Beware: Cybercriminals Won’t Be Taking Time Off During the Holidays The holiday season is upon us. During this time of year, we typically enjoy time off due to businesses closing in observance of the holidays. Many of us maximize time off by adding a well-deserved break in the form of PTO or vacation days around these closures. However, this casual, festive approach at the end of the year doesn’t apply to everyone. There is a [...]
Print security breaches happen more often than you may think. Endpoints are a key target and print devices are not getting enough attention in the enterprise’s IT security strategy. Only 30% of IT professionals recognize printers as a high security risk, according to a May 2018 Spiceworks survey. And yet 59% of organizations have reported a print-related data loss in the past year, according to a 2019 Quocirca analysis and trend report. Cyber threats targeted [...]
You are taking all the right steps to secure the devices on your network, right? Of course you are...or at least you think you are. Your employees are required to use passwords to login into their computers, and their computers have the latest antivirus software installed. Email is being encrypted and even the use of personal mobile devices have been banned from the network. You’re armored up and more than confident that you have secured [...]
Data security leaks come in all shapes and sizes. Many are malicious, whereas others are the result of human error. Regardless of the source or intent, data leaks can be tremendously detrimental to businesses. Consider these findings when assessing just how important data protection actually is:Malicious intent is on the rise. Previously, most data leaks resulted from human error or system glitches. According to Ponemon Institute’s 2015 "Cost of Data Breach Study", 47% of data [...]
Ransomware is the latest evolution in cyber threats and malicious Internet schemes. Last year, more businesses were struck by ransomware than ever before, and that trend is expected to continue. As a result, it’s essential for all professionals to learn more about ransomware and how to defend your company. What is ransomware? Ransomware is a program that infiltrates a computer system and restricts access to the system or certain files. The software encrypts data so [...]
Sensitive information leaked can equal a scandal for companies. Besides the obvious loss of customer trust, reputation, sales and lowered stock price, the non-compliance fines can spell real trouble for an unwitting business. Audit committees are voracious about protecting customer-related information and corporate sensitive data. Companies are required to comply with data-privacy regulations, best practice requirements and industry guidelines regarding the usage and access to customer data. Privacy requirements for protecting non-public personal information [...]
