Advancing Cybersecurity with AI: The Future of Threat Detection
Cybersecurity professionals constantly try to keep up with new hacking techniques and technologies. If they get ahead, they can repel cyberattacks more effectively; however, when hackers gain the upper hand, cyberattacks become more effective. Without a doubt, the stakes are high, and one small mistake can put cybersecurity professionals at [...]
The Human Firewall: How Employee Training Can Strengthen Your Cybersecurity Defense
As a business owner, you’ve probably felt the frustration of watching your employees fail to understand something you assumed was obvious to everyone involved. Unfortunately, this frustrating situation can happen in cybersecurity just as easily as anywhere else. A little well-placed human error can throw a wrench in even the [...]
Why Security Compliance is Not a One-Time Event: The Importance of Staying Up to Date
"Security compliance" refers to staying updated with modern cybersecurity standards and regulations defined by some authority group, usually a government entity such as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). These regulations are put in place to protect employees and businesses and lay out formal guidelines for cybersecurity best practices. It can [...]
Can Your Employees Spot Phishing Attacks?
Chances are you've heard the term "phishing" at some point. While you may not be too familiar with the term, here's the thing: Everyone needs to understand it at some level, especially if you own a business. What is phishing? As Phishing.org defines it, phishing is "a cybercrime in which [...]
Report: 90% of Organizations Have Microsoft 365 Security Gaps
In CoreView’s recent survey Security Benchmark Report on Microsoft 365, researchers studied the Microsoft 365 usage of over 1.6 million users. The results are shocking. There were significant security issues with every single organization in the study. Of the organizations studied, 90 percent struggled with password policies, multi-factor authentication, email [...]
What Zoom’s New Mandatory Client Updates Mean for SMBs
This month, Zoom released a support document introducing a "minimum client version" requirement to its users. "Requiring a minimum client version" is a roundabout way of saying that users are now required to install updates every 90 days or be cut off from using the app entirely. This change can [...]
Report: Cyberattack Costs for US Businesses up by 80%
Over the past year, we have seen headlines about cyberattacks targeting businesses and individuals worldwide. From ransomware to data breaches, attacks increased in severity and frequency, rising 17 percent in 2021 over the prior year. With this rapid rise, it’s no surprise that businesses are starting to feel the costs. [...]
Browser Extension Threats: What You Should Know
For many users, the portal to the web is through a browser, such as Chrome, Safari, Microsoft Explorer, or Firefox. Most users have at least one browser, if not multiple, that they use daily. However, as with most popular pieces of technology, cyber attackers have set their sights on leveraging [...]
New Reports Show How Ad Accounts Are Being Hijacked Thanks to Phishing on LinkedIn
While cyber attackers have long gone after email as a way to hack their way into a victim's computer or network, they now have their eyes on a new target: LinkedIn. Unsurprisingly, LinkedIn is beginning to rise as an attack vector. According to the company, LinkedIn now has 830 million [...]
Report: 30% of Employees Don’t Understand the Importance of Cybersecurity
Over the past few years, we have seen an explosion of cybersecurity attacks targeting businesses of all sizes — from the largest enterprise to the smallest SMB. However, despite all these attacks splashing across headlines, new research shows that a third of employees still don't understand the importance of cybersecurity. [...]
