Virtual IT Security A Cybersecurity Company
Virtual IT Security A Cybersecurity Company
Virtual IT's S.W.A.T Prevented a $900,000 Ransomware Attack
Virtual IT Security's Security Weakness Assessment Team (S.W.A.T.) team prevented a $900,000 Ransomware attack for a prominent Palm Beach County company whose clients include 200 of the 500 Fortune 500 companies.
Outlook & Office 365: Virtual IT Security have observed an explosion of Zoom-themed phishing attacks over the Spring and Summer of 2020. Most of the attacks are aimed at stealing credentials to services like Outlook and Office 365 by directing users to spoofed login pages.
We've observed the emails being sent from legitimate, compromised accounts as well as convincing spoofed domains. Most of the Zoom impersonator phishing emails we have seen came from hijacked accounts, but we also saw newly created domain names like zoom communcations.com and zoom videoconfrence.com,”.
Social Engineering Voice Phishing (Vishing) - Browser Proxy Hijacking Vishing –This social engineer security penetration test is an activity in which a test team uses the art of manipulating people into performing actions or divulging confidential information through means of phishing vishing (voice) telephonic techniques on CLIENT staff posing as a service person.
a. Pretext Calling (e.g. Employees and Help Desk Teams)
b. Proxy and Browser hijacking
c. Spearphishing
How To Avoid Becoming The Next Victim.
Now That Ransomware Has Gone Nuclear,
How Can You Avoid Becoming the Next Victim?
There is a reason more than half of today’s ransomware victims end up paying the ransom. Cyber-criminals have become thoughtful; taking time to maximize your organization’s potential damage and their payoff.
After achieving root access, the bad guys explore your network reading email, finding data troves and once they know you, they craft a plan to cause the most panic, pain, and operational disruption. Ransomware has gone nuclear.
Data-Driven Defense Evangelist Richard Medel will dive into in an upcoming Webinar:
- Why data backups (even offline backups) won’t save you
- Evolved threats from data-theft, credential leaks, and corporate impersonation
- Why ransomware isn’t your real problem
- How your end users can become your best, last line of defense
Meet Our Cybersecurity Professionals
Richard Medel, CEO/President/Senior Lead Assessor
Tamara Medel, VP/Assessor
Shane Ricker, Senior Associate Assessor
Real Professional Experience
- I.T. Director - P.B.County
- Regional Security Officer - P.B.County
- Chief Technology Officer 15th Judicial Circuit
- Vital Records Manager - P.B.County
- EC-Council Security Board Member
- Cybersecurity Instructor - P.B.County
- Cybersecurity Manager Martin County
SECURITY & NETWORK CERTIFICATIONS
- EC-Council CEH #ECC04429741160
- EC-Council CEI #ECC04429741160
- EC-Council CHFI #ECC916567
- EC-Council CNDA ECC04429741160
- Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect # H420-1327
- Microsoft Azure Security Engineer #A972-274
- Microsoft Azure Administrator #A972-274
- Microsoft 365 Enterprise Expert #H242-1058
- VMWare VCP-DCV 7
- VMWare VCP-DCV 2019
- VMware VCP-NV 2020 NSX v2
- VMware VCP-DCV vITA Instructor
- LPI Linux - #LPI000401683
- Cisco CCNA #CSC010476900
- MCSE Cloud & Infrastructure #G366-6851
- MCSE Productivity #G418-9792
- Microsoft MCT
About our Clients
- To protect our client's privacy, we maintain (NDAs) Non-Disclosure Agreements. We never publicly divulge our client's name but we can provide references upon request. We provide Cyber security solutions for all industries including:
- Hospitality - Hotels and Country Clubs
- Insurance Industry
- Realty Industry
- Banking & other Financial Institutions
- Medical Industry (HIPPA)
- NonForProfit (501c3)
- Government Agencies
- Law Firms
- Local Utility Companies
- many more............