Ransomware attacks are becoming an increasingly severe threat in the United States, with the US government recently declaring them a national security threat. We explore the next generation of ransomware and its increased sophistication, including multi-stage attacks, fileless ransomware, ransomware-as-a-service, and double-extortion ransomware.
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Cybersecurity
Say Goodbye to Passwords: Embrace a Password-Less Future
One cybersecurity topic that people are tired of hearing about is passwords. Despite this, people often ask for solutions to the password problem, and it’s not surprising considering the state of internet security is severely compromised.
The Crucial Role of a Cybersecurity Strategy for Businesses in SF Bay Area
In order to demonstrate a basic level of cybersecurity, organizations implement protocols defined by a third party in what is known as cybersecurity compliance. This helps ensure that the company meets a minimum level of security to protect against potential cyber threats.
Scam Proof Your Trip: 5 Essential Tips for Safe Traveling
Whether traveling for business or leisure, everybody should follow these five safety tips to ensure sensitive information does not fall into the wrong hands.
Cybersecurity 101
10 Rules to Live By in 2023
In today’s digital world, it’s not a matter of if but when a cyberattack will happen. One accident, like clicking on a phishing link, can result in severe problems like a data breach.
5 Essential Cybersecurity Strategies for the Holidays
The holiday season is a time of increased risk for security teams worldwide, as cyber actors know that the end of the year is a time of distraction and preoccupation.
Cybersecurity & International Travel
In a world plagued with cybersecurity breaches, Americans have become the biggest target of cyber-attacks. About 64% of Americans have experienced a data breach, and even more lack trust in public institutions like the federal government and social media platforms to protect their personal data.
Business Lessons from Rackspace Massive Server Outage
In the early morning of Dec 2, 2022, the Rackspace email system comprising hosted Exchange Servers went down. Users started reporting issues accessing services or emails in their online mailboxes.
Ransomware Survival Guide For Life Science Organizations
In recent years, there have been more reports of cybercriminals now working closely with terrorist groups and corrupt governments. The goals are to wreak havoc, cause untold chaos, and target companies and organizations with ransomware attacks to fund their monetary losses.
Cybersecurity And Life Sciences: A Focus On Cyber Resiliency
Locating and hiring qualified security talent has recently become a challenge for many life sciences organizations. Finding the right person to support technical and operational activities has gotten harder for decision-makers.
Building A Cybersecurity Priority Culture
Laying the groundwork for any project begins with user buy-in. Getting leadership, staff, and interns to rally around an idea, initiative, or belief is often met with resistance. Successfully building a wall of acceptance and company compliance starts with threat awareness.
Phishing Attacks On Life Science Companies
Life science companies have installed some of the most rigid cybersecurity protection, impenetrable encryptions, and the strongest antiviruses. With that layer of strength and compliance, what is the weakest link in the organization’s security?
Cybersecurity Concerns Post Pandemic
There has been a surge in new cybersecurity risks affecting businesses and organizations globally. Jeremy Kushner, CEO of BACS Consulting Group, provides cybersecurity tips for post-pandemic companies.
On-Site IT and Its Considerable Advantages to Business
Business goals achieved through digital initiatives and technologies have transformed modern enterprises. Strategies focused on reimagining processes, products, and services...
Is Your IT Company Growing with You?
American enterprise has been on a rapid growth trajectory over the last few decades. Robust consumer spending and business investment continue with unremitting intensity....
Dangers of Piecemealing IT Solutions
A piecemeal approach to anything is characterized by small, haphazard measures of uncertainty over a longer period of time. Aside from the extended time to resolve an issue,...
Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing: What Are the Differences?
Complexities of software coding have risen exponentially over recent years, without signs of slowing down. As an example, Microsoft 95, released 25 years ago, consisted of 15...
Creating a Secure Remote Workforce
In a few brief years, organizations of all sizes have been driven to redeploy their workforce from office to home or some hybrid solution. To suggest this was a deliberate move...
Advanced Email Threats and Solutions
Email is the most incredible communication medium ever created for personal and professional use. From the application’s humble beginnings in 1965, 270 billion emails are now...
Top Five Cybersecurity Threats Facing the Financial Services Industry
The digital age has opened up an array of new and potentially vulnerable access points for cybercriminals to infiltrate your networks and its devices. Whether caused by a...
Avoiding a Security Lapse During Infrastructure Improvements
The pace of technology innovation continues to accelerate. New versions of software are launched every day to keep businesses on the cutting edge of digital transformation and...