Blog Posts for security

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, universities, municipal governments, small 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…)

This is the final blog in a four-part series that will help you create a roadmap for your journey to build and maintain a better IT system. [Part 1], [Part 2], [Part 3]. (more…)

This blog is the third in a series that will help you create a roadmap for your journey to build and maintain a better IT system. [Part 1], [Part 2]. (more…)

This blog is the second in a series that will help you create a roadmap for your journey to build a better IT system. The first blog in this series can be found here. (more…)

This blog is the first in a series that will help you create a roadmap for your journey to build a better IT system. (more…)

Why is Private Information so Hard to Protect?

The news is chock-full of terrifying tales of data leaks, identity fraud, ransomware attacks, and malicious exploits that ooze up from the depths of the deep dark web. By now the world, for the most part, understands that the internet can be a dangerous place, which raises one very important question: why is it so difficult to protect our sensitive and private information? (more…)