Cyber Security

What is the motivation behind ransomware? Is the motivation behind these faceless attacks simply greed?  Talos Intelligence Group interviewed a hacker referred to as “Aleks”, a university-educated Russian male who says he taught himself cybersecurity skills to find new vulnerabilities and gain recognition. Aleks said that he started with legitimate cyber testing and would warn companies when […]

Is cybersecurity on your mind? 2020 has made cybersecurity a high priority for most organizations. In the past year alone, cyber-attacks have become nearly as troublesome — and as difficult to stop — as the COVID-19 virus itself. A recent survey found that 96% of IT and operations executives have shifted their cybersecurity strategy due

Technology has become ubiquitous in modern business, helping companies to work faster and more efficiently. Unfortunately, as technology evolves, the risk of cyber-attack increases. Almost half of all data breaches last year were targeted at small businesses, indicating a level of vulnerability that exceeds the financial industry, public sector, healthcare, and large enterprise. Learn three

The Windows 7 end-of-life countdown clock has reached zero.   What will you do now? January 14th has now come and gone. As a result,  every computer running Windows 7, Server 2008 R2 or Microsoft Exchange 2010 is now completely vulnerable to serious security threats, hacks, ransomware attacks and data breaches. And according to the industry

Business continuity planning should be a key focus for organizations of any size. For legal firms, disaster recovery and business continuity are critical. The sensitive nature of legal data makes disaster recovery particularly important. Having a plan in place can allow swift recovery following a natural disaster, security breach, or hardware failure. Anyone involved in

Security threats exist everywhere in the digital world where you do business. Even the most traditional businesses utilize modern IT solutions with network connectivity, both internal and external. If appropriate steps aren’t taken to protect systems and data, then your data, finances, and even the future of your business will be at risk. Following industry

In the world of IT we are often conditioned to look at threats as those that come from the outside. With IT security concerns for business, the most immediate threats are sometimes overlooked. Whether it’s ransomware or targeted hacking attempts from malicious parties, these are the things that most business owners think of when considering