Article based on and adapted from Christopher Hadnagy’s “Science Behind Human Hacking” presentation at the Compass Cybersecurity Symposium, Twin River Event Center – 9/27/19 What is Social Engineering? Social engineering is the psychological manipulation of convincing...
Expert of the Month: The Team at Wright’s Dairy Farm & Bakery
For over 100 years, Wright’s Dairy Farm & Bakery has been a staple throughout Northern Rhode Island. From its humble beginnings, Wright’s has grown into being four businesses in one: the dairy farm, milk processing plant, bakery, and retail store. With several...
Don’t Get Reeled in by Common Phishing Email Subject Lines
Attackers want to trick victims into opening and responding to emails. To increase the success of their attacks, they will design the email to look like it came from someone the target knows, including their boss! Business email compromise (BEC) is a rapidly growing...
IT Support RI Recognized on 2019 CRN Next-Gen 250 List
CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named IT Support RI to its 2019 Next-Gen 250 list for the third year in a row. The annual list recognizes standout IT solution providers that embrace emerging technologies to adapt to an evolving marketplace. Next-Gen 250...
Extra Life: Play Games. Heal Kids.
Some of the IT Support staff geared up to game for another Extra Life event! Those who joined pledged to play games for 24 hours and raise funds for kids at Hasbro Children’s Hospital. Together, the team raised almost $200 in donations! 100% of the donations raised by...
Connecting for Children & Families’ Annual “Vision of Hope Dinner”
We attended Connecting for Children & Families’ Vision of Hope dinner honoring Amica Mutual Insurance Company. Amica received CCF’s “Community Champion Award” honoring their longtime partnership with CCF. Additionally, CCF honored Dr. Patrick McGee, Superintendent...