A company’s information technology infrastructure is its most vital intangible asset. Maintaining assurance that every part of it is functioning well is key to running regular business operations. There are different approaches to system maintenance, but one that’s being highlighted now more than ever is proactive maintenance.
Proactive maintenance is a strategy that prioritizes finding the root cause of failure to prevent it ...
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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.Tired of the doom and gloom? Although 2020 has been filled with many unfortunate events like the coronavirus pandemic, there have been some positive business developments. Here are three of them.
Remote work will lead to more phishing attacks ...
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Password theft – One of the easiest exploits for a cyber-criminal may be the one of the worst for the victim. The recent SolarWinds disaster (yes it is a disaster, not just hyperbola) began when a Russian cyber-ops group discovered the password to the SolarWinds update server was “protected” by the password SolarWinds123. This password is easily guessable and a terrible choice for a critical system such as an update ...
Guest post contributed by Ester Adams
The Cyber Community – explained.
Cyber communities arise when problems originate digitally. They are engaged in computer-mediated communication. Their language is far more complicated than our local language. But, they possess the skills to translate the computer language in a way that locals can understand. Online communities are subjected to lesser physical restrictions compared to their ...
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Have you ever dealt with cyber-attacks? Do you know the process to save your IT system from ransomware, malware, and virus infections? Your employees could not do anything on your system and your clients will suffer from serious problems due to such cyber-attacks. You cannot provide digital and physical services to your customers, and a cyber-attack can ruin your company’s reputation.
A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.While you always need to be wary of scammers and the methods they use, you may want to approach situations with an extra level of scrutiny during the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis. Fraudsters know people are more vulnerable to scams when they’re desperate, ...
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I got a call from a client who disconnected a large USB-connected external drive, and when he reconnected it, was unable to find the terabytes of images that were stored on it. He knew about properly disconnecting an external drive, but thought the computer was asleep, and that it would be ok. It was not.
First let’s talk about ...
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A professional associate of mine alerted me to the Bump Card. The fundamental concept seems to make sense; replace the business card with a phone app that allows you to exchange professional information including links to your web site, or even a special purpose web page. This exchange happens over your near-field communications (NFC) radio in your phone. This can be ...
A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.This week a lot of content from Schneier on Security.
Earlier this month, we learned that someone is disrupting the TrickBot botnet network. Read full story.
What if you could eliminate 95% of cybersecurity exploits by doing one thing better? Would you do it? Social Engineering in its many forms accounts for 95% to 99% of common exploits that cybercriminals use to gain initial access to your information assets. There are two simple security controls that you can put in place that would virtually eliminate the threats caused by social engineering.
Social engineering is the use of ...
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