The increasing worldwide threat of cyber-attacks has grown to the point of drawing government attention here in the U.S.

We’ve all received suspicious-looking emails or text messages prompting us to click mysterious links. Sometimes they promise free money or tell us a package you never ordered has tracking information that needs reviewing. Whatever the circumstance, scam messages are a significant issue with today’s technology.

Maintaining cybersecurity can be a financially challenging feat, and can take up to an average of 10% of an IT budget.

It is essential to assess your company's security to mitigate cyber attacks or security inefficiencies. But how do you evaluate your company's state of security? Penetration tests and vulnerability assessments are a great way to maintain and enhance your secure environment.

Imagine you’re a large well-known company, and you’ve just found out your database has been breached. 3,000,000 files have been compromised, resulting in a loss of $5,000,000 in settlement. Your company’s bank account starts to dwindle, and you may be looking at potentially having to lay off employees. What could have been done to prevent this?

As part of Governor Hochul’s efforts to strengthen security at nonprofit, community organizations in New York State against hate crime and terrorist attacks she announced a new round of $96 million in grant funding available to these organizations.

Perhaps you have heard the term “Zero Trust” at some point over the last couple years. If so, hopefully it was in the context of cybersecurity and not as part of a couple’s therapy session. Even if you have heard the phrase…even if you understand the technical aspects of how to execute a Zero Trust network architecture…or perhaps because you already know just how difficult it is to actually migrate to such an environment…it remains light years from being the reality for most organizations.

Update: The Federal Trade Commission has extended the deadline of their Safeguards Rule that applies to auto dealerships from December 9th, 2022 to June 9th 2023, the article below reflects this update.

Ransomware victims can vary from large global companies to small businesses. Every business should take measures to learn what ransomware attacks are and how they can best be avoided. Verizon reported 832 incidents of data breaches for small businesses in 2022, and of these attacks, 130 confirmed data loss, with nearly 80% of the attacks a result of ransomware.

As a business, it is essential to stay up to date on all the latest tactics used by hackers to gain access to confidential information. As a managed IT provider, we work with many businesses to help their employees understand and avoid phishing attacks.