You have probably had a few emails about privacy, security and your data being safe and secure from almost every company you have a username and password for.

There has never been a better time for Technology and Privacy/Data Security Insurance for your business.   Why is this? Cyber criminals are getting smarter and smarter every day.   So how do you stay protected? The Federal Bureau of Investigation is urging all American’s reboot your router now. There is supposedly a new malware threat that has rapidly infected more than 500,000 consumer devices. The malware is called VPNFilter that targets Linksys, MikroTik, Netgear and TP-Link networking equipment and QNAP network-attached storage (NAS) devices in the small office and home office spaces of Americans according to Cisco.

Experts are still trying to learn all that VPNFilter is built to do, but for now they know it can do two things well: Steal website credentials; and issue a self-destruct command, effectively rendering infected devices inoperable for most consumers. Cisco researchers said they’re not yet sure how these 500,000 devices were infected with VPNFilter, but that most of the targeted devices have known public exploits or default credentials that make compromising them relatively straightforward. “Foreign cyber actors have compromised hundreds of thousands of home and office routers and other networked devices worldwide,” the FBI said in a warning posted to the Web site of the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). “The actors used VPNFilter malware to target small office and home office routers. The malware is able to perform multiple functions, including possible information collection, device exploitation, and blocking network traffic.” According to Cisco, here’s a list of the known affected devices: LINKSYS DEVICES:

• E1200
• E2500
• WRVS4400N

MIKROTIK ROUTEROS VERSIONS FOR CLOUD CORE ROUTERS:

• 1016
• 1036
• 1072
• NETGEAR DEVICES:
• DGN2200
• R6400
• R7000
• R8000
• WNR1000
• WNR2000

QNAP DEVICES:

• TS251
• TS439 Pro
• Other QNAP NAS devices running QTS software

TP-LINK DEVICES:

• R600VPN

Let’s make sure your IT Department resets your routers and you get the right insurance in place to ensure you are covered. Keeping you protected,   Rick   All Access Insurance in Littleton, CO,  who represents multiple insurance companies as a “Broker” and provides products for auto, home,  commercial, workers compensation, and much more!   Call us today for a free quote at (303) 932-1700