Long gone are the days of the poorly-written email scams. Nowadays, phishing attacks are sophisticated, AI-generated lures that know just how to trick even the most vigilant employees. To keep your business from becoming just another statistic in the growing number of at-risk organizations, you need to know the difference between legitimate messages and the fake ones, and that starts...
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Nowadays, businesses of all sizes rely so, so much on data. This makes it a hugely valuable asset. Unfortunately, it is also one of the most vulnerable. We’ve reached a point where the cybersecurity protections most have relied on for years—things like basic antivirus and its ilk—just aren’t enough to properly protect against modern attacks and their ramifications. To really...
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These days, it feels like every week there’s a new AI tool out there that promises to exponentially improve your productivity. It’s easy for leadership teams to fall victim to the “shiny object syndrome,” where they adopt a new tool only to find it’s not seeing any use after six months. New technology should never be a solution looking for...
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Connecting to a public network is a gamble with your data. Most people see free guest Wi-Fi as a convenience, but from a technical standpoint, it is a way for others to monitor your traffic. When you use these networks, you are trusting a third party to secure a connection that is often left intentionally wide open. (more…)
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Imagine if a master locksmith suddenly announced that the standard deadbolt—the exact one installed on almost every office door in the country—had a hidden flaw. Worse, imagine they just proved exactly how to pick it. You wouldn't just sit there and hope for the best. You'd be calling a professional to get new, secure locks installed immediately. (more…)
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The bigger your business’ workforce, the bigger your overall digital footprint… and the bigger a task it becomes to properly manage who has access to what. Make no mistake, this task is a critical one to complete for the sake of your security and, ultimately, your reputation and success. Let’s go over how this situation arises and discuss how to...
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Ransomware has evolved from a rare cybersecurity issue into one of the most damaging threats facing small businesses today. It’s no longer just a problem for large corporations with deep pockets. In fact, small businesses are increasingly being targeted because they often lack the sophisticated defenses of larger organizations. Ransomware doesn't discriminate, and for a small business, a single attack...
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Firewalls used to be simple defensive tools that consisted of antivirus, web filtering, and intrusion protection, but they are far more complex (and far more powerful) these days. In fact, they can serve an entirely different purpose in addition to network security. You can transform a well-configured firewall into a growth lever to harness the vast amounts of data they...
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There’s no denying the convenience that so many of technology's essential features and functions can now be managed with a simple command, if not completely automated, thanks to the Internet of Things. With the IoT, everything is augmented by a miniature computer… but these devices are built to be convenient and (for lack of a better term) cheap. As such,...
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Are you still depending on your business being so small that it flies “under the radar” of potential threats? The most dangerous mindset you can have is that you’re too small for a hacker to care about your data. In reality, hackers don’t care how big your business is; they care about what data they can steal, and there’s plenty...
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