Despite all the IT security systems out there, cybercrime is on the increase and cyber criminals are getting away with increasingly larger amounts of information and money. The number of breeches is concerning with larger and larger amounts of data…
4 Common IT Security Vulnerabilities You Should Know About
Small and medium-sized business leaders are often kept up at night by the same questions, like “is all my company data safe?” or “is there a potential loophole a hacker can exploit?” And since sophisticated malware and targeted threats are…
Ransomware: Don’t Get LOCKY’d Out
LOCKY made its debut a week ago, and impacted half a million users around the globe in a day. The numbers have escalated alarmingly since then as this latest crypto-ransomware, developed by the same dark minds behind Dridex banking malware,…
Laying in Your Security Foundation
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month. In a year of breaches, each one seeming bigger than the last, maybe every month should be Cyber Security Awareness Month. Given the explosion of devices that connect to the Internet of Things, and…
Helping Those Who Help Others: Security for Non-Profits
After the massive breaches and attacks of last year, everyone has become far more aware of their vulnerability to being hacked. Security has taken on new meaning as people start putting defensive measures in place. Yet for many, especially those…
Security: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back
Security breaches, mass DDoS attacks, ransomware mutations. No question about it – the challenges to information security are constant and ever-changing. Over the past twelve months, InfoSec has had to deal with threats not only of a greater magnitude in…