Some organizations have bought into the idea that workloads in the cloud are inherently more secure than those on premises. This idea is reinforced by the concept that the cloud service provider assumes responsibility for security. However, while a secure cloud workload is possible, one should not automatically assume this as there are important steps to ensure …
In today’s complex digital environment, it’s essential to take your time to research every single company that you’re interested in doing business with. Whether you’re a small business or a big enterprise, the consequences of dealing with an illegitimate company are always harmful. For instance, let’s say that a young startup signed a contract with …
Yes, password managers are safe to use, and that’s a fact that not only most cyber-security specialists agree with, but we do as well. After all, a password manager uses advanced encryption to protect your credentials, while without it, your passwords are accessible to anyone. How do password managers secure your passwords? There are multiple ways …
First things first, we are NOT asking you to change all your passwords on a regular basis and just for the sake of doing so. Studies and experience show that this alone does not necessarily lead to better security – perhaps quite the opposite. Here’s what you can do instead. Get a password manager. Password managers are a great and …
Security awareness training is a form of education that seeks to equip employees of an organization with the information they need to protect themselves and their organization’s assets from loss or harm. Security awareness training should include employees, temps, contractors, and anybody else who performs authorized functions online for an organization. Small and Medium Enterprises …
This article from CyberCecurity is too important not to share. The Domain Name Service (DNS) is the part of the Internet that maps web site names that you use to IP addresses that the Internet uses. DNS servers see a lot of those names and numbers. Billions of them a day, in fact. Akamai, in …
Data Shows One in Ten Organizations Have Malware Traffic on their Network Read More »
It’s a seemingly innocent term—’Social Engineering’. It could refer to the use of social networks to create new revenue streams, or it could refer to a new kind of social media software. The reality is much more sinister. Social Engineering is the phrase that is used to describe a unique category of malicious, socially leveraged …
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It’s a trend that has only been picking up steam in the COVID era: companies are moving many of their core operations to the cloud. And, if they’re already using cloud-based computing, companies are expanding their reliance on outsourced, off-site processing power, leaning more and more on providers like Amazon (AWS) and Microsoft (Azure) to …
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A sound IT security strategy includes numerous components that should be given serious consideration depending on the size, location, and structure of the organization in question. In today’s complex world of ubiquitous access to potentially sensitive information including personal identity details, financial data, and trade secrets, it makes more sense than ever to have a …
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What is an Endpoint? Almost every electronic device you use—from desktops, laptops, mobile phones, printers, scanners, tablets, routers, modems, and Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices (like remote cameras or smart home devices)—is an endpoint. These are openings into the system that allows you to interact with the internal data structure. Examples of some of the most common …
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