Cybersecurity & IT Insights
Best Line of Defense Against Business Email Compromises
The Cost of Business Email Compromise In May of 2022, the FBI published a report stating that Business Email Compromises account for over $43 Billion in losses Internationally. In the “2022 State of Email Security Report” from Mimecast, a polling of 1400...
Managed IT Service Provider: A Buyers Guide
If you’re considering a new Managed IT Service Provider (MSP) for your business, you probably know how difficult it is to assess them objectively. Many MSPs tout objective measures like Average Response Time and Mean Time to Resolve. These are important measures, but...
3 Big Cybersecurity Risks
As a business leader, it's challenging to distinguish between significant security threats and those that are less likely to affect your organization. This is especially true nowadays, with frequent reminders about cybersecurity's importance. While we emphasize...
What Small and Mid-size Businesses Really Need to Know About Ransomware
If you’ve been reading technology news lately, you’ve probably seen some sensational headlines about one of the recent ransomware attacks. What does it really mean for the average small or mid-size business? Ransomware is malware that locks your files away and...
Unpatched Vulnerabilities, New Legislation and the FBI Pushing Against a Ransomware Payment Ban
The expanding threat landscape is making ransomware one of the few bipartisan issues in Congress right now. But an FBI expert's testimony proves there are still no easy answers. Here are the top cybersecurity stories for small and midsize business executives in late...
What Is a Perimeter Defense? How to Layer Security
The explosion of ransomware has many security experts arguing forcefully against a perimeter-only security model. These experts point out that this approach has led to cyberattacks that have caused billions of dollars of economic damage. But what is perimeter...
Double Extortion Attacks More Prevalent than Ever
Ransomware is still all over the place - attacks are up 62% globally and 158% in North America since 2019. But ransomware-only attacks have mostly been replaced by more sophisticated – and ruthless – attacks. In a traditional ransomware attack, a cyber criminal finds...
Ransomware News: Biggest Attack Ever
Ransomware News: Early July had several cybersecurity events with big impacts on small and mid-sized businesses. Here are three you that should know about. REvil’s Kaseya Attack Hits Thousands of Businesses Worldwide, US Will Respond The biggest news story this week...
7 Types of Malware
The ever-changing IT environment has made it easier for malware to exist and thrive. In today's world, businesses and individuals alike are constantly bombarded with new threats, making it more important than ever to be aware of the latest malware trends. Types Of...