Welcome to Cyber Insights for 2023! In this edition we unpack the latest Facebook scam, current breaches and share our top tips on creating secure passwords! Scam Alert Organisations and public figures typically use Facebook pages to connect with their community. However, anyone can make a Facebook page, even cybercriminals. They use social media, and cybercriminals spoof brands […]
READ MOREWhy you should consider managed IT services for your education business
The education sector is rapidly digitising, and with that comes the need for reliable and effective IT solutions. Managing an IT infrastructure can be difficult, time-consuming, and stressful, especially at the scale required for schools and education providers. Managed IT services offer a solution to this problem by taking care of managerial tasks so educators […]
READ MORECyber Insights with Mercury IT- October 2022
Welcome to Cyber Insights. In this edition we highlight callback phishing scams, share the latest security breaches and explain how phishing attacks land in your inbox! SCAM ALERT Recruiters often use LinkedIn, a popular professional networking platform, to reach out to potential candidates about job opportunities. Unfortunately, cybercriminals send fake job opportunities through LinkedIn. Currently, […]
READ MOREState of Employment
It seems like every other day we are waking up to news of another association, union or supporting body on the news complaining that there aren’t enough candidates in their industry. It’s hard, when there are less employees and that the remaining employees often have to pick up the difference. That can, in some cases lead […]
READ MOREThe End of Cyber Apathy- Hopefully!
You would have to be living under a rock to have missed the well-publicised Optus API breach. Depending upon whom you believe, the breach is somewhere between a laughably simple attack of opportunity, to a highly sophisticated targeted attack. Regardless of the mechanism for entry, the immutable fact is that Optus has failed in its […]
READ MORECyber Insights with Mercury IT- September 2022
Welcome to Cyber Insights. In this edition we highlight callback phishing scams, share the latest security breaches and explain how phishing attacks land in your inbox! SCAM ALERT While making a phone call may seem harmless, you should always consider who’s on the other end of the line. Cybercriminals can use callback phishing scams to […]
READ MORECyber Insights with Mercury IT- June 2022
Welcome to Cyber Insights. In this edition we share a spear-phishing scam, provide an update on recent breaches and offer some tips on email security. SCAM ALERT Last month, researchers at Fortinet observed a sophisticated phishing email sent to a Hungarian diplomat. In the email, cybercriminals disguised themselves using the first and last names of an […]
READ MORECyber Insights with Mercury IT- May 2022
Welcome to Cyber Insights! In this edition we share a scam relating to Microsoft Teams, provide an update on a recent breach and elaborate on a password stealing technique know as ‘Password Spraying’. LATEST SCAM Collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams are prevalent in many businesses, and the criminals know this. Current phishing scams appear […]
READ MORECyber Insights with Mercury IT- April 2022
Welcome to Cyber Insights, this month we share two security breaches carried out by ‘The Lapsus$ Gang’, a scam relating to Emergency Data Requests (EDR) and tips on what to do if you find a USB stick in a public place. LATEST SCAM In the United States, law enforcement agencies must obtain a court-ordered warrant or […]
READ MOREWhy Use Managed IT Services?
Ok, I know, this is a pretty dry subject and at the risk of writing an article that could replace sleeping medication for insomniacs, it really is an important topic to cover—so please stay with me for a few more minutes. I am not going to go into a lengthy explanation of what Managed IT […]
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