Equifax is expected to pay up to $700 million in their 2017 breach that affected roughly 150 million people, per the Federal Trade Commission(FTC). That equates to roughly $5.00 per person, the equivalent of a cup of coffee from Starbucks, if they pay the full $700 million. Personally, we don't think this goes far enough, [...]
Recently we had someone give us a call for help about a weird charge that showed up on their bank statement. After asking some questions about where they went physically, or virtually, to use their debit card, out of everything they told us, our hunch was they were a victim of a skimming attack at [...]
Loose lips sink ships “...originated on propaganda posters during World War II. The phrase was created by the War Advertising Council and used on posters by the United States Office of War Information.” [Source: Wikipedia] It’s meaning was to convey that servicemen in World War II, and citizens need to be careful about what information [...]
Welcome back! Last time we talked about what Open Source Intelligence is and how businesses can benefit from it. Today we will discuss the benefits of our services on a personal level. To briefly define Open Source Intelligence in the security world, it's using publicly available data and information to show where weaknesses are and [...]
One thing about many industries is that there are a ton of acronyms for everything. The tech industry certainly has it’s fair share, as well as those in security. OSINT stands for Open Source Intelligence. You may also hear other terms like passive, or public, reconnaissance. The underlying theme of these terms is that public [...]
Recently, with clients, VPNs keep popping up in conversation, so we thought now is a good time to talk about what they are and things to look for when considering using them. VPN stands for Virtual Private Network and, at a very high level, it creates a secure connection over the internet for your device [...]
bsquared intel was recently brought in by a client to check one of their computers. The purpose of this call was the result of an unknown third party remotely providing tech support. Based on our findings, we are confident this was a tech support scam. This entry will break down some parts of the [...]
Before talking about domain slamming, let’s briefly look at the importance of your domain name, whether you have a personal website/blog, or own a business. Your domain name is how you are identified on the the public Internet. When someone browses to your web site, their computing device needs to know the IP address of [...]
Small businesses are in a tricky situation when it comes to cyber security risk. From a USA Today report in 2017, the statistics are alarming: 2/3 of cyber attacks are against small businesses. 60% of small businesses that are attacked typically go out of business after 6 months of the incident. A cyber attack can [...]
While we aren’t going to name names there’s a large credit company whose name rhymes with "Texperian" that offers free dark web scans. They are extremely misleading and also exploiting peoples’ fears of something that isn’t normally understood outside of privacy enthusiasts, the hacker community, and the curious explorer. So in this post we will [...]
