Happy Cybersecurity Awareness Month! Throughout the month, we’re partnering with Sophos to provide bitesize cyber security guidance based on the event’s weekly themes. Week 4 Focus: Recognizing and Reporting Phishing Phishing emails fraudulently impersonate others with the goal of getting you to reveal personal information like passwords or card details. Be mindful, phishers commonly play on the following emotional triggers: Curiosity Hope Necessity […]
Happy Cybersecurity Awareness Month! Throughout the month, we’re partnering with Sophos to provide bitesize cyber security guidance based on the event’s weekly themes. Week 3 Focus: Updating Software Updates add new/enhanced features, security fixes, and boost general performance! The exploitation of unpatched vulnerabilities in software/applications was the root cause of almost half of cyber incidents investigated in 2021 by Sophos. Keeping […]
Endless vulnerabilities. Widespread hacking campaigns. Slow and technically tough patching. It’s time to say goodbye to on-premise Exchange. Reasonable people who once cared about security, privacy, and reliability ran their own email servers. Today, the vast majority host their personal email in the cloud, handing off that substantial burden to the capable teams at companies […]
Happy Cybersecurity Awareness Month! Throughout the month, we’re partnering with Sophos to provide bitesize cybersecurity guidance based on the event’s weekly themes. Week 1 Focus: Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) What is MFA? MFA is a security measure that requires two or more proofs of identity, beyond just a password, to grant you access into accounts. Types […]
Microsoft has warned that attackers are already taking advantage of recently disclosed zero-day exploits to hack into victim’s networks and steal data, and more attacks are likely on the way. The two new zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server (CVE-2022-41040 and CVE-2022-41082) were detailed last week, with warnings that they could allow hackers to remotely gain […]
The dark web, or darknet, is the part of the internet that is difficult to access without the proper tools and authorizations. An average, everyday web surfer using a commonly-available web browser like Chrome or Explorer isn’t likely to be taking a virtual walk on the dark side, but security leaders still must make an […]
Cyber crime is on the rise, and cyber criminals are exploring new ways of conducting distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Making them harder to protect against and more effective at causing disruption. DDoS attacks are a relatively simple, but potent, form of cyberattack in which cyber criminals overload services with web traffic, slowing them down […]
Email remains one of the biggest cyber security threats for businesses of all sizes. Attackers are constantly finding new ways to exploit email and failure to follow the best email practices leaves you at risk. Email has become a key pillar of our digital identity. Email is commonly used as a route into corporate networks to spread malware, […]
If your business is still using a traditional antivirus software, your vulnerable to cyberattacks. While modern operating systems do an outstanding job of protecting against malware and viruses, the world of malicious software is a rapidly evolving one. Todays attackers know exactly where to find weaknesses in your network security, making it easy for them to […]