The most sophisticated firewall in the world cannot stop a human being from making a split-second mistake. Cybercriminals are not just hacking code; they are hacking your employees. By exploiting high-stress environments and the natural desire to be helpful, hackers create click-first, ask-later scenarios that can bypass your entire security stack in an instant. To defend your business, you do...
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If you asked your team what they remember from the last annual security compliance video, we bet they’d be hard-pressed to remember anything of importance. That’s because most small business security training is like going to the dentist; you go once a year, and only because you have to. The unfortunate reality is that most people are going about security...
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Securing your network is essential in this age of near-constant cyberthreats. One of the best ways individuals and businesses have to secure their accounts is through two-factor authentication. How do you make the most out of it? Let’s discuss the best practices to ensure your 2FA setup keeps your digital life safe. (more…)
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Keeping your smartphone safe for work is something that we all need to do. Not only do you have all of your personal data, if you use it for work, it probably has access to work emails, files, and other sensitive information, making it a target for hackers. To make sure it stays secure, here are some simple tips anyone...
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Traditional cybersecurity has long been built on a foundation of restriction and reprimand. However, treating employees as the weakest link creates a dangerous paradox: the more you monitor and scold your team, the higher your actual risk becomes. When an employee fears professional retaliation for a digital mistake, they don't become more careful… they become more secretive. They delete the...
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We’ve all seen the Internet represented as an iceberg in images and videos explaining the deep web. The surface web—the part you use every day—is just the tip. Below that is the Deep Web (password-protected sites), and at the very bottom is the Dark Web, a hidden layer where anonymity is the primary currency. From a business perspective, the Dark...
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If you have the guts to start a business, having it succeed is a massive reward, especially considering how much work you’ve had to do to make that a reality. Unfortunately, for businesses worldwide, all that hard work and dedication could be destroyed after a cyberattack. This month, we'll discuss how exactly cyberattacks ruin an otherwise successful business. (more…)
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As a cybersecurity professional, I've seen organizations of all sizes and sectors make a critical, often fatal, mistake: they wait for the water to boil. They operate under a reactive cybersecurity model, adopting the same slow, passive approach as the hapless subject of the boiled frog analogy. It’s a tale I recently rediscovered, and it's a chillingly perfect metaphor for...
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There are a lot of threats out there, ranging from simple and annoying viruses to business-ending ransomware. Do you know how these threats end up on your network in the first place, and more importantly, how do you protect your network from these threats? Today, we’re exploring the various avenues a cybersecurity threat might take to install itself on your...
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Whether you like it or not, the password is the most important part of your cybersecurity policy. That’s saying something with all the tools and strategies out there designed to keep unauthorized users from accessing your accounts. Maybe they aren't the most comprehensive security solution, but they are by far the most frequently used and there are some things every...
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