Does your organization have backups? Many may quickly respond with an affirmative response, but they may subscribe to myths about backups. One may say that their critical infrastructure is backed up, check that box, and move on. There are many considerations when it comes to choosing a backup solution, method, and configuration; you want to…
Category Archives: Cybersecurity
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Backups: Myth vs. Reality (Part 1)
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The Weakest Link in Your Information Security Chain (Your Users)
What comes to mind when you think about cybersecurity? You may be thinking next-gen anti-virus, next-gen firewalls, Security Information and Event Monitoring services, Security Operations Centers, encryption, SPAM protection, persistent threat monitoring, application whitelisting, DNS-layer protection, and robust backups. If you’ve implemented all of the above, you may think you have covered all your bases;…
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NIST 800-171, CMMC, and Compliance Issues Affecting Government Contacting Businesses
Doing business with Federal, state, and local governments has become increasingly more difficult for organizations because of increased regulatory and compliance requirements applied to information technology. For nearly 20 years the federal government has been focused on cybersecurity practices of government contractors and protecting data and systems from evolving threats. Many contracts have been updated…
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Data Security & Recycling
With the rise of ransomware events targeting small and medium size businesses, data security has been brought to the forefront of many strategic conversations around the IT “dinner table.” Although there are many palatable security products available on the market to protect and even detect security risks on your network, one mitigation tactic is so…
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The Big Business of Ransomware
Ransomware continues to be one of the most impactful, disruptive, and expensive problems the world faces when it comes to Cyber Crime. This year alone, we have seen major companies like Nvidia, Toyota and SpiceJet become victims of ransomware, and we have also seen an entire country brought to its knees due to an attack. …
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Best Line of Defense Against Business Email Compromises- $43 Billion Stolen & Counting
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 organizations showed that 96% of the participants had experienced targeted phishing attacks with 79% of organizations seeing heavier email…
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3 Big Security Risks – Ghost Users, Old Data and Home Storage
As a business leader it can be difficult to decipher what security threats you need to keep a close eye on versus those that are not as likely to impact your organization. That’s especially true these days when you are likely getting hit by a message about how important cybersecurity is nearly every five minutes….
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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 July. Software Vulnerabilities Take 6 Months to Patch A recent study found…
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What Is a Perimeter Defense? Why Can It Be a Problem?
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 security? What does it leave out? And what should you do instead? Perimeter Defenses, in Buildings…
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Ransomware Is Coming. Plan and Prepare.
Ransomware attacks are so frequent now that even some big ones don’t make headlines. But last week’s attack on Kaseya VSA, a tool used by IT professionals around the world to help manage networks and provide tech support, garnered plenty of headlines. That’s because it was the biggest ransomware attack on record, affecting more than…