Data Privacy Archives

Top 5 Reasons Why Investing in a Password Management System is Crucial NowPassword management tools are software programs that put up enough security and safety mechanisms in place to ensure there’s no password breach.Your employees can use the program to generate random, high-security passwords as per the industry best practices. They don’t have to worry about remembering them either, because...

29 Sep

Social media at work what could go wrong?

As a business, there is no doubt today that you need to make your presence felt on major social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. But social media also exposes you to cybercriminals. In this post we talk about the steps you can take to ensure your social media account doesn’t become a gateway for cybercriminals to...

06 Jun

Contact Centers: How to Avoid Falling Victim to Ransomware

Contact centers – the modern-day version of call centers that handle email, texting and chat, and other app communication alongside calling – are a critical part of customer relations, marketing, and sales for many businesses and organizations. Due to the amount of information they have on individuals, from contact information to billing, they are often a target by hackers. While...

23 May

Ransomware Attacks are Increasing Against Established Organizations

When it comes to ransomware, this cyberattack scheme isn't new, but it has become increasingly common over the past several years. Many of the viruses lurking out there steal data to be used for nefarious purposes, with the goal having long been to access important financial and personal data that can be sold off. Not ransomware. Ransomware generally does not...

09 May

Three Responses After a Ransomware Attack

Ransomware is a type of computer virus that kidnaps your data and holds it hostage for money. It has become increasingly common, attacking governments and all manner of business as well as non-for profit institutions. If you are unfortunate enough to be the victim of a ransomware attack, there are basically only three options open to you. What to Do After...

10 Dec

Hotels are Now The Hottest Ransomware Target

We have been working with the hospitality industry for quite some time. We've taken what we've learned and applied it to an industry we feel has been under-secured. Rightfully so. Now ransomware is targeting hospitality clients, from small privately-owned hotels and resorts to the biggest chains and names in the industry. Front desks, reservation systems, and even Wi-Fi is now...

18 Nov

Ransomware Insurance is Fueling Ransomware

Why cyber insurance is keeping the ransomware industry in business.

As all good managed IT companies and manage security providers do, we are in constant training. From daily check-ins, weekly trainings and monthly seminars, we are kept apprised of the latest trends, threats and how to mitigate them. For us, it has worked incredibly well for many years. But a new threat has arisen that we didn’t expect: ransomware insurance from insurance industry.

18 May

How We Deal with Corporate Espionage and Data Breaches

in Back Up and Recovery, Data Privacy, Data Security

What better way to beat your competition than to know what they are working on and then steal it? What am I talking about? Corporate espionage. Corporate Espionage and Data Breaches Corporate espionage takes many forms, but what we are seeing recently is a tremendous amount of businesses sending in – for lack of better words – spies to their competition and...

30 Mar

What is DDoS? The Problem and Solutions