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Hackers Targeting Hospitals
Why Hospitals Are Being Targets Earlier this week it was revealed that hackers may begin to target hospitals and healthcare organizations more and more amidst the crisis. Bad actors tend to take advantage of chaos and with so many hospitals being particularly vulnerable due to such a large influx of patients due to COVID-19 and…
Read MoreHospital Help
Tiro Security want the people in the front line to have fully staffed cyber security teams supporting them. We believe potential fees spent on recruitment agencies should be diverted to the area’s where it’s most needed. If you are a CISO of an understaffed security team at a hospital, urgent care or any front line business…
Read MoreThe Coronavirus Effect
Covid-19 And The Impact On Cybersecurity There is no denying that Coronavirus (Covid19) has heavily impacted both our economy as well as our everyday lives. However, this post is not meant to rehash what has already been said in the news but rather to highlight the additional stress and pressure that this puts on cybersecurity…
Read MoreSupply Chain Risk
Industry Giants Impacted By Supply Chain Attack It was recently announced that a well known supply chain for heavy hitters in the automotive and aerospace industry had been undermined. Visser Precision, a custom parts maker for major companies such as Tesla, SpaceX, and Boeing, revealed that it had been a victim of a cybersecurity attack…
Read MorePhishing On The Rise
Following The Trends Every year, IBM releases their annual X-Force Threat Intelligence Index which in layman’s terms is essentially an overview of the past years cybersecurity risks and trends. This year’s recent index for instance took a look at 2019’s most popular methods of attack used by hackers. These findings found that the most used…
Read MoreRansomware Legislation
The Surprising Truth About Ransomware Laws Imagine there is a person right now with possession of a ransomware malware that is targeting you and your business. Before they get a chance to use it, you discover their scheme and call the authorities. You would think for certain that they would be penalized by the law.…
Read MoreRIP Kobe Bryant
As a company that is headquartered in Los Angeles and has an office in El Segundo just down the road from the Lakers practice facility, Tiro Security would like to send our condolences to all that were affected by the tragic Helicopter crash yesterday morning. I’m of similar age to Kobe with a daughter who…
Read MoreTiro Security 2019: Year in Review
2019 has come to an end and we are now about a week into a new year and new decade. Since all the festivities have finished and most of our clients are back at work focused on 2020, I wanted to take some time to look back at the past year to reflect on the…
Read MoreCyber Attacks this Holiday Season: Naughty and not Nice
Cyber Threats Are In Season Christmas season is finally upon us with just another week left to go and while most of us are scrambling to find last minute gifts for our loved ones, we might be overlooking a very important matter. I’m not just referring to the difficult decision of which family to spend…
Read MoreA Worrying Trend in Third-Party Security Risk
Data Breach Casualties Imagine receiving an email from your hospital or optometrist expecting to get a regular update on the appointment you made but instead, the email reveals that you are one of many victims of a data breach. Most consumers would like to believe that such an occurrence is abnormal, however us cyber security…
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