LinkedIn Data Leak and how to keep it from affecting you

According to LinkedIn’s statement, seen here, your data has not been stolen via a breach. This comes down to the semantics of what is considered a breach, and regardless of whether you consider your data being shared with hackers to be normal use. There’s a high probability your data is a lot more public now than it was last week, and while privacy online is a never-ending battle, the more a hacker knows about you, the easier you are to scam. The data leaked can be used to send more convincing emails than ever, trying to trick you and your employees into clicking on a link that will lead to you disclosing your password to the attacker, or even download a malicious file that will encrypt, erase, or sell your private data.

Securing your email system is more critical than ever. While some of your users may take the time to scrutinize every email to determine it’s authenticity, some of your users may not. And even the most cautious user may inadvertently click on a link during busy periods after working long hours, or trying to catch up with an endless flow of email. Silver Pine IT can help with ProofPoint Essentials email protection, and Security Awareness Training. ProofPoint is trusted by over half of Fortune 100 companies, government agencies, and other security conscious companies, but this doesn’t mean your Small Business isn’t the target market. Proofpoint can scale down to cover even 1 person sole proprietor businesses easily, making it an excellent solution for any business.

Let us know if you’d like to reduce spam, provide encrypted email service for your sensitive data, and block malicious email attempting to compromise your business.