Cybersecurity & IT Insights
Securing New Technology
According to ADT, around 20% of homes in the US have a home security system. Most of them probably value the system, even if half of them are trying to figure out how to get out of the long-term contract they signed. That 20% figure is about half as large as the 39%...
A Growing Concern: Data Loss
There are plenty of statistics out there about disaster recovery. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says 65% of businesses fail within two years of a disaster, while the Small Business Administration (SBA) says it’s 90%. That’s a wide range, but it...
Business Cybersecurity News: Early August, 2020
Cybercriminals are getting smarter about who they're targeting, how they're getting into networks, what they're threatening to do to businesses, and how much they're charging. Meanwhile, employees are helping them into their employers' networks, even when they know...
Business Network Security News: June 15th-31st, 2020
The pandemic hasn't slowed down cyber crime attacks - in fact, it's made them more prevalent than ever. That's because businesses are more reliant on their networks than ever with so many of their employees working from home. Here are some of the best articles on ...
Hackers Wait Up to Six Months After Access to Trigger Ransomware
One of the many things people want to know after they suffer a ransomware attack is “how did they gain access to my network?” However it happened, it may have happened many months ago – and ransomware victims may have bigger problems than encrypted files. In many...
A Growing Concern: Data Theft
Many businesses have spent the last several months worried about their short- and long-term survival due to the economic shutdown. After companies deal with the immediate needs of working remotely and revenue preservation, however, it’s a great time to address some...
Remote Work Data Management
We’ve written before about the perils of data sprawl. Even in normal times, no single person at most companies can list all of the places where sensitive company data lives. Not only does this make it far more likely that your data will find its way into the wrong...
How SaaS Bolsters Security
It would be an understatement to say the software-as-a-service (SaaS) model has become the dominant one in the software industry. This model (where you pay monthly or yearly for software instead of buying the license outright) is now being used primarily or...
Cybercriminals Getting Rich Off of COVID-19
The economic shutdown has led to millions of employees losing their jobs or receiving fewer working hours from their employers. Employees who can do their jobs from home, however, are working more hours than they were before the shutdown. Unfortunately, that includes...