Recent Blog Articles and News
Great reads on managed IT solutions, plus insider tips.
Phishing Email Kit: How to Spot and Avoid Them
Here’s another watchout for your inbox: Scammers using a website to host a “phishing kit.” Through the kit, scammers send phishing emails with links pointing to a webpage created to mimic a real website and asking you to provide your password. This type of phishing email kit usually provides a login page, and when someone…
FBI Issues Russian Ransomware Attacks Warning: Is Your Business Protected?
Are you in position to protect your business from the threat of ransomware? Intrust, an IT managed services provider, can help you proactively protect your organization from cyber threats including Russian ransomware attacks. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has prompted the U.S. government, along with European officials, to issue sanctions designed to isolate Russia from…
Crypto Mining on Company Servers
Here at Intrust IT, we’ve seen an increase in crypto mining on company servers with new and existing clients. Our vulnerability assessment can catch if employees are engaging in crypto mining on your company’s server. Let’s take a look at what it is, what the immediate effects are and the larger threat. What Is Crypto…
Is Hiring IT Staff an Uphill Battle? You’re Not Alone
If you are finding that hiring IT staff feels impossible, you are not alone. According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, there are a lot of IT job openings right now but not a lot of qualified applicants to fill them, especially when it comes to cloud services experience. We’ve seen a similar trend…
Active Invitation to Bid Phishing Alert
We have observed an active phishing actor who has been compromising many companies in the Cincinnati area. After compromising a user’s email account, the attacker has been observed to look for sensitive information in the mailbox and then send out a mass email from the victim’s account with a link pointing to a phishing site…
Are Your Cyber Security Essentials Covered? Get the Checklist
Every year, cyber thieves get increasingly creative when it comes to stealing your data. From the Colonial Pipeline to the attack on JBS Foods, last year’s cybercrime had significant impacts on the everyday consumer, not to mention businesses. Cybersecurity Ventures predicts that ransomware will cost its victims more around $265 billion (USD) annually by 2031.…
Dark Web Monitoring: Are YOU on the Dark Web?
We know you’ve heard of the dark web, almost anyone with a computer or TV has. But few have actually seen it or know if their data is on it. If you are an Intrust client, no worries. Dark web monitoring is part of the overall cyber security we provide your business. The dark web…
Ransomware as a Service (RaaS): Cybercrime, No Hacking Skills Needed
We’ve said it before: Cybercriminals are smart — so smart they’ve now branched out to Godfather villainy much the same as a cartel. They’ll make you an offer you can’t refuse, a ransom threat, but they don’t necessarily need the wherewithal to do it themselves. They hire “hit men” – companies, groups, nefarious entities –…
Holiday Scams: Avoiding the 12 Hacks of Christmas
The holiday season is filled with joy, family… and, unfortunately, cyber crime. Along with all the pleasant reasons to look forward to the season, there is increasing cause to be wary as cyber crime ramps up every year right alongside holiday spending. Unfortunately, cyber criminals know people are spending more time online and are rushed…
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