Let’s start by describing what an app registration is: An app registration happens when you allow an external program to integrate with your Microsoft 365 tenant. A common example might be allowing a scheduling tool like Calendly to access your companies’ calendars...
An interesting development came to light recently wherein the FBI intervened on behalf of people who had not updated their watchguard firewalls and had gotten hacked by Russian threat actors. In a clandestine takedown operation cloaked by a federal warrant, FBI...
By now we hope that our clients understand that IT security is never “done”. It is a constantly evolving and maturing process involving additional tools, training, and knowledge. This image shows the journey many clients are on with us to improve and mature the...
Moving forward in 2022 SpireTech VIPSupport managed services package renewals will have Huntress included in the base package. Huntress is specialized Managed Detection and response software backed by humans that looks for persistent footholds, backdoors, and other...
Multiple cyber news sources and email protection vendors have warned of increased phish and spearphishing activity coming from Russian hackers since the attack on Ukraine. The strategies are largely the same as in the past: using phish emails or social...
“Authentication” is the process of proving that you are who you say you are. Traditionally that's been done with a username and a password. Unfortunately, authenticating with a username/password alone is simply not good enough in today’s world. Usernames are often...
During the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, cybercrime has seen an incredible 600% increase — and it’s not slowing down. This alarming trend means that proper cybersecurity implementation is more important than ever. A large number of these attacks are ransomware...
Five Essential Cybersecurity Practices You Should Be Following to Protect Your Business Cybersecurity threats are an ongoing issue for various industries from medical practices to architecture and engineering firms. Unfortunately, the consequences can often be...
Much of what we write about, and often repeat, around security is based on actual experiences and real-life stories that SpireTech has been a part of or privy to from others in the security industry that often may not hit the news. We never reveal the identity of...
This month, a proof-of-concept (PoC) was sold on a hacker forum, suggesting that cybercriminals may be moving to a new level of sophistication in their assaults. By embedding malware inside video cards from AMD and NVIDIA, the criminals are able to better...