Let’s begin with a cold, hard fact. If a business has been targeted by cybercrime from an outside source, there is a 68 percent chance that another attempt to access their network will come within one year. This statistic comes from Crowdstrike, a cybersecurity solutions provider. Despite this reality, there seems to be a perception […]
2020 has been filled to the brim with adversity, and just as we’ve mercifully arrived to the end, the largest and most brazen cyberespionage attack ever has been carried out. Today, we’ll tell you what we know about the attack, what problems it caused, and what we should learn from it going forward.
Browser extensions are nifty little programs that can be implemented into your web browser itself, adding onto its capabilities and utility. Unfortunately, these programs also give cybercriminals a means of secretly launching an attack. The security firm Avast recently identified 28 such third-party extensions that have been installed by about 3 million people on Google […]
One of the major shifts we’ve seen in business in 2020 is the establishment of the remote workforce. Stay-at-home orders, brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, made it necessary for businesses to find solutions on how to securely transfer information from what could be unprotected networks. The virtual private network (VPN) is a solution to […]
With the holidays approaching and the global pandemic still underway, online shopping is going to be under even more demand than usual in 2020. With all of these transactions online, it would stand to reason that people would be more keen to follow best security practices than ever before. This week, we take a look […]
Many small business owners will temper their investments into IT security because they are of the notion that because their businesses are so small, they can’t be affected by hackers. We understand that prioritizing IT security can be more expensive than you like and money can justifiably be used elsewhere for more gain. The problem […]
Being told by an IT provider how important it is for you to update your software is probably a bit like your grade school teacher telling you how important it is to do your homework. Of course they’re going to say it, it’s their job to do so. However, we’re telling you what the Department […]
As serious as they are, cyberattacks are not always labeled with the most serious-sounding names. We are, of course, talking about phishing: the use of spoofed email addresses and fraudulent messages to get hold of data. One of the silliest-sounding versions of phishing — smishing — has proven to be of particular risk.
Your business depends on a budget to come out in the black at the end of the fiscal year, and the way you invest that budget will have a considerable impact. As you create this budget, your IT needs to be one of your top considerations. After all, it is what effectively powers the modern […]
As compared to the past few years, there have been considerably fewer successful data breaches in 2020. While this may sound like exclusively good news, there are a few reasons why this information should be taken with a grain of salt.