To evade security measures, cybercriminals are constantly exploring new tactics. Thus, it is crucial to adopt a hacker's mindset and employ preemptive measures to outsmart them. Defense in Depth (DiD) is a strategy that helps accomplish this.
According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), DiD involves using various security measures in a layered or stepwise approach to achieve security objectives.
Insider threats are a serious concern in the realm of cybersecurity. Unfortunately, many organizations of all sizes either neglect or are hesitant to address this issue.
To address this critical problem, this blog post aims to highlight the various types of insider threats, the severe harm that they can cause, the user attributes that can increase the risk of such threats, and the security controls that should be put in place to prevent and protect against these types of threats.
As a business owner, you may be torn between relying solely on your internal IT staff or outsourcing to an IT service provider. But what if there was a third option that combined the benefits of both?
Co-managed IT might just be the solution for you!
Using a co-managed IT service can fill IT gaps without having to source, train, and retain expensive IT talent.
When considering how to handle the management of your business's IT infrastructure, there are various options available. One option is to opt for fully managed IT, where an IT service provider takes care of all aspects of your IT needs, including monitoring, maintenance, troubleshooting, and problem resolution.
In the news
The city administration of Oakland, California has declared a state of emergency due to various issues that they are facing after they have been hit by a ransomware attack on February 8. These issues include the city being ill-prepared for a cyber-attack, having old and aging infrastructure, limited resources, and outdated IT systems.
The VMware ransomware ESXiArgs is spreading like wildfire through the internet right now, infecting thousands of servers across the globe. CISA has come out with a script to help try and fix it, but the cybercriminals already pivoted and changed their ransomware, and that's no longer working.
I want to cover the news that just broke yesterday on January 26th, 2023, where it's been reported that the FBI, The Federal Bureau of Investigations in the United States has disrupted the Hive ransomware group. There are a couple things that I want to talk about in this video.
In June of 2023, the FTC Safeguard Rules go into affecting millions of businesses across the US. These businesses must implement cybersecurity or face fines or criminal prosecution. So let's talk about whether your business is affected by this. Who's affected? What does this mean? Let's get into it now.
Chances are you and your employees are taking some well-deserved time off in the next few weeks. As a business owner or executive, you may find it tough to get away because your thoughts turn back to the business.
Helpful Tips for the Holidays!
To help eliminate added stress so you can enjoy time with your family and friends, or sitting on a beach somewhere, here are three quick things to do before you go.
Today, we are going to discuss what is going on over at Rackspace. Over the weekend, another cloud provider, and in this case, it happened to be companies, mostly small, medium-sized businesses that host their Exchange email not with Microsoft… many of you may be familiar with M365 or O365 and that is how you get your email.
