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NuHarbor Security Named to 2021 Best Places to Work in Vermont
Colchester, VT – January 22, 2021: NuHarbor Security was recently named as one of the 2021 Best Places to Work in Vermont. The twelfth annual list of the Best Places to Work in Vermont was created by Vermont Business Magazine, the Vermont Chamber of Commerce, the...
Breach of the Week: Frago-Rock?
Every company operating in the United States is required to maintain a Form I-9 file on every employee to ensure that they are legally allowed to work and not subject to more restrictive immigration rules. But Form I-9 files can contain a ton of sensitive information...
Ryuk Ransomware and Healthcare: What You Need to Know
The Ryuk ransomware has been in the news recently with a string of devastating high-profile breaches. What Is Ryuk? Ryuk is a relatively new strain of ransomware that was first seen in August 2018. It’s mainly used in targeted ransomware attacks against vulnerable...
Breach of the Week: Stop looking at my Vastaamo
Geez, I guess nothing is off limits. Vastaamo was first breached in 2018, but this...just...keeps...going. Vastaamo has been requested by attackers to pay half a million USD in Bitcoin. But to make it worse employees and patients are also targets of extortion. Check...
Defending Against SIM Swapping
Within the last few years, SIM swapping attacks have increased dramatically as access to cheap phones and SIM cards has grown easier and the use of phone numbers for website authentication has become more widespread. Victims could easily have no idea until it’s too...
Breach of the Week: You Reap What You Sow
Long story short, somebody hacked Harvest Finance and by manipulating asset values, stole tens of millions of dollars. Soon there was a bounty on the black hat, and the relationship is still complicated - Harvest is offering the hacker $1M for their $23M back. Check...
Breach of the Week: Not Yo Nitro
So Nitro PDF got hit. The popular PDF software had an undisclosed number of accounts and files released into the wild. Contracts, agreements, love letters, etc. were up for sale on the dark web within hours. Hear what Justin hates to say about it. Check out NuHarbor...
Securing IoT Devices for Businesses
Securing IoT devices is an important but often overlooked aspect of enterprise security. IoT devices can seem innocent, but some have severe security issues that can offer a quick and easy entry point for attackers into a network. If not properly secured, an attacker...
NuHarbor Security Partners with SafeGuard Cyber
Colchester, VT – October 29, 2020: Premier cybersecurity services provider NuHarbor Security has strengthened its partner ecosystem with the strategic addition of SafeGuard Cyber – the industry’s first and only comprehensive collaboration, chat, and social media...
Breach of the Week: There’s a Crook in Your Nook
In this week's episode, we look into a big hack at one of the last bookstore giants. Barnes and Noble got whacked in both their brick and mortar and their cyber stores preventing purchases and virtual book reading. Justin discusses why he picked the Nook over the...
Social Engineering with Jeff
We are joined by Jeff to talk social engineering both in the real world and the digital world. Jeff talks about how the movie Sneakers sparked his interest, how he got paid to sneak into people's buildings, and why we see so many people getting duped today. Check out...
We’re Literally A Week Away
I know, another election security episode with Zack? Yes! Well this week we're looking at strategies to stop you from getting duped because we're about to cross the finish line and this year more than ever, cybersecurity is playing a big role in our election and each...
Securing Healthcare from Ransomware Attacks
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, and one of the main themes for 2020 is Securing Internet-Connected Devices in Healthcare. Securing IT devices in healthcare is critical, as any system downtime can lead to deaths and degraded response to emergencies....
Breach of the Week: You’re So Busted!
It's another solo episode and we're digging deep into the recent indictment of six Russian GRU agents belonging to Sandstorm. What did they do? What happens now? Is this going to stop future attacks? Listen in and find out! Check out NuHarbor Security for complete...
Election Security Follow Up
It's a solo episode as Zack follows up on some of the previous discussions and updates you on some of the latest issues around election security. Russia still wants to ruin our democracy, botnets are great at spreading garbage news, and the feds are feeling pretty...