by Ophtek, LLC | Jan 23, 2018 | Cyber Attack, Hacking, IOT, malware, Security, Security Threats, Uncategorized
The Internet of Things (IoT) can help run almost any device in use in your organization, but this also means you could be hacked by a fish tank. This may sound highly unlikely, but this is exactly what happened to a North American casino and underlines just how...
by Ophtek, LLC | May 22, 2017 | Uncategorized
Due to their activities, hospitals need to be highly secure. However, a recent ransomware hack on UK hospitals has questioned just how secure they are. Huge swathes of data are held by hospitals and the majority of it is highly personal and sensitive. Not only that,...
by Ophtek, LLC | Apr 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
Cloud storage has been a huge revolution in how businesses store their data, but as it’s relatively new, there’s still a lot of uncertainty surrounding it. Understanding cloud storage is essential to ensure that your business is able to maximize the cloud’s...
by Ophtek, LLC | Nov 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
Backdoors are a point of access which can be illegally installed to give hackers free and easy network access; they’re also very difficult to detect. Unfortunately, for all computer users, backdoor hacks are a form of cyber-attack which is on the rise. And what’s...
by Ophtek, LLC | Nov 8, 2016 | Security, Uncategorized
The latest evolution in hacking is here and it’s known as Cybercrime as a Service (CaaS) and it promises to create faster, more powerful hacks, but how? Well, many people have a need to carry out hacking operations, but don’t have the technical skills to design or...
by Ophtek, LLC | Nov 1, 2016 | Security, Uncategorized
We like to think that once a cyber-attack takes place that a solution will be found. However, malware is evolving and becoming harder and harder to stop. In Q1 2016, Kaspersky prevented just over 228 million malware attacks and this is a figure which has been...
