Cyberawareness

As part of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is offering new cybersecurity resources for small businesses.

FTC attorney Rosario Méndez said the resources are delivered in a way that will make it easy for small-business owners to talk about cybersecurity with employees, vendors, and others involved in their businesses.

Read on to learn how to get these free materials.

CertifID has increased the transaction guarantee on its wire fraud prevention platform to up to $1 million in losses, the company announced.

CertifID said the increased coverage provides its customers with higher protection for commercial transactions and higher-value residential real estate markets.

Read on to learn how much CertifID said it has protected in wire transactions within residential and commercial real estate.

New research indicates that some companies inadvertently are making it easy for cybercriminals by improperly backing up their email archives.

The report said many companies are not aware they are unwittingly exposing sensitive, personal and financial information by not securing email archives, and that finance professionals are at the top of cybercriminals’ target lists.

Read on to learn what steps companies should be taking to reduce their risks.

A new integration will enable ResWare users to access CertifID’s management platform for wire fraud prevention.

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A new report from McAfee spotlights a surge in crypto mining malware that began during the fourth quarter of last year and continued through the first half of 2018.

As a result, your network might operate more slowly with no other visible signs of having been hacked. And as hackers continue search for new ways to penetrate systems, some have adapted and repurposed the vulnerabilities exploited in the WannaCry and NotPetya outbreaks of 2017.

Read on for more details from McAfee’s latest report.

CertifID has added Accuity’s banking data to its identity platform for wire fraud prevention.

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It is important to have a plan and think out what you will need to do in the minutes, days and months after an attack occurs, but it is also critically important to know who to make aware of the situation and how you can help one another.

During the National Settlement Services Summit (NS3) in Detroit, experts in the field shared how to best work with your partners after a cyberattack.

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A partnership between SoftPro and Real Estate Data Shield (REDS) will provide SoftPro customers preferred access to REDS’ cybersecurity training.

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More than half of the cybersecurity strategies employed by businesses are no more effective than chance, according to a report done by Kenna Security and the Cyentia Institute.

The report provides insights into vulnerability lifecycles, key factors that influence the remediation and prevention of vulnerabilities, and the effectiveness of various vulnerability remediation strategies.

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 A Michigan-based credit union as adopted CertifID’s solution to prevent wire fraud in its mortgage and retail operations.

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