Posts Tagged ‘Security’
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…
Read MoreYou 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…
Read More5 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…
Read MoreHow 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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read More5 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,…
Read MoreAvoid 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…
Read More5 Essential Tips to Ensure the Safety of Your SMB
In order to make your business flourish, you must adapt to the latest technology. However, even with the infinite benefits of the internet, there is always the risk of security. Approximately every year due to cyber-attacks, the world’s economy faces a loss of almost $445 billion. As SMBs generally use cloud technology, they are more…
Read MoreWhy MSPs are Essential to Small Business Security
Small to medium businesses use technology like email, web searches, conference calls with screen share, and more every day to get work done. However, what some businesses aren’t aware of is that each of these things can pose a threat to the company’s security if not properly managed. Growing technology means businesses need to be proactive…
Read More5 Ways to Improve Your WordPress Blog
If your blog runs on WordPress, it is in good company. WordPress is now the most popular CMS in the world, powering about 38% of all websites. WordPress sites post an average of 70 million blog posts monthly, and these get 20 billion views and growing. But if you want more views or conversions than the…
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