Beginning in 2008, Verizon has created a report outlining the cybersecurity incident trends that the previous year demonstrated. In doing so, they have provided a resource that offers businesses greater insights into where their cybersecurity efforts need to be focused. Listed below are some of 2019’s trends and insights that were highlighted in the Verizon Business 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR).
People talk about cybersecurity like it's something you can just buy. That’s not the truth, however. When you are seriously looking at how you can keep unauthorized entities off your network, while having control over what you do with your technology, you need to look at it as three levels of cybersecurity.
It’s astonishing how much trust people have in Internet-based companies; they not only believe that these companies will fulfill their expectations, but that they will protect their most valuable and sensitive information. Listed below is a look at some of the data collection practices that companies use and what they do with that data.
Conferencing has been a critical tool for businesses as stay-at-home orders have moved their operations out of the office and into worker’s homes. While there are dozens of video conferencing solutions on the market, businesses should consider security just as much as they consider functionality. Below is a look at security for your company’s conferencing solutions.
At any given time, a business needs to consider its security, but this need only intensifies when its employees are working remotely. With the coronavirus pandemic very much still in play, the likelihood that your workers are in this situation has risen dramatically. In order to maintain your organizational security, you must consider the many factors that a remote workforce can introduce.
The rising popularity of ransomware has been disconcerting to many IT professionals, especially due to the different tactics that this malware variant has been spotted utilizing. In order to protect your business from these attacks, it helps to know how they work. Listed below is a beginner’s guide to ransomware types to help you identify and avoid them.
COVID-19, or coronavirus, has become a serious global health concern over the past couple of months. At this point, it is clear that this disease could have major impacts on the workplace. We wanted to offer a brief rundown of good workplace and network health practices, as well as a few pointers on how you can handle health-based employee absences.
There has recently been a general fascination with smart devices in the home and the office. These Internet of Things-powered appliances can help add to the convenience of rote tasks and other everyday activities, but is it actually a good idea to use them? Unless you’ve taken the proper precautions, maybe not.
Personal information is very, very valuable, especially in this increasingly digital modern day and age. This makes it incredibly imperative that you are doing everything you can to protect it in your business, whether it is your own or belongs to somebody else. Listed below are a few tips to help you better protect the data you’re responsible for.
As you manage your business, there is a lot that you’re going to have to oversee - including how much access your employees have to the data you have gathered and generated throughout your operations. An access management policy can help you to accomplish this. Listed below is a review of a critical features you need to include in your strategy.
Microsoft is retiring two of its most popular operating systems in just over a week; this shouldn’t be news at this point. Microsoft has frequently been reminding Windows 7 users that they need to upgrade before January 14 - including running a major campaign to do so - but there are still a quarter of all desktop users that haven’t upgraded yet.
Cybersecurity should always be a matter of great importance for a business, especially since cyber criminals are always evolving their tactics. As a result, it pays to keep an eye on the horizon for the next looming threats. Let's take a look at some few threats that cybersecurity professionals say that businesses should be concerned about in the near future.
Almost everyone utilizes Google in some way or another; the search engine is, by far, the most common way people get answers and find content online. Google currently handles about 90% of search queries, while the second and third place goes to Yahoo and Bing, who share just below 5% of the search market share.
Google curates the search results on the fly based on a lot of variables including where you are located, what type of device you are on, and your online surfing habits. This means Google is gathering a lot of information about how we use the web to give us a better experience. Below is a look at how you can control what Google knows about you to better protect your privacy.
Passwords can be irritating. However, they are also incredibly imperative to your organization's overall security strategy. We’ve all heard the suggestions on how to create secure passwords; as it turns out, there is more to modern security then that. Let’s explore a few options to help you create useful passwords, and take a look why passwords are only the beginning.
Most people's perception of hackers comes via what they see in modern pop culture … but does this perception match up to a hacker in real life? Alas, pop culture doesn’t always differentiate between different hacker types and their motivations very well.
Automation is sometimes misinterpreted as being bothersome or as an unreliable addition to business. It’s not about replacing people's jobs with machines, it’s about getting more done with the people you have. Having an attitude that doubts technology and believes nothing can replace human processing can put you at a disadvantage compared to your competitors.
There are hackers out there whose sole purpose is to infiltrate businesses and pilfer data, money, and the trust people have in their technology. One method to help keep your things secure is by relying on two-factor authentication. Let's take a closer look at 2FA below.
Facebook is a large part of daily life for many people. There are more than two billion active users; if you select any 4 random human beings from anywhere in the world, at least one of them likely logged into Facebook today.
It’s imperative to know that you still have control over your information, so in this blog we’re going to look at a few ways you can take control over your online identity on the world’s largest social network.
Chances are that you know what a URL is, but if you don't: it is the address of a website. It usually starts with “http//:” or “https://” and directs the Internet browser on where the user would like to surf. What you need to always be aware of is that these days a threat can be created by manipulating the URL.
To keep your organization's network secure from threats your software working effectively, patching the software it uses is absolutely imperative. The reason is that the threat landscape is constantly evolving. Recently, Microsoft announced that they have released an emergency out-of-band security update to fix two security issues, an atypical act for the software giant.
