by Gillian Sweny | Feb 23, 2021 | Blog Posts
2020 was a pivotal year for cybersecurity as it became a priority for all companies working remotely. Rising cyberattacks ultimately culminated with the Solar Winds ransomware attack, which affected large organizations and government entities. After this widespread...
by Gillian Sweny | Feb 22, 2021 | Blog Posts
Late last year hospital chains in Florida and Texas were targeted during ransomware attacks tied to phishing emails. When staff opened these emails, malicious hacker tools like BloodHound and Mimikatz accessed the hospitals’ networks to access sensitive data....
by Gillian Sweny | Feb 19, 2021 | Blog Posts
SN Servicing Corporation, a mortgage loan servicing company, experienced a ransomware attack on its California and Vermont locations late last year. It’s reported that personal customer data from as early as 2018 was compromised during the attack and customers were...
by Gillian Sweny | Feb 18, 2021 | Blog Posts
Gartner recently released new predictions for the role cybersecurity will play in businesses worldwide. In recent years, cybersecurity has become a greater priority for organizations as more teams are operating virtually. Experts from Gartner predict that 40% of...
by Gillian Sweny | Feb 16, 2021 | Blog Posts
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently announced new data privacy laws as state lawmakers plan to double down on data privacy and protection in 2021. The first proposed law, the New York Privacy Act (NYPA), plans to require companies that gather large amounts of data...
by Gillian Sweny | Feb 10, 2021 | Blog Posts
As the pandemic continues, working from home is still a major trend in most industries. But remote work is only possible if employees use company VPNs or applications to access their projects and teammates. This has led to a 768% increase in Remote Desktop Protocol...
