Springfield, VA, March 1st, 2024 — OptfinITy, a leading provider of innovative IT solutions, proudly announces its recognition as the Mid-Size Business of the Year at the prestigious Best Business Awards, organized by the Mount Vernon Springfield Chamber of Commerce. The Best Business Awards celebrates excellence and achievement in various business categories, highlighting companies and… Read more »
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How Cybercriminals are Using the Dark Web to Scam People From US Employee Benefits
Cybercriminals have been capitalizing on every virtual aspect of the coronavirus pandemic. Malware has been created to tap into the medical, financial, social, and even psychological repercussions of the outbreak. In a blog post entitled Pandemic Unemployment Scams Made Easy, IntSigns notes that the dramatic rise in unemployment numbers has placed major stress on the… Read more »
FBI Warns Companies Still Using Windows 7 After End of Life
The Federal Bureau of Investigation sent a private industry notification on Monday to partners in the US private sector about the dangers of continuing to use Windows 7 after the operating system reached its official end-of-life earlier this year. The notification mentions that cyber criminals are now targeting computer networks after an operating system achieves… Read more »
Microsoft Sacks Dozens of Employees to Be Replaced By Artificial Intelligence
Almost 30 journalists have been laid off this week after Microsoft announced that it will soon be implementing A.I. Software (aka Artificial intelligence) to replace journalists. Microsoft believes it will no longer need to employ people for editing, research, and choosing articles for their pages as the data collected by AI software has been able… Read more »
How One Security Flaw Can Cost Your Business 150,000 Dollars
A small Kentucky business recently found themselves to be victims of a ransomware attack, resulting in their having to pay $150,000 to regain control of their data. The company, which is only made up of 8 computers, simultaneously received messages on their screens saying that the hacker group had control of their PCs and they… Read more »
Companies Looking For New Hires are Being Targeted by Phishing Scams Now More Than Ever
Researchers at Check Point have recently discovered that in May 2020, nearly 250 domains were registered with the word “employment” inside. They found that 7% of the domains were found to be malicious and 9% were suspected to be as well. They also found that these malicious files being a fake CV phishing scam has… Read more »
Your Face Mask Selfie Might Have Been Collected for The Future of Facial recognition Technology
It turns out the selfies you are taking with your facemask on are not just being seen by your family and friends, but researchers are collecting them as well to improve their facial recognition algorithms. A recent report shows that thousands of face-masked selfies are currently present in public data sets filled with photos taken… Read more »
Americans Have So Far Lost US$13 Million From Coronavirus Scams
As scams related to COVID-19 begin to rise, more and more businesses are finding themselves amidst a phishing scam. The United States Federal Trade Commission has reported that more than 17,000 complaints from US consumers have disclosed a total loss of US$13 million from COVID-19 scams, this is not to mention the many other scams… Read more »
Optfinity’s CEO, Michael Drobnis, Selected for Goldman Sachs Small Business Program
OptfinITy is proud to announce that our CEO, Michael Drobnis, has been selected to participate in the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses (10KSB) Program. The program offers continuing business education through Babson College, a network of executive mentors, and access to capital through “mission-driven small business lenders.” “I am a lifelong learner and understand the… Read more »
This Advanced Android Malware is Stealing Google Authenticator Codes
Security researchers are now warning Android phone users about a malware strain that can withdraw and obtain one-time passcodes by extracting it from the Google Authenticator app. The Google Authenticator app is a two-factor authentication security layer that creates a 6 to 8 digits long code to enter on various online accounts. The Android malware,… Read more »
