Archive for March 2021
Move to the Cloud: Planning a Migration
The way we do business has changed. The affects of COVID on the overall business landscape still have yet to fully play out, but we’ve already seen a massive shift to remote work. Organizations of all sizes have been forced to reevaluate their operating procedures, resource allocations, budgets and information technology strategies. One particular type…
Read MoreRansomware: Protecting Your Business
What is Ransomware? Believed to have first been identified in 2013, ransomware is still floating around the web and is more dangerous than ever. According to cyber security experts, ransomware attacks increased globally by 40% to 199.7 million cases at the end of last year. The US alone observed 145.2 million ransomware hits in Q3…
Read MoreMulti-Factor Authentication and You
What is Multi-Factor Authentication? Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is a supplemental authentication method that asks users to provide a second (or more) form of identification in order to sign into an online service, application, or system. Instead of asking only for a username and password, Multi-Factor Authentication will require one or more additional verification methods to…
Read MorePatch Management for Business
2020 was a mess. It was a big year for security breaches. Big players like Microsoft, GE, Facebook, Instagram, Staples, Spotify, FireEye, and Solarwinds (among many others) were compromised, exposing some 7.9 billion data records and putting close to 300 million people at risk of identity theft and fraud. These security breaches highlight a specific…
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