What is a Dark Web Scan?

A Dark Web Scan is pretty much exactly what it sounds like, a scan of Dark Web sites for any credentials identified as belonging to your business. The idea is to find credentials that have been compromised so that they can be replaced. Also, it’s important to know what information is out there about your business and employees to keep people from being tricked by phishing or other attempts to breach your cyber security.

The dark web is made up of communities. Some might be legitimate but an estimated 50 percent or more are used for criminal activities. When there is a data theft or breach, the Dark Web is where that data is posted or sold. That means emails, passwords and other digital credentials are available to criminal organizations looking to exploit them.

If you have never run a scan, you might not even know that your company’s and employees’ credentials have been posted there. That leaves you vulnerable. Internos offers a free Dark Web scan as well as ongoing Dark Web monitoring.

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What Is a Vulnerability vs an Exploit?

A vulnerability is a weak spot in a system. Vulnerabilities enable hackers and crackers to gain access to a network.  It is virtually impossible to have no weak spots, and not all weak spots exist inside the code itself. The biggest vulnerability for many companies is people.  Human examples of vulnerabilities include a human response…

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What Is a Zero Day Attack?

A zero day attack happens when a hacker takes advantage of an unpatched or previously unknown vulnerability for the first time (also known as a zero day vulnerability).  Some examples of zero day exploits include: Critical system vulnerabilities and exposures are tracked by some organizations and websites to distribute to others. They maintain lists of…

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What Are the Benefits of IT Service Management?

There are multiple benefits associated with IT service management, including: Aside from the benefits above, the day-to-day conveniences of using an ITSM are many. ITSM is not just support via a help desk or a service desk. While an ITSM may support your business via a service desk, the offerings are much broader than that….

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Use our Checklist to Find IT Support

Are you a first-timer to IT support? Maybe you aren’t happy with your current MSP? Our easy-to-follow checklist can guide you through the process of the best IT services provider for your business. It will help you help you outline and define:

  • Your business goals for the next few years
  • The stats that potential MSPs will need to work out a plan for your company
  • The risk areas in your backup and cyber security practices
  • What you expect from your IT support provider
  • And more!
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