Get this: Data-security researchers at Indiana University, probing the hacking vulnerabilities of an Internet-connected Crock-Pot, easily took control of the device and other devices that share its Wi-Fi router—but they have found no risk of an attacker remotely setting it on fire. That’s the good news. Now, the bad news: Internet connectivity is designed into […]
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How Can You Tell if Your Customers’ Data is Safe?
If you’re like most businesses, you collect at least some customer data (whether you realize it or not). That might be an intensive process, drawing data from the apps your customers use in an effort to better understand them, or it might be fundamental, like collecting names, credit card information, and more. Similarly, you might […]
Watch These 5 Things to Comply with Data Protection Regulations
Compliance with data protection regulations can be a complicated, heavy load to manage, especially for small to mid-sized businesses. For example, Verizon’s 2018 Payment Security Report, shows that, although improving, only 52% of companies meet full compliance with PCI-DSS. In the last few years, we have seen regulations updated to reflect new technologies and ways of […]
Holistic Security: The Most Effective Strategy for SMBs
The fight against cybercrime is constant—as soon as new security measures are established, hackers are working to counteract them. Whenever a new tool or update is released, it introduces other vulnerabilities that could potentially be exploited. In addition, with attacks costing small businesses an average of $34,000, and as many as 60% having to close […]
You Were Phished: What Happens Next?
It’s safe to say a majority of email users, particularly those part of a small to medium sized business, have been targeted by phishing scams. Everyone around the world engaging in online activity is a potential target for a phishing scam. These digital cons have become so common, most of us wake up to more […]
5 Tips for Online Privacy During Your Next Business Trip
There are a lot of components that go into leisure traveling, but business traveling can be a whole different ball game. Not only do you have to pay attention to making your flight, finding your hotel, and getting to your meetings on time after 12+ hours of travel. but you also need to make sure […]
How Do You Know You’ve Been Hit by Ransomware?
In 2016, a business was attacked by ransomware every 40 seconds. In 2017, we saw a massive global ransomware attack, known as WannaCry, hit businesses of all sizes and across all sectors. Attacks of ransomware also rose by 350% in the same year, according to Dimension Data. And, Kaspersky said that a single ransomware attack […]
The Average Website Faces 44 Daily Attacks: Here Are 7 Tips to Protect Yours
The chances of your website being attacked are about 100%. According to Security Week, about 18.5 million websites are infected with Malware at any given time, but the average website is attacked roughly 44 times each day. Over the past several years, some of the major companies that have been hacked include BlueCross, Home Depot, and […]
5 Top Reasons to Assess Your Cybersecurity Risk Right Now
Running a business can be risky since you don’t know when disaster can strike. For example, one day you could be going on with normal operations and then one of your machines just breaks down. If you didn’t have a contingency plan for that, you can lose a lot of money from stalled operations. Nowadays, […]
Avoid These Major Security Challenges to Keep Your Store Safe
Security has always been a challenge for retail stores, and now more than ever. Crime rates continue to soar as the police take reduced action to solve and investigate retail crimes. Surveys have revealed an increase of six per cent in the cost of retail crimes over the last year. This should give all retail […]
