Today, more than 40 percent of all cyberattacks target small businesses. If you happen to run a small business, this might be cause for alarm if you aren't taking the proper precautions. One of the most important precautions to take is to set up...
Insider-caused data breaches are happening more often and at higher costs to companies, according to the Ponemon Institute. Institute experts recommend stepping up efforts to minimize risk. One of the top steps you can take is to hire experts to train your...
In 2019, Help Net Security found out that 43% of businesses were still running Windows 7. If your business is among them, it's high time to prepare for Windows 7 end of life. From January 2020, Microsoft will no longer provide support for this system. As...
All it takes is a single click to put all of your business's confidential data in the wrong hands and plunge the entire company into mass chaos. Data breaches can devastate a business because of how hard it is to bounce back from them. The most popular scam that...
Did you realize over 58 percent of the cyber attacks perpetrated each year target small businesses? For most businesses, using the power of technology to stay connected with consumers and other businesses is a must. Making sure the network you have in place is secure...
Deep and dark web hackers buy and sell all kinds of personal information. They sell stolen credit card numbers for as little as $9 and if the card uses a unique one-time payment code even that is available for the right price. Credit card numbers are far from the only...
An alarming number of Americans are scammed each year. According to the United States Senate, seniors lose nearly $3 billion per year due to scams. Many people have heard of the Nigerian prince scam. Here, a (fake) "member of the Nigerian royal family" promises to...
Nearly half of all cybercrime targets small businesses. In fact, approximately 60 percent of all businesses will experience a cyberattack during their lifetime. And, these attacks have the potential to cripple business operations. In some cases, an attack can cost...
Most of us know not to respond to emails from a Nigerian prince looking to enter a business proposition but email scams have come a long way from when that one started surfacing. It's difficult to see through some of the latest attempts to swindle and trick you out of...
Businesses are growing more competitive. Threats of hackers altering, stealing or destroying information systems have increased. Safety of information is the number one priority given an increased market size. Hackers have come up with new strategies to compromise and...
About a week ago, some scary information started making the rounds. The Telegraph reported that the FBI had issued warnings that there would potentially be a hacking attacking on ATMs worldwide. There was a threat that hackers would be unleashing a “jackpotting”...
In our previous post we discussed the Russian malware known as VPNFilter. In this post we figured we should pull back a little and give you a rundown on malware in general. You’ve probably heard lots of terms associated with malware - viruses, rootkits, Trojans,...
