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28 Sep

Password Basics That Are Still Ignored

    You can have all the locks on your data center and have all the network security available, but nothing will keep your data safe if your employees are sloppy with passwords.   There are many ways data can be breached, and opening some link they shouldn’t is one of the most serious security sins employees can commit, but today we’ll just talk about passwords.   Here are some basic practices that you should require your employees to follow. These are basic tips. System [...]

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21 Sep

You’re Fired! Now Give Me Your Password

    “You’re FIRED!” ( now give me your password) Losing an employee is not usually a good experience. If they leave voluntarily, you lose a valuable asset. If they have to be fired, you have the arduous task of the progressive discipline process and the final termination meeting. But there are other concerns that arise when an employee leaves. Those concerns are security and their access to company data.   Here are some considerations regarding passwords and voluntary termination (A.K.A. resigned) or involuntary [...]

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14 Sep

IT Defense in Depth Part II

    Defense in Depth Part II In our last blog we started talking about the different layers of security necessary to fully defend your data and business integrity. Today we will look at the human aspect of it, and network defenses. The human layer refers to the activities that your employees perform. 95% of security incidences involve human error. Ashley Schwartau of The Security Awareness Company says the two biggest mistakes a company can make are “assuming their employees know internal [...]

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07 Sep

IT Defense In Depth Part I

    In the 1930s, France built a trench network called the Maginot Line to rebuff any invasion. The philosophy was simple: if you map out all the places an enemy can attack, and lay down a lot of men and fortifications at those places, you can rebuff any attack. The problem is, you can’t map every possible avenue for attack.   What does this have to do with IT security? Today many business owners install an antivirus program as their Maginot Line [...]

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31 Aug

Data Security: A People Problem

    Phishing Scams – A People Problem There are some things that only people can fix. There are many security risks to which your data is susceptible, but there is one method that remains a wonderfully effective hacking tool. That is the phishing scam. This is a legitimate looking email that asks the reader to click on a link. If clicked, the link can infect the user’s computer with malicious software that can steal passwords, logins, and other critical data. Alternatively, [...]

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24 Aug

What is Ransomware and How Can it Affect Your Business?

    This cyberattack scheme hasn’t garnered nearly as much attention as the usual “break-in-and-steal-data-to-sell-on-the-Internet version,” but it can be even more debilitating. Ransomware attacks have begun appearing in the last few years and its practitioners are so polished that in few cases they even have mini­call centers to handle your payments and questions.   So what is ransomware? Ransomware stops you from using your PC, files or programs. The business model is as old as the earliest kidnapping. They hold your data, [...]

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17 Aug

Data Breaches are a Question of When, Not If

  You hear on the news all of the time about big cyber attacks on large corporations, and even government agencies. The trouble with this news coverage is that is suggests a distorted view of where cyber attacks are taking place. These attacks are not solely hitting large organizations. Small firms represent a significant portion of those who face cyber attacks. Being small by no means keeps you immune. In fact, small firms can be used as conduits to larger [...]

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10 Aug

Penetration Testing vs. Vulnerability Testing Your Business Network

    Hearing “all of your confidential information is extremely vulnerable, we know this because…” is bad news, but whatever follows the ellipses determines just how bad. Consider two scenarios. “All of your confidential information is extremely vulnerable… we know this because a hacker took all of your customers’ credit card info and locked all of your files behind ransomware.” “All of your confidential information is extremely vulnerable…we know this because we did a vulnerability scan of your network, and have some suggestions [...]

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10 Aug

Stay Secure My Friend More Hackers Targeting Small Law Firms

Stay Secure My Friend… More Hackers Targeting Small Law Firms   Many Small Law Firms don’t realize it, but the path to some grand cybercrime score of a lifetime may go right through their backdoor. Small Law Firms are commonly vendors, suppliers, or service providers who work with much larger enterprises. Unfortunately, they may be unaware that this makes them a prime target for hackers. Worse yet, this may be costing them new business.   Larger companies likely have their security game in [...]

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01 Aug

5 Ways Small Law Firms Can Save Money on Security

  5 Ways Small Law Firms Can Save Money on Security   Small-to-medium sized businesses and large enterprises may seem worlds apart, but they face many of the same cyber-security threats. In fact, in recent years, cyber-criminals have increasingly targeted Small Law Firms. This is because it’s widely known that Small Law Firms have a smaller budget, and less in-house expertise, to devote to protection. Thankfully, there are several things Small Law Firms can do today to get more from even the [...]

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