Megan Schutz

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A Jersey Hospital Pays $670k to Criminals in Order to Protect Patient Data

To prevent a major data leak, the University Hospital New Jersey in Newark, New Jersey, paid $670,000 to dissolve a ransomware attack (source). Paying the ransom prevented 240 GB of stolen data (which included a large amount of patient data) from...

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Cybersecurity Survey Reveals that Organizations Previously Hit by Ransomware Are Forever Changed

A new global survey titled “Cybersecurity: The Human Challenge” (reference) essentially found that organizations are never the same after they’ve...

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Cybersecurity Hubris During the Work From Home Era

Ever since work-from-home (WFH) skyrocketed in March following COVID-19 pandemic lock-downs, corporate cybersecurity has taken a front seat in the...

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Environmental Responsibility Series Part 1: What To Do With Old Electronics

Electronic recycling should be on everyone’s radar, but in case you’re behind the curve, this blog is especially for you! We believe strongly in the...

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5 Cybersecurity Tips for Dental Practices

Among the large variety of industries we currently work with and have worked with in the past, we have helped several dental practices set up proper...

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Building Owners – Blur Your Google Street View For Increased Privacy and Physical Security

You’ve probably been on Google Maps before and thought, “Wow, Google Street View is cool!”. But have you thought about the privacy and security...

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Ransomware Accounts for 41% of Cyber Insurance Claims In the First Half of 2020

One thing is for sure, when it comes to ransomware, it does not care what industry you’re in: everyone is at risk. In the first quarter of 2020,...

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Email Threads Are Being Used Maliciously in Automated Attacks

Beware: if you’re infected by the QBot Trojan, it’s possible to have your email threads (the chain of back and forth emails in any given email...

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August Microsoft Patch Tuesday Critical Update – Zerologon Active Directory Attack is Severe

Microsoft’s August patch Tuesday Windows Updates included the following gem that’s described as “one of the most severe bugs ever reported to...

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Environmental Responsibility Series Part 2: 7 Ways Your Business Can Reduce Its Environmental Impact

We only get one planet earth. That’s why, at PK Tech, we believe in doing our part as a business to reduce environmental impact through small,...

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