by Stephanie Rosenzweig | Jul 1, 2019 | Compliance, Cyber Security
What is Endpoint Protection? Endpoints are vulnerable access points for cyber criminals to enter your network. Once inside, hackers can take control of the device to execute a DoS attack, steal high-value information or hold it for ransom. Traditionally, antivirus has...
by Stephanie Rosenzweig | Jun 26, 2019 | Cyber Security, Cyber Security Wednesdays, News
Over the last two weeks, Florida municipalities have paid $1.1m to ransomware hackers. Lake City officials voted to pay hackers in Bitcoin after two weeks of downed computer systems brought daily operations to a standstill. IT staff is said to have disconnected the...
by Stephanie Rosenzweig | Mar 27, 2019 | Best Practices, Cyber Security, Cyber Security Wednesdays
In a recent incident reported in US news, an office secretary unknowingly gave some of her law firm’s most private data to a gentleman who had bought a Comcast Cable polo shirt off eBay. He dressed in khakis with a tool belt, and told the secretary he was there to...
by Stephanie Rosenzweig | Mar 20, 2019 | Best Practices, Cyber Security, Cyber Security Wednesdays
Want to know what every hacker hopes you believe? “We’re small…nobody wants to hack us.” This is the #1 reason why people (companies) get hacked. They dismiss the importance of IT security because they’re only a “small business.” This is a lazy, irresponsible excuse....
by Stephanie Rosenzweig | Mar 13, 2019 | Best Practices, Cyber Security, Cyber Security Wednesdays
YOU! And your employees. Like it or not, human beings are our own worst enemies online, inviting hackers, viruses, data breaches, data loss, etc., through the seemingly innocent actions taken every day online. In most cases, this is done without malicious intent – but...
