IT Security : Every year, nearly 180 million confidential records are exposed due to data breaches. That puts the odds of becoming a victim higher than one would like. Experiencing a data breach can cost you a lot of money and stress, not to mention the reputation of your business. Keeping your data safe is a…
Ransomware: a Modern Threat to Public Safety
Ransomware authors are pivoting their attacks from individuals to government entities and health care institutions, causing a threat to public safety. Traditionally, crypto ransomware targeted individuals and encrypted their personal data and files as a form of extortion for hundreds of dollars. Ransomware has evolved to target businesses and government agencies for much larger financial…
How to Avoid Coronavirus Phishing Scams
Phishing Scams : The news about the coronavirus pandemic gets a little more frightening with each passing day. The death toll in China has risen to the hundreds and a growing number of countries are closing their borders to travelers from at-risk areas. There’s suddenly a global shortage of surgical masks. And as with almost…
Is Your Business Prepared for a Security Breach?
A data breach can devastate your business and have real financial and reputational impact. Unfortunately, every organization will experience some type of security event. This could be from an outside attack or from the internal mishandling of sensitive data. Research suggests that the average cost of a data breach is upwards of $3.8M after remediation efforts, fines,…
