If you’re doing business in this day and age, you’re going to be the target of a cyberattack eventually. While you can’t control whether or not it happens, all small business owners can control how much damage a cyberattack does – by carefully choosing their cybersecurity strategy. When it comes to a reactive vs proactive […]
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Imagine you’re smack in the middle of a huge promotional sale on your online shop- and all of a sudden you get flooded with user complaints stating that the website is down. One of the more prevalent causes of an outage like this is a DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack. Just like one that
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Lateral movement is a lesser known but incredibly insidious hacking tactic. It is a significant step in many different common cyberattacks, and it can be difficult to trace in your network. This subtle kind of attack can be incredibly devastating to a small business. What exactly is lateral movement? Lateral movement occurs when a hacker
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Chief information officers (CIOs) have been a staple of large and enterprise businesses for years. But there’s a new role on the rise that may not be as well known- that of virtual CIO. What exactly is a virtual CIO? A chief information officer (CIO) is a bridge between the technical side and business side
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Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams accounted for 19,954 complaints and a total of $2.4 billion in losses last year. (FBI Internet Crime Report of 2021) Small businesses are frequent targets of these attacks due to a false sense of security or lack of email best practices. These scams are initiated by phishing attacks, which rely
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It’s every small business owner’s nightmare: you look at the activity logs and realize there’s been a data breach. You’re not sure what data is compromised or deleted or what the breach means for your business. You have a pit in your stomach, or maybe an overwhelming sense of dread. What should you do if
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Large corporations and city governments experience a significantly higher amount of crime than their small town counterparts. But when it comes to cyber crime, does that same standard hold true? Does being in a smaller town or city protect you from cybersecurity threats? Personal data is valuable to cybercriminals no matter where a business is
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Data loss is a big issue for businesses in a variety of industries. Businesses of all sizes need backup and disaster recovery plans in place, or they risk serious consequences—financial and otherwise. With that in mind, more businesses are curious about disaster recovery as a service for their business, and we’re going to tell you
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If you’re on the fence about IT managed services, you’re in the right place. Today, we’re going to break down the top benefits of these services and how they can help you build and protect your business. The Benefits of IT Managed Services And here’s the thing: there are many benefits of IT managed services.
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