The 8 Benefits of Cyber Security Training for Your Business
As cyber attacks and attack vectors continue to evolve, it is now more important than ever to bring the benefits of cyber security training to your business. To prove that point, Splunk reports that 65% of organizations have experienced an increase in cyber attacks during the pandemic. The rise of remote work has also created […]
3 Reasons Employees Fall for Phishing Attacks
3 Reasons Employees Fall for Phishing Attacks A phishing attack is one of the most common types of cyber security threats. Phishing is the use of bait information to trick the recipient into opening, clicking on, or responding to a fraudulent email, phone call or message that is often crafted to look legitimate. Commonly, phishing […]
Three Core Elements of Your Cyber Security Awareness Program
Three Core Elements of Your Cyber Security Awareness Program Security awareness training is essential for organizations of all sizes. Human error remains the root cause of most major security incidents. Therefore, companies need to invest in cyber security technology and in building a “human firewall” in their organization, through security awareness, education, and development. Some […]
What is the NIST Cyber Security Framework? (And why it matters)
What is the NIST Cyber Security Framework? (And why it matters) Business leaders and managers should pay close attention to technical standards in various areas of their business, whether the standards cover manufacturing quality control, HR best practices, or internal operations, to name just a few. A technical standard is usually a formal document […]
Mobile Device Management: What is it and Why You Need it?
Mobile Device Management: What is it and Why You Need it? Now more than ever, organizations must implement cyber security and corporate data protection for a broadly distributed workforce. During the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of employees globally have quickly made the shift from corporate offices to working from home. Working from home is the new […]
What is the Darkweb and Its Business Impact?
Whenever you hear the darkweb mentioned, what do you think of? Most often you will get mixed messages. Some people don’t take information found there seriously while others don’t understand how dangerous it can be. Knowledge is power. The more we know about this part of the internet, the more we can safeguard ourselves against […]
6 Things You Need to Do After a Ransomware Attack
Getting hit by a ransomware attack or infected with a malicious software is not fun. It can open the door to cyber criminals getting your personal and business data and potentially using it to hold you hostage until you pay them off. There are some simple precautions every business owner can take – like having […]
Seven Tech Tips for Your Summer IT Bucket List
Summer is just around the corner and the temperature outside is starting to rise. Activity in the world of breach is also going up and there doesn’t seem to be any signs of it slowing down any time soon. Summer is a great time to take advantage of downtime and get caught up on all […]
Keep Your Passwords Secure
As a managed IT support company, we can tell you that we’ve seen (and heard) our fair share of password no no’s. There’s nothing that will shake our heads faster than approaching someone’s workstation and the passwords to their computer is on a sticky note on the monitor. What is even the point of having […]
Learn to Spot a Scam – Email Edition
One of the easiest ways for hackers to gain access to your company network is through individual employees. How well can you and your business employees spot a scam? This month the ransomware called CryptoLocker is making the rounds again in a massive way. Ransomware takes over a computer or a network and demands money […]
