COVID-19 isn’t just a growing threat to public health – it’s also a growing threat to your company’s cybersecurity. From using scary subject lines to adopting fake official letterhead, cybercriminals are using the climate of fear caused by COVID-19 to their advantage. These 10 tips will help keep your systems safe from cybercriminals trying to gain […]
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A Brief Overview of Endpoint Encryption for Small Businesses
Cyber threats and concerns are ubiquitous these days. It isn’t uncommon to hear about an aggressive breach or hack affecting a big corporation or large-scale service provider. Small businesses aren’t insulated from such problems. They’re especially vulnerable to such issues, and using some type of defensive measure is imperative to prevent problems. That’s where endpoint […]
3 Biggest Fintech Cyber Risks & How to Prevent Them
Fintechs are innovative by nature, and leading the way when it comes to digitising financial services like banking, lending and insurance. But relying on internet networks and systems comes with fintech cybersecurity risks, and falling victim to a hacking attempt can be devastating. In fact, 98% of the world’s top 100 fintech startups are vulnerable […]
7 Tips for Keeping Your Business Secure
No matter what kind of business you operate, you probably have legal documents, records, customer information, cash and other items that you need to keep secure. These seven tips can help you keep your business safe. Secure Your Smartphone Smartphones have provided business owners with the tools to conduct business from almost anywhere in the […]
How To Secure Your Business Data in 3 Steps
Data: the buzzword of the turn of the millennium. Data is more than just a buzzword, however, because it truly can make all the difference when planning business and marketing strategies for your small business. This is a blessing and a curse, however, because all of that data can make your business a target for […]
4 WaysTo Protect Your Business Data
Data is a major talking point at every level of commerce, and there’s a great reason for that. Market data of all kinds gives businesses the tools they need to develop more informed, and therefore more successful, business and marketing strategies that can help them get a competitive edge. However, this reliance on information, digital […]
3 Ways to Get the Cybersecurity Skills Your Business Needs
It has been well documented that there is a digital skills gap currently facing recruitment – there simply aren’t enough people with the necessary IT skills that are being demanded by the jobs market. This makes the hiring process around IT professionals slower, more challenging, and far more expensive, as attracting the top talent takes […]
8 Tips for Protecting Your Online Business
Finding ways to protect your online business can be intimidating. It’s important to have security, but it only takes one mistake to let a hacker through. If you have multiple tools at your disposal, then you can better protect your business. Here are some tips for online business security. 1. Use Single Sign-on (SSO) Single […]
A Horror Story of Small Business Fraud
If you’re a business owner, and especially if you’re in the expert business, you should know this small business fraud story. It involves a very sophisticated scheme, including a fraudulent cashier’s check, and a very well-faked charity, that would have fooled me. This could happen to me or to you Melinda Emerson, a good friend, […]
Reexamining Cybersecurity in a Post-Pandemic World
Is a cyber-pandemic on the horizon? Cyber attacks are way up right now – between February and March alone hacking and phishing attempts rose 37%. More people are working from home using their own devices and businesses aren’t ready for a large-scale shift to a different way of doing things, and hackers know this is […]
