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How To Choose Your VPN To Boost Protection Against Cyberattacks

Posted by Norma Stratton on January 27, 2022

Public networks expose your business to security threats. Switching to a VPN can greatly help in reducing those threats. Many companies rely on public networks for communication and data sharing. It allows them to cut costs and allocate their funds elsewhere. However, it also raises several security issues. For starters, the network provider might be monitoring the activity, which gives them access to customer details, emails, and critical files. As a result, sensitive information can end up in the wrong hands, compromising the organization’s reputation. Another potential consequence is losing access to bank accounts, credit cards, and invaluable resources. These...

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How many security devices do you need to protect your business

Posted by Norma Stratton on August 23, 2021

When you want to protect and secure your business, the whole is so much better than the sum of all the parts Keeping your business safe, secure and protected is complex and challenging—not to mention time-consuming. If you’ve got a physical office, you’ve got to keep unwanted visitors and threats off your network and away from your data. You’ve got users who might click on the wrong link in the wrong email, and set a ransomware attack in motion. If you’re a work-from-anywhere company, it gets a little harder. You’ve got to worry about users working from home on networks...

Fake Call Center Tricks Users Into Installing Ransomware

Posted by Norma Stratton on August 16, 2021

It has to be admitted, unfortunately, that scammers are quite good at their job. This is why new defenses are constantly being put in place as the scammers find new and improved ways to victimize individuals and businesses. Potential victims are becoming increasingly aware of steps they need to take to protect themselves. For example, many, if not most, understand the dangers of opening links in strange emails and will simply delete them on sight. What they may be less wary of are emails directing them to call and speak directly to what they are told is a company...

The Truth About Your Healthcare Company's Security

Posted by Norma Stratton on August 06, 2021

In 2020, the average cost of a data breach in the healthcare industry hit $7.3 million. System downtime. Incident response cost. Fines. Exposure of protected data. Brand reputation damage. The real costs of a breach add up fast. Almost overnight, work from everywhere became the new normal, and with it, increased risk from data breaches skyrocketed. Healthcare professionals are working from home, either full or part time, but need access to business critical applications no matter where they connect from. End users aren’t always security aware, and struggle to successfully use VPNs and complex sign-on processes. An increasing number...

Business Devastated By Ransomware

Posted by Norma Stratton on July 28, 2021

It seems like we don’t go very long these days without hearing about new ransomware attacks. They are becoming increasingly common and are a growing concern not just for large businesses, but smaller ones as well. The effects of being targeted can be devastating, as in the case of Fran Finnegan. During his vacation in New York City shortly before the Fourth of July weekend, Finnegan was surprised to receive a text message from one of his customers, asking why Finnegan’s website was down. Unaware of anything that could be amiss, Finnegan managed to gain access to a computer...

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