7 Common Cybersecurity Mistakes and How To Avoid Them
Cybersecurity is a must-have for every small business. Cybersecurity is more than just a buzzword; it’s a digital shield protecting your business’s heart. Every click, every online transaction, and every digital interaction presents potential risks that can threaten the security and integrity of your small business. Awareness and preparedness are your best defenses.
10 Biggest Cybersecurity Mistakes Small Businesses Can Make
When it comes to small businesses, the importance of robust cybersecurity measures cannot be overstated. Small businesses often operate under the misconception that their size makes them less likely targets for cyber attacks. However, this belief is far from reality, as small enterprises are frequently targeted due to their typically weaker security infrastructures.
11 Cybersecurity Tips For Business Travel
The convenience of connectivity in business travel often comes with hidden risks, turning your business trip into a playground for cybercriminals. Much like venturing down a dimly lit street at night, connecting to public Wi-Fi, whether free or paid, exposes you to unseen dangers lurking in the digital shadows. This seemingly harmless act of using public networks can open the door to cyber threats, allowing malicious activities such as unusual credit card transactions to slip unnoticed.
How Cybersecurity Threats Can Impact Employee Mental Health
In our technologically advanced society, cybersecurity threats are as prevalent as ever. The attackers are no longer limited to physical borders. Now, they can assail from any corner of the internet at any moment. Consequently, cyber threats are escalating, and the perpetrators are refining their strategies, focusing on individuals and capitalizing on vulnerabilities with distressing accuracy.
The Importance of Cybersecurity in Remote Work
It is undeniable that remote work is on the rise. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increase in individuals and businesses that prefer remote work. While this work style brings numerous benefits, it is accompanied by several cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Hence, it is imperative to comprehend the source of risks and devise strategies to prevent potential security breaches.
New Locky-Variant Ransomware: What MSPs and MSSPs Need to Know
As an IT professional, you know how relentless ransomware attacks have become in today’s landscape. Recently, a variant of the notorious Locky ransomware has become part of a large-scale email-based campaign managing to slip past the defenses of some unsuspecting companies. On August 9, the first campaign of a massive, worldwide ransomware attack was detected—and […]
Ransomware is growing, are you prepared?
The damage caused by global ransomware is predicted to exceed $5 billion in 2017, according to researcher Cybersecurity Ventures. Up from $325 million in 2015, the costs represent not just the amount of the ransom, but also the costs of downtime and lost productivity. Ransomware is any type of malicious software that infects a computer […]
Cybersecurity spending outlook: $1 trillion from 2017 to 2021
“Worldwide spending on cybersecurity is predicted to top $1 trillion for the five-year period from 2017 to 2021, according to the Cybersecurity Market Report, published by Cybersecurity Ventures. “IT analyst forecasts are unable to keep pace with the dramatic rise in cybercrime, the ransomware epidemic, the refocusing of malware from PCs and laptops to smartphones […]
The Top 5 IT Security Skills SMBs Need in 2017
Cybersecurity is not a new concept, but it is taking on new importance this year. Today’s digital organizations are driven by new technology and dependent on orderly data, and everyday life seems to be increasingly happening on top of connected infrastructures. The risks posed by cybersecurity attacks are monumental, but to mitigate those risks, new […]
Fighting a New Wave of Cyber-Crime
Despite all the warnings and available security tools, cyber-attacks continue to grow at staggering rates. The number of ransomware attacks last year jumped to 638 million from 3.8 million in 2015, a 16,000 percent increase that cost victims nearly $1 billion. Business email compromises (BEC), another widespread fraud, climbed 1,300 percent since 2015, costing companies […]