Security
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. Some organizations continue to be stalled and are waiting for business to return to some form of pre- pandemic.
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. Flexibility and Scalability There is no denying the cloud’s ability to keep organizations agile on multiple levels. Businesses with cloud infrastructure
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. The report also highlights how security tactics for these three
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,
4 Ways Cloud Backup and Recovery Can Optimize Your Business
With the rise of COVID-19 changing the way we work and depend on our IT infrastructures, cybersecurity is another critical component to an organization’s ability to defend against social engineering campaigns and other forms of attacks. This is why disaster recovery (DR) remains at the top of the list when it comes to cloud-computing management strategies in 2020. From a
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
Here’s Why Your Business Needs End-to-End Encryption
End-to-End Encryption (E2EE) is a term that is coming to the forefront of security conversations. So, what’s at risk? More than 3 billion private data records were stolen and/or exposed to the public in the first half of 2018. With increasing global anxiety about individuals’ privacy being compromised and cybercrime increasing at explosive rates, companies have to do more to
It Takes Just One Employee to Take the Bait. Attacks are on the Rise.
During this year’s tax season, hackers are taking full advantage of the large amounts of data being exchanged online by going on phishing expeditions in the hopes of stealing your data and that of your customers. In fact, 83% of businesses reported falling victim to a phishing attack in the last year, according to the Wombat 2019 State of the
Is SIEM Technology Really Effective?
With a staggering 291 records per second compromised in the first half of 2018 alone, according to the Breach Level Index, it’s explicitly clear that small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) must get serious about executing proactive attack-prevention. Without it, they risk a data breach that could lead to complete financial ruin. One of these data-breach prevention tactics is Security Information
The Most Important Small Business Checklist of the Year
As you begin to establish goals and reevaluate critical business risks for the year ahead, cybersecurity must be at the very top of your list. According to the Breach Level Index, the number of lost, stolen or compromised records increased by a jaw-dropping 133% in the first half of 2018 compared to the same time the previous year. As attack
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