With summertime in full swing, many of us are heading out on vacations that are long overdue. Whether you’re visiting family, friends, the mountains, or the beach, be “shore” to travel with smart cyber habits that will keep you and your loved ones protected in ways that can’t be fixed with that first aid kit...
Last week, we discussed the opportunity that is present to best support your healthcare clients, the importance of those organizations being HIPAA compliant, and how cybersecurity comes into play in healthcare. This week, we’re taking an even deeper dive into healthcare cybersecurity to answer the question, Why Is Healthcare Such a Target for Cybercrime? We...
1. What would you do if a ransomware attack impacted your business for more than 2 weeks? Most MSPs are really good at backing up and restoring data. That is a core service that MSPs provide to their clients. It would be natural for a client to minimize the impact of downtime of a ransomware...
Being on guard can be exhausting in any situation. Learning behaviors that can offset the risk of danger can help, but it isn’t always a failsafe solution. Such is the case with ransomware. You need to know the signs to look for when it comes to dangerous links in phishing emails, attachments that seem like...
Working from home. It was fun while it lasted for many of us. Some people are scrambling to get back to the office to escape makeshift dining room desks that compete with family life and chaos, or just crave the social interaction and other structure that office environments provide. You might be in a combination...
Just as it seemed we might be seeing clear skies ahead in terms of the pandemic, another dark cloud began to rise on the horizon. The Colonial Pipeline breach hit the news and many people began to panic. We were all too familiar with uncertainty of the future and last year’s toilet paper rush was...
Cryptocurrency is a term that we hear all of the time, but many of us don’t seem to fully grasp what it is, and how it works. We’ll take a look at it from a high level to provide some understanding. Why? Well, it isn’t going away, and it only seems to be gaining popularity. ...
Verizon recently released their 2021 Mobile Security Index report, and in it they summarize their research findings by looking at 856 IT professionals. These are the people that buy, secure, and manage the mobile and internet of things (IOT) devices for their companies. In a year of firsts and unexpected experiences, what did they find?...
It can be so frustrating to try to convince people that we “know better” than they do. Especially when it comes to health or safety right? You want them to know so that you can protect them! It’s like parenting, they need to make mistakes to learn, but nothing too catastrophic. Cybersecurity is not too...
WeLeakInfo was a data breach site that offered paid subscriptions to users who could then access their searchable database which contained stolen records. This now defunct site contained 12.5 BILLION records of data that was illegally obtained through various means. This included names, phone numbers, addresses, passwords, and email addresses. Cybercriminals used this site as...
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