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  • In a world where data is the new gold rush, every transaction, client detail and intellectual property exchange is a potential target for threat actors. Cybersecurity is not just an IT conversation, or a line item tucked away in compliance reports—it’s the backbone of your business defense strategy!

    Today, let’s strip the jargony layers of cybersecurity and truly understand what it takes to give your business security the attention it deserves in the most realistic way. If your day job involves looking after your organization’s security, this blog is for you. I promise this will be the most informative 5 minutes of your reading time this week.

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    Cybersecurity

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    Every year, cyber attackers continue to grow more sophisticated, making it crucial for individuals and organizations to be prepared. From state-sponsored attackers to financially motivated ransomware gangs, these attacks are becoming more sophisticated and destructive as the technology industry continues to innovate.

    However, this Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we are taking an Action over Intimidation approach to get ahead of cyber threats.

    In this blog post, we’re here to offer valuable insights on optimizing your organization’s technology budget within its IT infrastructure. We’ll cover everything from generative AI technology to the reassurance provided by cyber insurance. Our aim is to help you gain a comprehensive understanding of how to make your cybersecurity investment deliver maximum value for your money. (more…)

    Cybersecurity, From Our Experts

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    Every year our security experts see a huge uptick in fraud and other cybercrimes around the holidays. The story of holiday scams is now a familiar one. We have all seen phishing scam emails that pretend to be legit online sellers trying to get you to click something you shouldn’t or enter your personal information where you shouldn’t.

    There is no shortage of creative ways for cybercriminals to harm individuals and organizations, especially in today’s remote and hybrid work environments. A holiday phishing scam that one employee falls for can have a significant impact across your entire company, particularly if the malware is executed and spreads. Hackers can then exploit security vulnerabilities, causing financial turmoil, data theft, and business disruption across the network. (more…)

    Security

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    Ransomware has quickly become the cybercriminal’s favorite form of malware. As a reminder, ransomware is malware that hackers use to enter a network or device, encrypts files, hold them hostage, and then demand a ransom to return those files back to the victims. In recent years, universitiesmunicipal governmentssmall businesses, and even large corporations like Honda have been victims of ransomware. More recently, the COVID-19 pandemic has provided the perfect environment of uncertainty and disruption for ransomware to thrive. (more…)

    Security, Technology

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    The massive shift towards a work-from-home model in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic brings up the critical concern of home network security. A simple home network lacks the sophisticated security protocols that would be present within organizational networks and opens more endpoints for cybercriminals to exploit as your employees work from home.

    Here are some security tips to consider that can help strengthen your organization’s security posture in this new normal of remote work. (more…)

    Security, Technology, Workplace of the Future

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    With the transition to remote work in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, many organizations and schools are transitioning to using Zoom for online collaboration and learning. This has seen the online conferencing service get hit with multiple cyberattacks, and there are now over 500,000 leaked Zoom accounts available for sale on the dark web. (more…)

    Security, Workplace of the Future

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