The Risks of Not Backing Up M365 Data Many businesses use Microsoft 365 for their documents, email, and collaboration. This is what we recommend, in fact, as SpireTech trusts their management and organization of company documents. Many assume that their data is...
Running a business requires a lot of responsibility and awareness. In the cyber world, there are many dangers lurking and waiting for the opportunity to attack unsuspecting victims. Here at SpireTech, we believe educating businesses on how to protect themselves is...
Business email compromise (BEC) is an attack where a hacker gains access to an organization’s mailbox or the mailbox of someone an employee’s trust. BEC scams can cost your company a lot of money, compromise data security, and damage a business’ reputation and...
Data breaches are something that affect more and more businesses every year. Though the immediate effects can be catastrophic, there are long-lasting effects that remain far after the initial threat has passed. Data Breaches: A Major Threat to Trust and...
In the grand scheme of life’s big decisions, trading in your old phone for a new one might not seem like a big deal. But let’s face it, our phones are more than just devices. We missed out on the promised flying cars of the future and got tech we bring to the bathroom...
QR codes are being used to deliver phishing links. In a phishing campaign estimated to have launched in May 2023, threat actors utilize QR codes to redirect users to a harmful location. This campaign targets someone’s Microsoft credentials and asks them to...
Chainanalysis, a data firm that specializes in blockchain information, has released a mid-year report on crypto crime. Ransomware comes out swinging So far in 2023, ransomware is the only type of cryptocurrency-based crime that has seen an increase...
From the Microsoft Blog. Beginning May 8, 2023, Microsoft will start enforcing number matching for all users who have MFA enabled on their Microsoft 365 account. Number matching in authentication procedures refers to displaying a number on one device (typically a...
The shiny new phishing tactic on the block is malvertising, or the efforts of threat actors to mimic a legitimate company’s website, landing pages, URL, and more. Google Ads has recently come under fire for their handling of final destination URLs, and the relative...
The password manager LastPass has suffered a major data breach. Or, more accurately, another major data breach. Using information gained during a security breach in August 2022, threat actors were able to get a full copy of the data LastPass stores on a cloud-based...