Originally published August 23, 2019. Restored to the blog in October 2026 and updated to our current guidance.
Weak credentialing habits means that many fraud schemes don’t require any malware.
Employee Monitoring is the act of employers surveying employee activity through different surveillance methods. Organizations engage in employee monitoring for different reasons such as to track performance, to avoid legal liability, to protect trade secrets, and to address other security concerns.
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A network connects computers, mobile phones, peripherals, and even IoT devices. Switches, routers, and wireless access points are the essential networking basics. Through them, devices connected to your network can communicate with one another and with other networks, like the Internet.
Software updates are important to your cyber security. Think of a software patch as an armor that repels attacks and protects against various exploits. However, with the sheer number of vulnerabilities being exposed all the time many IT departments struggle to keep pace in the arms race between the hackers discovering security holes and the “good guys” releasing patches to cover them up.
Between our policies and constant communication, your staff is definitely paying attention! But paying attention isn’t enough by itself if employees don’t know what to do when they encounter something suspicious. By making it easy to report an issue and get help, we have dramatically increased engagement and often prevent staff from taking risky action. However, you approach this make sure to keep a record of the kinds of questions and issues that come in so that you can identify trends and create better training..
Keeping up to date with technology is essential for every business owner, even those who don’t run technology companies. technology helps organizations maintain a competitive edge.
A set of policies, tools and procedures to enable the recovery or continuation of vital technology infrastructure and systems following a natural or human-induced disaster.
A 3-2-1 strategy means having at least 3 total copies of your data, 2 of which are local but on different mediums (viz. Tape, and Disk), and at least one copy offsite.
A plan to deal with difficult situations, so your organization can continue to function with as little disruption as possible. It provides a way to mitigate threats, putting in place a framework which allows key functions of the business to continue even if the worst happens..
An organized approach to addressing and managing the aftermath of a security breach or cyberattack. The goal is to handle the situation in a way that limits damage and reduces recovery time and costs.
it’s tough to recruit IT talent. With more open jobs than people to fill them and the market at near full employment There simply aren’t enough on the market to meet the demands of an increasingly digital workforce
A “sandbox” is a security mechanism for separating running programs, usually in an effort to mitigate system failures or software vulnerabilities from spreading.
A computer security mechanism set to detect, deflect, or, in some manner, counteract attempts at unauthorized use of information systems.
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