Cybersecurity Readiness

While most large enterprises have recognized the value in taking a proactive approach to security, many smaller organizations may not yet realize that they’re also a target for cybercriminals.  As a result, these organizations’ primary security strategy consists of waiting until an incident…

The popularity of Internet of Things (IoT) devices is steadily on the rise.  In fact,  IoT Analytics projects that there will be 22 billion active IoT devices by the year 2025. What does this mean for the office, and more specifically, the IT…

The past year has shown that no organization is immune from cyber-attack, with major brands like Facebook, Under Armour, and Ticketfly among those breached.  Heading into 2019, the cyber threat landscape will undoubtedly change, but how? To find out, we asked our experts…

Looking at computer security breaches that have occurred over the years, there are a couple of details that stand out. First, that a lot of breaches occur because of social engineering and the failure of the human element.  The second element that stands…

The United States of America is becoming increasingly more vulnerable to threats from cyberwarfare. In early October, it was revealed that almost all of our Department of Defense’s weapons that have been tested between 2012 and 2017 have “mission critical” cyber vulnerabilities. In…

Employees continue to be one of the top concerns for security professionals.  However, it’s not always the malicious insider that is the cause for distress, but instead the common employee that means well but has grown tired of continual and tedious cybersecurity policies….

Concerns of election interference are again brought to our attention as the upcoming midterm elections next month draw closer. Officials are on high alert after the intelligence community concluded that foreign nation states had an influence on the election of President Trump in…

October, National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), is our yearly reminder to evaluate our habits: Are we really following cyber security best practices or are we becoming complacent? This year commemorates the 15th year of this security awareness initiative.  Headed by the Department…

The FBI recently disclosed that nation-state cyber attackers – such as the North Koreans – conduct extensive reconnaissance on their targets prior to carrying out their attacks which really shouldn’t come as a surprise.  But there is still little public understanding of what…