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“We have antivirus, so we’re covered.”“Hackers only go after large companies.”“That’s IT’s job, not mine.”“If we get hit, our cyber insurance will handle it.” Sound familiar? If so, you’re not alone. These are just a few of the most common cybersecurity myths that businesses continue to believe. And unfortunately, they create a false sense of…
5 Ways to Shop Safely Online this Holiday Season
Tis the season for gift giving, which for busy people everywhere, means online shopping. Online shopping is so popular that American shoppers are predicted to spend a total of $929 billion during the Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday sales, according to market research company, eMarketer. More people online shopping presents a very tempting situation for cybercriminals. So much so, that Infosecurity magazine predicts that there will be an estimated 50…
CMMC 2.0: An overview of the upcoming changes
On November 4, 2021, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced a significant shift in the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program. To help you understand why this change was made and how it will affect your business, let’s review the history of the CMMC program. Why was the CMMC 1.0 framework created? The CMMC 1.0…
HIPAA Compliance: A 5 Step-Guide to keep you out of the HIPAA doghouse
More and more physicians and healthcare providers are transitioning to digital records from paper. The benefits of going to digital records are endless and include savings on time and physical storage needs. Sharing records digitally also increases staff efficiencies. Physicians can share lifesaving patient info with other doctors with just the click of a button. …
Financial services: Keep these 4 regulatory compliance institutions on speed dial
Whether you are a bank, credit union or other financial services business, you know there are institutions keeping a watchful eye over your firm’s compliance. There are a variety of compliance regulations and laws you must abide by. Here’s a rundown of the top regulatory compliance institutions for the financial industry. FINRA For those of…
Outsourced cybersecurity: How your business can choose the right outsourced cybersecurity partner.
With cyberattacks, ransomware and phishing cases on the rise in 2021, it’s more important than ever to have effective security and risk management in place to protect your IT assets. When it comes to cybersecurity, companies tend to have these top three concerns: loss of data, revenue, and reputation. With so much at stake, finding the right outsourced cybersecurity…
Ransomware protection for businesses: How to protect your company mobile devices from ransomware attacks
2021 saw dramatic increases in ransomware compared to previous years. With year-end 2021 ransomware attacks predicted to cost close to $714 million, which grew to 134% over 2020’s numbers, there seems to be no end in sight. Todays cyberhackers are more sophisticated and strategic in executing surgical attacks on an organization’s infrastructure. While crypto-ransomware and ransomware lockers have…
How we helped a financial services organization standardize and stabilize their IT infrastructure and cloud environment to allow for secure and seamless remote work capabilities during COVID-19.
Hartford Community Loan Fund (HCLF) is a community development institution that specializes in nonprofit lending. They provide and promote just and affordable financial services that benefit low-wealth residents in the communities they serve. They do this by helping clients overcome barriers including credit history, language, cultural differences, financial literacy, or lack of economic assets. They…
Why Cybersecurity Awareness for Your Business Is Critical for ALL Employees
Is Cybersecurity a major priority for your business? Well, let’s discuss some facts on the latest trends in cyber-attacks and data breaches. IBM Security has published the Poneman Institute’s Cost of a Data Breach Report for the past 17 years. It is the benchmark report offering help in mitigating the rising costs of data breaches. …
How to protect your business against ransomware attacks?
While businesses are prioritizing growth and profitability, hackers are working on extorting your company’s money. Their favorite tool to do so is ransomware. According to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, “50 to 70% of ransomware attacks were aimed at small and medium-sized companies.” So basically, no business is completely safe from ransomware. What is ransomware? …
Should you outsource your company’s cybersecurity?
More than likely, yes. Before we get to the reasons why, let’s just review some recent data on cybersecurity attacks. According to SentinelOne, the leading software provider in threat detection, most small to medium sized businesses (SMB’s) are extremely vulnerable to impending cybersecurity attacks. 32% of SMBs have suffered a cybersecurity attack in the past…
Why cybersecurity is VITAL to protecting cloud services.
A recent 2021 Netskope Cloud and Threat Report raised some eye-opening pieces of research. In 2021, 53% of all web traffic has been cloud-related, which increased the dangers of cyberattacks. It also revealed a 13% malware spike from cloud apps. Ray Canzanese, Netskope Threat Research Director, provided an interesting perspective on this subject. He stated,…
Takeaways from the SolarWinds ransomware hacks
In December of 2020, headlines revealed that a major software company, SolarWinds (SW), was hacked in 2019. SW provides a variety of system management tools for network and infrastructure monitoring. The reason this made headlines for multiple reasons. First, SW waited months to reveal they were breached. The hackers got into SolarWinds’ network via malicious code…