasing annoyance in our everyday lives. Whether the calls are ...
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Security
City Sees Rise in Credential Phishing – Don’t Fall for It
posted by: Scott Fairholm   at Tuesday, March 5, 2019 8:59:00 AM

While we have written about the various ways to identify phishing emails, we want to alert you to a specific type of phishing that we have noticed has been on the rise lately, Credential Phishing. 

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Security Tech Tips
Don’t be a Bargain for Email Phishers during the Holidays
posted by: Scott Fairholm   at Friday, November 16, 2018 9:00:00 AM

Phishers take advantage of the increase in year-end online shopping during the most popular shopping holidays of the year—Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the days leading up to Christmas.

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October is Cyber Security Awareness Month – Is Your Home Ready?
posted by: Scott Fairholm   at Monday, October 29, 2018 7:37:00 AM

Defenseless devices are an invitation to hackers.

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Watch Out for Foreign Language Emails
posted by: Scott Fairholm   at Thursday, September 27, 2018 1:32:00 PM

We have recently seen an uptick in emails that contain foreign languages, especially German and Chinese. Be extremely careful with them. 

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Security Tech Tips
Payroll Phishing
posted by: Scott Fairholm   at Monday, July 23, 2018 1:27:00 PM
Phishing via email is a significant problem and is where over 90% of malicious attacks begin. Payroll phishing is a type that is increasing. Find ...
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How to Spot a Phishing Email
posted by: Scott Fairholm   at Friday, June 22, 2018 1:57:00 PM
Phishing emails try to trick you into clicking on a malicious link, opening an infected attachment, or providing personal information. Don't be fooled! Check out ...
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World Password Day
posted by: Scott Fairholm   at Thursday, May 3, 2018 4:20:00 PM

Today is the day to #LayerUp by making sure you have strong passwords protecting your information.

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More on Phishing
posted by: Chuck Williams   at Friday, August 4, 2017 8:00:00 AM

Did you know that people are 6X more likely to open a phishing email than a genuine marketing email? Don't take the bait! i

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