Author Archives: asaptristan

Sinclair Broadcast Group Ransomware Attack: How it happened and what this means.

Last week, millions of television viewers were shocked when a nationwide shutdown occurred, targeting local television stations owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair is one of the largest telecommunications conglomerates in the country, owning 294 stations and covering 100 different markets, giving them about 40% coverage of all American households. Sinclair acknowledged the breach last […]
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Netizen Cybersecurity Bulletin (October 11th, 2021)

Overview Phish Tale of the Week Twitch reports data breach of over 128 GB Google announces new two step verification initiative How can Netizen help? Phish Tale of the Week Phishing attempts can often target specific groups that can be exploited by malicious actors. In this instance, we see a phishing scam targeting unsuspecting employees […]
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NEW Cooperative Ransomware Attack: How it happened and what this means.

Over the weekend, NEW Cooperative Inc., a Fort Dodge, Iowa-based agricultural services firm was crippled by a ransomware attack. The outside threat group BlackMatter has stated that they are responsible for this attack and have demanded a ransom of $5.9 million to release the data they have locked. BlacMatter released additional information detailing that the […]
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Netizen Cybersecurity Bulletin (September 14th, 2021)

Overview Phish Tale of the Week Hackers target United Nations in latest data breach U.S SEC changes stance on Cybersecurity. What does this mean for your business? How can Netizen help? Phish Tale of the Week Phishing attempts can often target specific groups that can be exploited by malicious actors. In this instance, we see […]
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T-Mobile Data Breach: What Happened and What We Do Next.

Telecommunications company T-Mobile reported Monday that they are investigating the specifics of a data breach that hackers claim may have leaked the personally identifiable information (PII) of over 100 million customers. The majority of the data is said to contain social security numbers, addresses, dates of birth, security PINs, and other sensitive information unique to […]
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Netizen Cybersecurity Bulletin (July 29th, 2021)

Overview Phish Tale of the Week Colonial Pipeline Didn’t have MFA in Place, Neither Do Most Defense Contractors US Defense Contractors Fail to Meet CMMC Requirements How can Netizen help? Phish Tale of the Week Phishing attempts can often target specific groups that can be exploited by malicious actors. In this instance, we see a […]
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Kaseya Ransomware Attack: How it happened and the implications.

While many Americans began to prepare for the Fourth of July weekend, software development company Kaseya found themselves on the wrong end of a $70 million ransomware nightmare. For those unaware, Kaseya produces software and products used by Managed Service Providers to monitor and manage technology environments at scale. On Friday July 2nd, Fred Voccola, […]
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NETIZEN AWARDED STATE-WIDE CYBERSECURITY CONTRACT FOR COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

Allentown, PA: Netizen Corporation, an ISO 27001:2013, ISO 9001:2015, and CMMI Level 3 certified Veteran Owned provider of cybersecurity and related solutions, has been awarded a contract for state-wide cybersecurity solutions for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts called ITS78 Data and Cybersecurity. Netizen was one of the only small businesses awarded this contract in all four […]
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Netizen Cybersecurity Bulletin (June 2nd, 2021)

Overview Phish Tale of the Week Self-Promoting Cybersecurity Firms Doing More Harm Than Good Almost 500,000 job openings in cybersecurity nationwide How can Netizen help? Phish Tale of the Week Phishing attempts can often target specific groups that can be exploited by malicious actors. In this instance, we see a phishing scam targeting unsuspecting FedEx […]
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NETIZEN HIRES BRIAN KEATING AS DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

Allentown, PA: Netizen Corporation, an ISO 27001:2013 and ISO 9001:2015 certified Veteran Owned provider of cybersecurity products and solutions, has added Brian Keating to the executive team and named him Director of Finance for the company. Brian is an accomplished financial and operations executive with a diverse skillset and extensive experience in the founding, funding, […]
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