What is a Cybersecurity Maturity Model?
Cyberattacks have increased exponentially over the past few months, hitting businesses of all sizes and industries. Damages globally are estimated to have reached $6 trillion in 2021 and are on track to rise to $10.5 trillion by 2025 — a staggering sum. Small and medium businesses (SMBs) have proven particularly [...]
IT Security vs IT Compliance: Where Are the Differences?
When it comes to limiting risk for your business, many SMBs turn to compliance as the gold standard to build their cyber strategies (and conveniently also help avoid pesky fines). However, it's important to note that implementing a good IT security strategy is different from meeting compliance needs. There are [...]
When to Use Breakout Rooms in Microsoft Teams
Many small and medium business (SMB) owners are now beginning to take advantage of the virtual collaboration tools as they look to replicate the in-person work experience for remote workers. One new tool to help with this task is Microsoft Teams Breakout Rooms, which allows for the creation of smaller [...]
Business Continuity Management For Natural and Not-So-Natural Disasters
Recently, the Northeast was battered by rain from two separate storm systems: Henri and Ida. Both systems brought tropical level downpours and flooding to the area, with Ida hitting particularly hard. The impact of these storms left many companies throughout the region unable to operate because their physical locations were [...]
Report: Gartner Survey Reveals a 44% Rise in Workers’ Use of Collaboration Tools Since 2019
Over the past year and a half, many employees worldwide made the overnight shift to remote work. But what has that shift meant for an SMB’s technology tool chest and what they need to support their employee’s productivity? According to the recent Digital Worker Experience Survey by Gartner, many tools [...]
Report: Cyberattacks More Than Double in First Half of 2021
It's hard to miss the news these days of companies getting hacked. From the Colonial Pipeline to hospitals to mom-and-pop SMBs, every organization seems to be the target of cyberattacks. The data proves that out. According to Accenture's Cyber Incident Response Update, cyber intrusion activity volume globally jumped 125 percent [...]
The Legal Response to Ransomware
When ransomware hits a business, the firm has two options. They can choose to pay the ransom to unlock their data. Or, they can refuse to pay the ransom and attempt to unlock their data and recover their systems using their own tools or outside help. In an ideal world, [...]
What SMBs Should Know About Kaseya’s Ransomware Attack
Leading into the Fourth of July weekend this year, individuals in charge of cybersecurity at small and medium businesses (SMBs) were more likely to be found in front of a computer screen than at a barbecue. That’s because hackers compromised software by Kaseya, a leading provider of IT and security [...]
What the Colonial Pipeline Attack Means for SMBs
Last month, people across the East Coast of the United States waited in long lines at the gas pump after a ransomware cyberattack crippled a significant gas pipeline that delivers nearly half of the fuel to the region. It took Colonial Pipeline, which manages nearly 5,500 miles of gas pipelines, [...]
Knowing Yourself Is Critical to Preventing Ransomware Attacks
The past few weeks have brought news of ransomware attacks across various U.S. industries. On May 7, the operator of Colonial Oil Pipeline was hit with ransomware, forcing them to shutter operations for a few days and impacting the southeast US fuel supply. Then over Memorial Day weekend, the computer [...]