Insider Threat Indicators and Prevention Tips
Cyber threats are often assumed to come from outside your company — even as far out as a foreign country. But many assumptions are often not true and too often the signs are ignored. These threats could come from across the room right within your own organization. Here’s more about insider threat indicators: First, realize…
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2023 Social Engineering Threat Trends: What You Need to Know
Social engineering is the underlying factor of the overwhelming majority of cyberattacks today. Whether a cybercriminal’s goal is to directly instigate fraud, gather your credentials or install malware, social engineering threat trends are increasing. Despite the general public’s best efforts, threat actors continue to defraud, ransom and extort companies for billions of dollars annually. As…
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Essential Business Holiday Cyber Security Tips
The holiday season is a busy time for all businesses, big or small. Between all of the holidays that occur in the last few months of the year, and all of the year-end tasks to complete, many people are working overtime in December. But what about their business cyber security measures? Hackers may take this…
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Reply-Chain Phishing Attacks: What You Need to Know
As cyber security experts we are always looking out for new or trending threats. The latest is reply-chain phishing attacks. The idea behind these types of fraudulent emails is to trick victims into opening malicious links or attachments. It can take months or even years to recover from a cyber attack. Fortunately, your business isn’t…
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Why You Need Azure Active Directory Reviews
Microsoft’s cloud-based identity and access management solution, Azure Active Directory, provides a secure way to control user accounts, passwords, device authentication and more. But just like any technology, there are risks if you’re not vigilant about who has access. That’s why Azure Active Directory reviews are essential for cyber security. Safeguard your company’s data with…
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Managed Detection and Response: What You Need to Know
It’s natural to think of cyber security in terms of keeping threats out of your systems. But the fact is that not all threats can be prevented, and if you do not have managed detection and response (MDR), you are missing a critical component of your cyber security. The goal of MDR is to quickly…
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Microsoft 365 Shared Responsibility: How to Secure Cloud Data
You know about Microsoft 365, but do you know that it does not secure your data? The shared responsibility model of cloud services means that you are responsible for protecting your data. Learn about Microsoft 365 shared responsibility and get a free checklist to help you protect your cloud data. Cloud services like Microsoft 365…
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Trending Cyber Risk: Crypto Mining on Company Servers
There’s been a troubling cybersecurity trend in businesses recently — an increase in crypto mining on company servers. A vulnerability assessment can determine if this is happening in your company. Here is a brief explanation of crypto mining on company services and the effects it can have on your company. What Is Crypto Mining? Crypto…
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Don’t Make a Cyber Attack Worse: Get the Ransomware Response Checklist
If your business was a power grid, your ransomware response could mean the difference between some flickering lights and a massive power outage. Would you know what to do? Would your team? The recent rise in cyber attacks is well-documented and frightening. But it doesn’t have to be. With the right IT support and some…
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Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) Increases Your Cyber Risk (and What to Do About It)
By now, you know that cybercriminals are smart and that they have become so adept and villainous they can force businesses to bow to their will. But did you know that they don’t even need hacking skills to do it? They simply buy software packs from criminal entities that have the skills — and then…
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