The popular consensus that Chromebooks and ChromeOS are superior in security among other devices and operating systems can be a dangerous belief that leads to complacency and negligence in implementing proper security measures. Chromebooks may have fewer security...
June 2022 proved to be a trying time for organizations to keep their data safe from cyber criminals, as over 80 security incidents and 34.9 million records were breached, as reported by IT Governance. In particular, it seems the healthcare and finance sectors...
What is SOC Compliance? The term SOC stands for Service Organization Control. SOC compliance refers to whether a service provider meets the set of standards in a SOC audit, created by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA). SOC audits are not a mandatory requirement...
According to Accenture’s Cost of Cybercrime Study, 43% of cyber-attacks are aimed at small businesses. What’s even more alarming is that only 14% of those small businesses reported being prepared to defend themselves in the case of a cyber-attack. SMBs are now facing...
Cybersecurity in Educational Institutions When a hacker is looking for their next target, they typically go after organizations with poorly guarded systems. It is common knowledge that most K-12 schools do not have the funding or resources for a fully operational...
What is Spear Phishing? Don’t let the terminology confuse you– spear phishing is not the act of hunting for fish in the ocean, it’s a specific type of phishing attack where cyber criminals use detailed personal information to attack a specific individual or...
Staying in the Know Today, determining the effectiveness of an organization’s cybersecurity operations is challenging to say the least, especially with the rate at which new threats emerge each year. It demands that organizations stay up to date on emerging threats...
At its core, eXtended Detection and Response (XDR) is a holistic approach to threat detection, as it automatically detects and responds to multiple security layers all in one platform. Considering today’s ever-growing rate of new, complex security threats, it is vital...
Password protection is the most common login and data protection tool today. There aren't many apps, websites or ecommerce sites that don't require you to use password protection and that's just to name a few. It's often the chosen method of data protection by...
SMBs: The Perfect Target The threat of ransomware to small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) has rapidly increased over the last few years, as cyber hackers are now opting to choose easier, smaller targets. Ransomware attacks are costly for hackers to operate and...