Security
10 Worst Cybersecurity Practices That Put Your Business at Risk
What’s the biggest single threat to company cybersecurity? According to the Sophos 2021 Threat Report, it’s poor cybersecurity practices by organizations. The report, which looked at multiple cyberattacks that happened in 2020, stated, “A lack of attention to one or more aspects of basic security hygiene has been found to be the root cause of…
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Get Better at Catching Phishing Emails Using SLAM
Phishing emails remain one of those persistent cybersecurity problems that never go away and continue to get worse. Phishing is responsible for a large majority of malware infections and data breaches, and it only gets more sophisticated, with scammers using automation and personalization. This attack method continues to run rampant, with a surge of 281%…
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Top 10 Signs That Your PC Is Infected with Malware
When your computer has become infected with a virus, ransomware, or another form of malware, it’s common to panic. Malware has become so sophisticated now that it’s not only hard to spot, but also can be difficult to completely remove. Malware can also do more than one thing. Some are single-minded, like ransomware. It will…
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Free Resources for Cybersecurity Awareness Month to Boost Your IT Security
Every October since 2004 has been designated by the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) as Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Cybersecurity has become one of the major risk factors that businesses of all sizes must consider. Just one ransomware attack can take a business out for days, and many smaller companies lack the resources to recover…
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Why Routine Maintenance Is Critical to Maintaining a Healthy, Secure Network
Often, it can be a simple lack of routine maintenance and cyber hygiene that causes some of the most devastating breaches, rather than some large, sophisticated attack. According to the Sophos 2021 Threat Report, the most damaging attacks identified last year were due to a basic lack of cybersecurity hygiene and upkeep of systems. Keeping…
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ZTNA Is Possible for Small Businesses
When you see the letters ZTNA, you may not immediately think cybersecurity, but you should, as those letters stand for zero-trust network access. This article explains what ZTNA is and why it is advisable for securing remote access. Globally, work environments are re-opening to employees. Yet remote work is here to stay. The consulting firm…
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Colonial Pipeline, JBS… Why Is Ransomware Getting Worse?
It’s hard to turn on the news lately without hearing about cybersecurity. The recent ransomware attacks on Colonial Pipeline and global meat producer JBS have been a big wake-up call about the prevalence of ransomware and just how disruptive it has become. One attack took advantage of an unused employee VPN account that did not…
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How Should You Deal With Your Remote Workforce’s Security Concerns?
Now that the dust has largely settled on the move from in-office to a remote team. Companies are now addressing what they could do better. In the initial days of the pandemic, companies were scrambling to put cloud solutions in place that made it possible for employees to work from home amid mandated stay-at-home orders.…
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Have You Been Pwned?
While the internet has been revolutionary for connecting people and information, it doesn’t come without its drawbacks. One of these being how much easier it is for criminals to get a hold of your account logins or other personally identifiable information to use for identity theft, credit card fraud, and other schemes. There is an…
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How to Protect Your Cloud Storage and Backups From Ransomware
One of the most devastating types of malware is ransomware. It infects files with an encryption algorithm and makes them unreadable. The attacker then demands a ransom to provide the key to decrypt the files. According to the Sophos State of Ransomware 2020 report, costs to remediate a ransomware attack can range from $732,520 (ransom isn’t paid) to $1,448,458…
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