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Strengthening your cybersecurity policies

Strengthening your cybersecurity policies Formulating strong IT policies and laying down the best practices for your staff to follow is one of the best ways to prevent your business from becoming a victim of cybercrime. In this blog, we explore the various areas your IT policy should ideally cover. Passwords: Your IT policy should cover […]

Cybersecurity Security the Cloud

Is the Cloud really risk-free?

Is the Cloud really risk-free? The Cloud presents plenty of benefits that make it a very attractive choice, especially for SMBs who don’t want to be burdened with higher in-house IT costs, putting your data in the Cloud is not risk-free. Just as storing data on physical servers has its security threats, the Cloud presents […]

Budgeting Cybersecurity Policies Productivity ROI Security the Cloud

Things to consider before switching to the Cloud

Things to consider before switching to the Cloud More and more businesses are switching to the Cloud to store their data and rightly so. The Cloud offers numerous benefits over the traditional, physical on site server. For example, Anytime, anywhere access to your data: Information in the Cloud can be accessed from anywhere using an […]

Sep 17

Cybersecurity Dark Web

A short guide to mitigating the risk of the dark web

The dark web is a nefarious place, where criminals lurk and communicate, buy, sell, plot, and plunder. The clue, of course, is in the name. Speaking to NBC, FBI Supervisory Special Agent Mark Knoll referred to it as “like your new drug dealer on the corner in the virtual world.” READ MORE

Jul 11

Cybersecurity Printing

Save your unprotected printers from dangerous printer pranks

When printers around the world began spewing silly messages urging recipients to subscribe to a YouTube channel a few weeks ago, many considered the incident a joke. But while social media users laughed off the prank, trading stories and photos of their home and office equipment’s absurd printouts, IT pros came to a chilling realization. […]

Cybersecurity Wi-Fi

10 Wi-Fi security tips

Wireless networking can be kind of scary from a security standpoint. It opens up whole new attack vectors that were not present with wired network infrastructures. That doesn’t mean you can’t do it securely, however, and I aim to give you some ideas that can help you in that regard. READ MORE

Jun 18

Cybersecurity Dark Web

Dark web security strategies to keep data off the black market

Nobody wants their sensitive data showing up on the dark web. But now that hackers have breached so many high-profile companies and organizations—from Equifax to Uber and even government agencies—it might just be a matter of time until your information ends up for sale on those furtive websites. READ MORE

May 29

Budgeting Cybersecurity

3 smart ways to allocate your 2019 cybersecurity budget

The new year is here—and so is your newly approved cybersecurity budget! Now that you’ve made it through all the negotiations to secure the budget, it’s time for the fun part: divvying up your funds in a way that maximizes both investment and security. The right approach to cybersecurity spending should involve an assessment of […]

May 16

Cybersecurity Phishing

How Phishing Scams Are Evolving—And How Not to Get Caught

Phishing is one of the most reliable methods a would-be hacker can take to access your digital accounts or even your bank account—and these kinds of attacks are becoming more common and more sophisticated over time. Even if you think you know a phishing email when you see one, new strategies continue to spring up. […]