COVID-19

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. COVID-19 vaccines are starting to roll out after a year of grappling with the pandemic.  While this certainly inspires hope for the future, there are still risks on the road ahead. As distribution ramps up, vaccine-related cybersecurity concerns are also rising. Cybercrime has been a prominent side effect of the… Read more →

We’ve been busy at LevelBlue Cybersecurity during the pandemic. Turns out we could help out our network customers in so many ways. Here are some examples: Helping enable remote learning Many schools closed their doors in Spring 2020, when COVID-19 cases began to spike within the U.S. and quickly transitioned to a distance learning model. While this move… Read more →

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. Scams occurring during online purchases have spiked since the start of the pandemic, as reported in new research conducted by the Better Business Bureau (BBB). Around 80.5% of consumers who reported this type of scam this year lost money, compared to 71.2% in 2015. Online purchasers scams have been among the… Read more →

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. By now, most are aware that the Covid-19 pandemic has led to a spike in cyberattacks. This sharp increase in malicious activity related to COVID has taken the typical form of adversaries seeking to benefit financially, gain unauthorized access to networks for immediate and long-term strategic benefit, and spread misinformation with… Read more →

This blog was jointly authored with Ed Amoroso. There’s something eerily familiar about the COVID-19 pandemic for us in the technology world. It’s not the striking similarity to the Hollywood “end-of-the-world” movies we have all seen. No, it’s more about the fear and uncertainty that accompanies an economic downturn—the feeling… Read more →