The perception that SMBs have limited resources, smaller budgets and often a “won’t-happen-to-us” mindset makes them attractive to hackers. Although SMBs don’t have the resources of Fortune 500 companies, you don’t need that kind of money to protect your business. Here are six simple strategies hackers hate because they’re affordable, surprisingly easy to set up […]
This Year’s Biggest Data Breaches
According to TechCrunch, this year has seen some of the most damaging data breaches in history. In 2024 alone, hackers stole billions of personal records, and it’s almost guaranteed your data is among those stolen records. Let’s look at this year’s record-breaking attacks and what you need to know about protecting your information. 1. National […]
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How Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Protects Your Business
Information technology has utterly transformed how we live and run our businesses, shrinking the world and accelerating everything we do. But these incredible advances come with an unfortunate and unavoidable byproduct: endless and ever-changing cyber threats. Since October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, it’s a good moment to reflect on the role cybersecurity plays in our […]
Hackers Are Targeting Small Construction Companies And Other Invoice-Heavy Businesses
From 2023 to 2024, attacks on construction companies doubled, making up 6% of Kroll’s total incident response cases, according to the 2024 Cyber Threat Landscape report from risk-advisory firm Kroll. Experts at Kroll note that the uptick could be driven by how work is carried out in the industry: employees work with numerous vendors, work […]
What Do You Do When A Company Compromises Your Data?
With the rise in cyber-attacks worldwide, you’ve likely received more than one notification from a company you work with informing you that your data has been compromised in a breach. While there are steps we can take as consumers to protect ourselves, sometimes we can’t control when a company that promised to protect our personal […]
Why 60% Of Data Backups Fail Businesses When They Need Them Most
From natural disasters and cyber-attacks to accidental deletion, there are many reasons a business needs to back up its data. However, Avast’s latest findings on disaster recovery highlight an alarming issue for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs): 60% of data backups are not fully successful, and half of the attempts to recover data from these […]