Don’t make the mistake of thinking SMBs are not a target for security breaches. SMBs are the most vulnerable to attacks due to limited resources, weaker security measures and the misperception that hackers will not go after small businesses. In fact, hackers know that most small businesses are easy targets because they do not prioritize cybersecurity or have a strategy Read more…
Firewalls and anti-virus entered the scene in the late 1980s. They have evolved over the last 30-40 years but much has changed since the days of Parachute Pants and the floppy disk, modern cyber-attacks are on a whole other level than the basic threats that firewalls and anti-virus were designed to prevent. I’m not saying there isn’t a place for Read more…
In recent weeks there has been a resurgence of Emotet, one of the most well-developed and long-lasting trojans ever created. In early 2021 an internationally coordinated law enforcement initiative saw its command-and-control infrastructure dismantled, but the cybercriminal organization behind it remained intact. These well-funded cybercriminals have taken the time to improve Emotet even further, adding significant capabilities for it to Read more…
The first signs that your business is under a cyber attack might be as subtle as a system slowdown or as obvious and frightening as a full lockout of all your computers. What you might not know at that moment when you realize that you’re a victim of a cybersecurity breach is that your business has likely been under hacker Read more…