Data Security Archives

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...

25 Apr

Ransomware and Disaster Recovery Plans

by Trave Harmon

in Back Up and Recovery, Data Security

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Disaster recovery is a fundamental element of good business continuity planning. Business continuity planning refers to the broad range of plans created so that a business can continue to be operational no matter what negative event might occur. Business continuity planning addresses catastrophic events, from loss of a CEO, director, or other principal in the organization to severe natural disasters...

10 Dec

Hotels are Now The Hottest Ransomware Target

by Trave Harmon

in Data Privacy, Data Security

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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

by Trave Harmon

in Data Privacy, Data Security

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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.

23 Sep

Stop Using Internet Explorer Immediately

by Trave Harmon

in Data Security, Managed IT

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The Internet Explorer vulnerability (CVE-2019-1367) is a critical zero-day bug.

I mean now, right now, uninstall it – every version of Internet Explorer needs to be removed. On Monday, September 23, Microsoft made an announcement and immediately deployed out-of-band updates for Internet Explorer. This update prevents a script from executing without any interaction by the user. A simple visit to a website can compromise your computer.

28 Jun

It’s War: How MSPs are Being Targeted

by Trave Harmon

in Data Security, Managed IT

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It’s been some time since I made a post, but it needs to be made.

There is a war going on. Let me backtrack a bit. At Triton Technologies, we are the gatekeepers, the guardians at the gate, the Heimdall to the kingdoms of our clients. We control all the keys, passwords, access, controls, etc. We are entrusted to protect and defend our client’s networks as their managed service provider (MSP) under contract. Someone has taken notice.

14 Dec

Website Security: Not all SSL Certificates are Created Equal

by Trave Harmon

in Cloud IT, Data Security, Uncategorized

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For years, people have trusted the SSL certificate green lock on their Google, Firefox, Internet Explorer, edge browser for safety and security.I hate to break it to you, but SSL certificates are broke. The Story of Symantec Security CertificatesIn the early 90s, a famous company called Symantec was handing out security certificates like free samples of Tide in the mail. Everyone...

01 Jun

6 Ways to Keep Your Business Online in Hurricane Season 2018

by Trave Harmon

in Back Up and Recovery, Data Security

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Welcome to hurricane season 2018! As many of you are aware, hurricane season for 2018 begins June 1 and ends November 30. What does this mean for businesses? Outages, Internet interruptions, server, network, and computer downtime, all of which can translate into a loss of profits. But there are ways to mitigate and or to avoid these kinds of situations: this...

18 May

How We Deal with Corporate Espionage and Data Breaches

by Trave Harmon

in Back Up and Recovery, Data Privacy, Data Security

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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

by Trave Harmon

in Data Privacy, Data Security

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Since we became a Cloudflare partner, we’ve been asked multiple times: What is a DDoS? The Rundown on DDoS Attacks A DDoS is a distributed denial of service attack. Years ago when a business needed to get online, they purchased web hosting services through many web hosting companies. It was usually on a single server for the client, shared between multiple other clients...