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Report: What Employers Failed to Do During the COVID-19 Crisis

Employers across the country during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic scrambled to transition their employees to work-from-home arrangements. While many businesses pivoted successfully, others failed miserably. But all employers have already learned valuable lessons after completing the intense process of shifting teams to remote work. Many businesses weren’t prepared to operate with remote workers in early 2020. At the onset of the coronavirus crisis, 66 percent of employees believed their company was somewhat [...]

By |2021-06-21T14:49:26-05:00July 14th, 2020|COVID-19, Newsletter Articles, Remote Working|Comments Off on Report: What Employers Failed to Do During the COVID-19 Crisis
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Microsoft Teams: What You Should Know Before Joining Your Coworkers

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many employees to work from home. Instead of sitting in physical meetings, moving from cubicle to cubicle, and taking phone calls at their desks to collaborate with their coworkers on work-related projects, employees are now using remote work tools. Microsoft Teams is just one of the many platforms employees are using for collaboration during the COVID-19 crisis. More than 75 million workers are interacting with their coworkers on the Microsoft [...]

By |2020-08-06T13:21:59-05:00June 19th, 2020|COVID-19, Microsoft, Newsletter Articles, Remote Working|Comments Off on Microsoft Teams: What You Should Know Before Joining Your Coworkers
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CISA, NCSC Issue Joint Alert on Hackers Exploiting COVID-19: Here’s the Scoop

Cybercriminals are taking “never let a crisis go to waste” to another level. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) recently issued a joint alert on the growing number of malicious cyber actors exploiting the COVID-19 crisis. By staying on top of how these malicious actors are infecting networks and systems, small businesses can better protect not only their employees [...]

By |2020-08-06T13:22:50-05:00May 22nd, 2020|COVID-19, Newsletter Articles|Comments Off on CISA, NCSC Issue Joint Alert on Hackers Exploiting COVID-19: Here’s the Scoop
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3 COVID-19-Related Cybersecurity Threats to Know

While remote employees are keeping many businesses afloat during this crisis, they’re also becoming liabilities to the same companies they’re working so hard to keep up and running. If businesses aren’t educating their employees on the growing number of COVID-19-related cybersecurity threats, they’ll be out of business before they know it. Now, more than ever, you, your employees, and customers must stay vigilant. Cybercriminals are wreaking havoc during this pandemic. The rise of remote working [...]

By |2020-08-06T13:23:24-05:00May 8th, 2020|COVID-19, CyberSecurity, Newsletter Articles|Comments Off on 3 COVID-19-Related Cybersecurity Threats to Know
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Cyber Security Personal and Business Banking

It seems during and after any notable event the Cybercriminals are there to exploit the situation in any way they can. The internet and phone lines are rife with scams, from trying to steal your personal information in exchange for ‘expediting’ your stimulus money to trolling Facebook collecting data from people sheltered at home during the pandemic. Everyone can be at risk and businesses are certainly on their radar as well. Most of us utilize [...]

By |2020-08-06T13:23:51-05:00April 29th, 2020|CyberSecurity, Newsletter Articles|Comments Off on Cyber Security Personal and Business Banking
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5 tips to secure your email

Savvy hackers and cybercriminals are always looking for ways into your network. You might be afraid of their prowess for getting through the barriers you put in place, but the truth is that they mostly look for easy prey, which is to say inadequate protection. One way many cybercriminals attempt to access not only your private information but also the knowledge of everyone you know is through your email. If you're like most people, you've [...]

By |2020-08-06T13:30:37-05:00April 23rd, 2020|Email, Newsletter Articles|Comments Off on 5 tips to secure your email
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The Role Backup Plays in Combatting Ransomware

Backing up data is an essential component of a proactive security strategy for any business. Without several backup copies, companies are leaving themselves open to the ever-increasing threat of ransomware. Even though properly backing up data can't prevent ransomware attacks, it can protect businesses from losing data when victimized by malicious software. While there are plenty of reasons why businesses should back up their data regularly, ransomware comes first to mind, especially in today's ever-evolving [...]

By |2020-08-06T13:31:32-05:00April 3rd, 2020|Newsletter Articles, Ransomware|Comments Off on The Role Backup Plays in Combatting Ransomware
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Thinking About Purchasing Cyber Insurance?

With cybercriminals increasing their attacks on businesses of all sizes, businesses are turning to cyber insurance for another layer of protection. Growing at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of nearly 28 percent from 2016 to 2022, the worldwide cyber insurance market is expected to generate $14 billion by 2022, according to a report released by global market research firm Allied Market Research. Even though the majority of organizations aren’t covered by cyber insurance, some [...]

By |2020-08-04T13:51:22-05:00March 9th, 2020|CyberSecurity, Newsletter Articles|Comments Off on Thinking About Purchasing Cyber Insurance?
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Ransomware: Its History, Components and Future

Two years ago, the world woke up to a ransomware threat as WannaCry spread around the globe. Within days, the attack hit hospitals, manufacturing plants, and more, grinding operations to a halt as companies struggled to recover their encrypted systems. Ransomware attacks have only arguably become more intense in the time since. In the past year, we’ve seen city and state government operations crippled for days and critical infrastructure systems targeted. These attacks have not [...]

By |2020-08-04T14:04:27-05:00February 21st, 2020|Newsletter Articles, Ransomware|Comments Off on Ransomware: Its History, Components and Future
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Can You Spot a Phishing Email?

If you know what to look for, phishing emails are easy to spot. Even though phishing scams are always evolving, knowing just the basics can help you with identifying potentially malicious emails. Scammers use common forms of communication to maximize the reach of their scams — and so far, they’ve been successful. People lost $30 million to phishing schemes in 2017, according to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center. Hackers use phishing attacks to gain [...]

By |2020-08-13T10:16:56-05:00February 7th, 2020|CyberSecurity, Email, Newsletter Articles, Ransomware|Comments Off on Can You Spot a Phishing Email?
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