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...
Large scale data breaches such as Target and Home Depot make the news but smaller organizations are victims of data breaches as well. The problem is that most data breaches that happen to small or midsize companies are either not reported or do not make the news headlines. This in turn leads many small to...
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...
The CEO of Lloyd’s of London, one of the largest insurance companies in the world, says that cyber risk is the most serious threat to businesses Inga Beale, chief executive of Lloyd’s, said: “Cyber risk poses the most serious threat to businesses and national economies, and it’s an issue that’s not going to go away....
Research by security company FireEye reveals that hackers are becoming much smarter in their methods to gain access to networks that they are trying to break into. According to ZDNet Fresh FireEye research suggests that today’s cyberattackers are becoming smarter about the systems they seek to break, and are commonly using impersonation and social engineering...
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a short interactive game that quizzes a person’s knowledge on physical protection of laptops. The quiz / game only takes a few minutes and gives some good pointers on protecting laptops. Share this with your employees, clients, family and friends. Lost or stolen laptops and portable media are some...
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