It is impossible for your IT professionals to stop every instance of cybercrime from hitting your company. But there is a LOT that can be done to train your staff as the front line in defense.
Ransomware
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So, the door is open, now you have to verify that the person waiting to get in is who they say they are. This is your multi-factor authentication. It’s the second step to verifying before someone is allowed inside.
This week the federal government dropped a bombshell on businesses. They interpreted existing rules and applied them to businesses that have had their files encrypted and held ransom by cyber criminals.
Ransomware and Phishing attacks are the most prevalent security risks for small businesses. Though they can hit bit corporations alike, they can be crippling for small businesses due to the cost incurred.
Every October, the National Cyber Security Alliance and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency team up with the security industry to host National Cyber Security Awareness Month. We think this is a great opportunity to recap some of the things we’ve been teaching our clients regarding security. Harbor Computer Services […]
The statistics on how many small businesses (that’s everyone with fewer than 5,000 employees) are getting hurt by Cyber crime are really staggering. All of our clients are somewhere under 200 people and in that size range, the incident of reported crimes went up by 300% last year. Imagine how […]
Have you ever received an email that you weren’t sure was legitimate? I think most of us have. The first line of defense for your organization is YOU, the user. Users are the first to see incoming messages, and having knowledge of these kinds of attacks is the most effective […]
We had a fun day (and exhausting) day at our Microsoft 365 Productivity summit last week. We also enjoyed dinner out with our clients in attendance afterward. Nice to have some social time with everyone at Texas de Brazil. The salad bar was amazing and of course the meats were […]
Protecting your business from security threats should always be a priority. Cyber attackers become increasingly savvy and are coming up with new schemes every day. Microsoft and others work very hard to prevent much of these attacks from ever reaching you, but not all threats can be prevented. We like […]
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