cyber attack

Chances Are Your Company Is Vulnerable to a Cyber Attack: What You Can Do

Is your business truly safe from a cyber attack? In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, the answer is most likely no. Despite sophisticated security measures, hackers are becoming increasingly adept at finding vulnerabilities. The repercussions of a cyber attack can extend far beyond just losing money, it can potentially tarnish your reputation, drive away customers, or even lead to the closing of your business. Here are eight steps you can take now to keep your [...]

By |2024-01-25T15:42:12+00:00January 25th, 2024|cyber attack, OIT, Optimized IT|0 Comments

10 Ways to Protect Your Business from Cyberattacks this Holiday Season

The holiday season is not only a time for festive cheer – it’s also prime time for cybercriminals to take advantage of gaps in your security. With online activities surging during this time, businesses must be mindful of the lurking threats and take proactive steps to protect their digital environment. Here are 10 strategies to keep your business protected against cyber threats this holiday season. 1. Conduct a Cybersecurity Audit: Begin by assessing your current [...]

By |2023-11-27T19:58:27+00:00November 24th, 2023|cyber attack|0 Comments

5 Lessons From 2022’s Leading Cyber Attacks

People and businesses are losing their life savings and critical information to hackers and other malicious actors. Accessing unsafe web pages, opening suspicious mail, and sharing password lists are among 2022’s leading causes of cyber insecurities. This article samples five massive attacks we’ve seen in 2022 and lessons on how to avoid these attacks from those who have been affected. 1. Cash App Investing Around April 2022, 8 million customers’ confidential information, like full names, [...]

By |2023-10-10T15:15:48+00:00November 25th, 2022|cyber attack, OIT|0 Comments

Cybersecurity Practices You Might Not Be Using

Many small and mid-size businesses must protect their assets from various threats. This includes cyber threats, which are often underestimated. More companies need to start learning about potential dangers and how to implement the best cybersecurity practices. A tough cybersecurity policy can make network infrastructure more secure and employees less likely to be targeted in online attacks. Even better, a robust cybersecurity architecture isn’t as expensive as many business owners believe. Cybersecurity Overview Cybersecurity is [...]

By |2023-10-10T17:21:19+00:00October 26th, 2022|cyber attack, cyber crime, OIT|0 Comments

Can Your Team Spot the Signs of a Cyberattack?

As an organization, a data breach can be a tremendously damaging incident. Even though cybersecurity tools can be extremely helpful in intercepting cyberattacks, hackers may still find a way to infiltrate them. For this reason, it is wise for every employee, including senior management, to know the warning signs of a cyberattack. Below is a list of the most common ones to keep in your sight. Unexpected File Changes A hacker will always try to [...]

By |2023-10-10T17:57:29+00:00July 22nd, 2022|cyber attack, OIT|0 Comments

Cybercrime and the Holidays

Beware: Cybercriminals Won’t Be Taking Time Off During the Holidays The holiday season is upon us. During this time of year, we typically enjoy time off due to businesses closing in observance of the holidays. Many of us maximize time off by adding a well-deserved break in the form of PTO or vacation days around these closures. However, this casual, festive approach at the end of the year doesn’t apply to everyone. There is a [...]

How to Avoid a Print Security Data Breach

Print security breaches happen more often than you may think. Endpoints are a key target and print devices are not getting enough attention in the enterprise’s IT security strategy. Only 30% of IT professionals recognize printers as a high security risk, according to a May 2018 Spiceworks survey. And yet 59% of organizations have reported a print-related data loss in the past year, according to a 2019 Quocirca analysis and trend report. Cyber threats targeted [...]

7 Essential Printer Security Steps

You are taking all the right steps to secure the devices on your network, right? Of course you are...or at least you think you are. Your employees are required to use passwords to login into their computers, and their computers have the latest antivirus software installed. Email is being encrypted and even the use of personal mobile devices have been banned from the network. You’re armored up and more than confident that you have secured [...]

Data Security Leaks Prove Costly

Data security leaks come in all shapes and sizes. Many are malicious, whereas others are the result of human error. Regardless of the source or intent, data leaks can be tremendously detrimental to businesses. Consider these findings when assessing just how important data protection actually is:Malicious intent is on the rise. Previously, most data leaks resulted from human error or system glitches. According to Ponemon Institute’s 2015 "Cost of Data Breach Study", 47% of data [...]

Have you taken the time to plan for the worst?

Everyone likes to think their business is immune from natural disasters—like fire or flood — or cyber-attacks like ransomware. But the truth is, many businesses are dangerously unprotected and many business owners are misinformed about their backups and more importantly their disaster recovery capabilities. "Without an iron-clad backup and recovery plan, your business is at risk.  75% of small and midsize businesses rank data loss as the most significant risk to their business.” – Applied [...]