Are You Playing Catch-Up with Your IT?
If your business’ fiscal year starts in January, this is normally the time of year when preliminary work begins for developing forecasts and budgets for the upcoming year. However, COVID-19 has put a big dent in how to go about this.
5 Cloud-computing Benefits Now and Post COVID-19
If COVID-19 has taught us anything, it’s that organizations can no longer ignore how technology is fundamentally changing core business functions. Here are 5 ways the cloud has delivered exponential ROI and sustainable growth for small and medium-sized companies.
3 Cloud Security Tactics Your Business Must Have for 2020
Three factors played a major role in more than 60% of data breaches last year, according to the 2020 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report. Companies across the globe are still falling behind when it comes to preventing these go-to attacks: credential theft, business-email compromise, including phishing, along with human errors.
4 Cybersecurity Essentials for the 2020 Remote Workplace
The global COVID-19 pandemic has largely changed the way we work. From cloud and hybrid cloud to on-premises environments, the rules of cybersecurity remain the same – and so do the methods of attack – but this time with a renewed vigor. From whaling and phishing to malicious sites, knowing how to recognize these threats and their methods of delivery, along with what to do in the event of an attack are all major factors in prevention. Here are 4 things that will help keep your employees (and...
The Importance of the Right Cybersecurity Leadership
Organizations are starting to realize there is much more to a strong IT organization than ensuring the integrity of cybersecurity. Any business, small or large, can learn from Capital One Bank’s recent removal of their chief information security officer (CISO) after a slew of problems, including a massive data breach announced in July. Capital One’s woes highlight the potential consequences that come from poor leadership, not listening to cybersecurity and IT experts and lack of proactive...
What You Need to Know About Bot-driven Attacks This Holiday Season
Excited for the holidays to get underway? So are hackers. Online retail transactions are 10 times more likely to be fraudulent than even those of the financial services sector, according to the Threat Metrix Q1 2018 Cybercrime Report. With the busiest shopping season of the year less than a week away, cybercriminals are taking every advantage with bot-driven attacks, one of the most dangerous threats of today. Ecommerce companies are currently the prime target, but do not fool yourself into...
4 Ways to Protect Your Business This Holiday Season
Cybercriminals know businesses and their employees are more likely to share large amounts of information online this time of year. In addition to accessing account information via online merchants, attackers are also able to gain data from insecure Wifi systems, phishing scams and malware. The average cost is $244 per compromised record. Here are four ways to proactively safeguard your organization more effectively this December:
3 Solutions to One of Your Biggest Security Challenges
When faced with a cyber threat, the differing views of C-level executives and IT teams can create a divide within a company that may place it at a disadvantage. IT departments are tasked with maintaining and securing business technology, both of which increase business expenses. C-level executives have the responsibility to reduce overall business risk, as well as cost. Aligning these two opposing goals often results in off-the-shelf security practices that may not fit your business needs....
10 Reminders for National Cyber Security Awareness Month
Each October, the Department of Homeland Security spearheads a campaign to remind businesses and individuals of the importance of cybersecurity. This campaign, known as National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), is designed to provide internet security education, as well as the tools and resources needed for internet safety. With an average total data breach cost of $7.35 million, protecting your data from a cyber attack is crucial to business longevity. Protelligent® knows the importance...