This year’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month highlights the Core 4 habits: strong passwords, MFA, scam awareness, and software updates. Put another way: protect your passwords, protect your accounts, protect against social engineering, and protect against exploitable vulnerabilities. One of the most effective things one can do along these lines is to address exposed personal data, becauseContinue reading "Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2025: Complete Your Defenses With Personal Data Removal "

Advisory follows a string of evidence showing attackers leveraging data brokers for recon and social engineering The joint CISA/FBI/CNMF updated advisory on Scattered Spider acknowledges what several analysts have previously noted: the threat group is using commercial data brokers as part of their reconnaissance toolkit and as fuel for social engineering. In its July 29,Continue reading "New Joint CISA/FBI/CNMF Advisory Is Latest Confirmation that Attackers Use Commercial Data Brokers to Target Organizations"

Update: A new joint CISA/FBI/CNMF advisory has confirmed that Scattered Spider uses commercial data brokers. Read more here. The hacker collective known as Scattered Spider is once again dominating headlines with a wave of high-profile cyberattacks that span multiple industries. According to threat intelligence sources, the group has pursued a sector-by-sector strategy, recently hitting retailContinue reading "Scattered Spider’s Use of Data Brokers: Reconnaissance, Targeting, and Threats"

Why data broker removal is a must-have for organizations Personal data exposure is the biggest cyber threat to organizations today. It enables the most successful attack vectors: social engineering and the use of compromised credentials. Despite this reality, many companies continue to overlook a major security risk—vast amounts of employee and executive personal data readilyContinue reading "Personal Data Removal: A Core Cybersecurity Measure"