There is a very good article over at the Grand Forks Herald that makes a compelling case that employees are the biggest security threat a business has. Steele says the No. 1 threat to a company’s network security today is its employees. It’s been his experience that “breaking into a network is much more difficult...
Data breaches dominate the news headlines. Whether it is the Home Depot, Target, Staples, Anthem or the Ashley Madison breach. Every day a new company is experiencing a data breach. Many businesses are asking when this will all end. Unfortunately, the end of data breaches don’t appear to be happening anytime soon. What has changed?...
MORRISTOWN, NJ (PRWEB) SEPTEMBER 08, 2015 Breach Secure Now! has lowered the barriers to increased IT security sales for MSPs by introducing Unlimited Clients Employee Security Training that they can now offer their SMB (small and mid-sized business) clients for free or for a minimal fee. A YouTube video explains the training program in detail....
As we talk to potential MSP partners and give presentations at ASCII and MAXfocus events, we are starting to hear a common message: I worried about providing security services to my clients because they may hold me legally responsible if they have a data breach. You can understand why MSPs might think that not discussing...
An article in Forbes discusses the risk of cyberattacks on businesses. Many companies are unprepared to prevent a cyberattack. Yet many are still ill-prepared for the new age of cybercrime. Recently, PwC indicated less than half of companies surveyed are taking necessary steps to protect their business. This lack of action is not only leading...
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Investment Management has issued cybersecurity guidance (PDF) to registered investment companies (“Funds”) and registered investment advisers (“Advisers”). The SEC has identify cybersecurity as an issue for both Funds and Advisers. Both funds and advisers increasingly use technology to conduct their business activities and need to protect confidential and...
Spear phishing emails are highly effective and have been the cause of many successful hacking attempts. Unlike a regular phishing email that could be sent to thousands or millions of recipients, a spear phishing email is created to target just one victim. And if that victim falls for the bait, there is a good chance...
A survey by Mayer Brown shows companies consider the disclosure of PII the biggest cyber related threat. Survey respondents overwhelmingly considered the disclosure of personally, identifiable information as the biggest cyber-related threat to their companies (63%). Concern about interruption of business operations such as system sabotage ranked second (24%). Less than 10% of the respondents...
Market intelligence from ABI Research estimates the current global market for managed security services will be around $15.4 billion by the 2015. They state that there is a big push by businesses to use managed security service providers (MSSP) to help with outsourced security. ABI Research estimates the market for MSSPs will be around $33...
An article over at medium gives excellent insight into the real dangers of open public WiFi. After reading this article you will never use a public WiFi hotspot again! You should read the full article but here are some highlights: A small device is all it takes to setup a fake WiFi hotspot Wouter removes...
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