Non-fake emails show how far we still need to go to fight phishing scams
If you received an email from a sender called BrokPro2 and the subject line was eight seemingly random digits, would you click to read it or consign it to the spam folder? (Asking for a friend.) To anyone who guessed answer number two, congratulations on your high levels of vigilance. Obviously you were paying attention […]
Password Advice Turns Out to be Less Than Secure
I was interviewed by the News at One on RTE Radio to comment on the man who has disowned his advice about making passwords safer. Now retired, Bill Burr admitted his proposals have been a waste of time. “Much of what I did I now regret,” he told the Wall Street Journal. Back in 2003, […]
Make it public or private…how secure is your profile online?
Part 1 Did you ever ask yourself if you care what personal information you give out online or in exchange for a “free” service? Do you really want to mix your colleagues with a friends or family on social media? Do you really want to leak some information about your life and interests to strangers? […]
It Could Happen to Anyone – A CEO Fraud Primer
There has been a lot of media coverage lately over various organisations falling victim to CEO fraud. Basically a scam whereby criminals using email fool a target within an organisation into redirecting funds into bank accounts under their control. We have worked with some companies who have fallen victim to this and we also wrote […]
How to build your first digital forensics lab on a budget
Some companies set up a digital forensics lab in order to carry out internal checks for workplace misconduct, to support disciplinary proceedings, to carry out incident analysis and damage assessment, or else to provide such services for profit to others. Demand for digital forensics is growing: Transparency Market Research has forecast that the digital forensics […]
BH Consulting to Feature in RTÉ TV Documentary about Cybercrime
Security company sets up real-world ‘hacking’ scenario to show how consumers unwittingly put their personal information at risk Monday, 14 November 2016 — Information security specialist BH Consulting will feature in a documentary about cybercrime which is being broadcast tonight on RTÉ One. Written and presented by Keelin Shanley, the programme is called Hacked and […]
Securing Business Podcast
We are delighted to announce that a new podcast focusing on the business aspects of information security and cyber security is now available. The Securing Business Podcast is a joint effort with our own Brian Honan, journalist Gordon Smith, and Matt Houlihan from the International Radio Company. It is available from Soundcloud and iTunes Every […]
Why is ransomware such a popular online crime?
Because it pays! In fact, it pays very well indeed. Forty-four percent of the time. And those behind it are hardly likely to get caught either. The perfect crime, some may say. So just how much are people prepared to pay to get their encrypted data back? Well, according to Bitdefender, the answer is a […]
And the biggest hacking threat is… social engineering
Criminals who don’t have an odd $23,000 in change stuffed down the back of the sofa are primarily trying to hack into companies via social engineering, according to a new survey from Balabit. Despite the much-publicised access for cash we’ve heard about recently, outsiders are typically looking to gain inside access with minimal financial outlay, or indeed […]
CEO Fraud Attacks Continue to Rise
Here at BH Consulting we have become aware of a number of attacks, known as CEO attacks, Invoice Redirection Fraud, or Business Email Compromise (BEC), against Irish businesses. A number of these attacks have resulted in financial loss for the victim companies. The Central Bank of Ireland is one example, which Lee covered in an earlier […]